Audi S1 confirmed. How long before Polo R?

[pologti18t]

AUSmotive.com » Audi officially confirms quattro for A1

How long before VW slips the AWD drivetrain under a Polo and creates a Polo R?

[kreuze]

Based on the popularity of the Polo GTI it certainly has to be on the cards.

[noone]

I thought both were scrapped

[REXman]

That thing will be a great car to drive. So light and AWD. Awesome combo.

[Kane-St-Kane]

The A1 is already overpriced.... So adding a 'sport' version will only make it less appealing IMO.

[tinto]

If only they could make it not look like an A1. Weird german interpretation of a Fiat 500 IMO.

Polo looks incredibly good for a car its size.
If a Polo R comes along, I'd honestly look at moving out of my MKV GTI Pirelli.

[bigfoot]

If only they could make it not look like an A1.

ive seen 2 A1s on the road this week and wasnt impressed with the looks

[triode12]

If only they could make it not look like an A1. Weird german interpretation of a Fiat 500 IMO.

Polo looks incredibly good for a car its size.
If a Polo R comes along, I'd honestly look at moving out of my MKV GTI Pirelli.

Have you tested the new Polo GTI yet Martin?
I wasn't impressed esp coming from a Pirelli - I was quite disappointed actually. I felt detached from the driving experience. Maybe the R will be different animal.

[Billecartz]

I already have my name down if the Polo R comes here

[pologti18t]

I already have my name down if the Polo R comes here

LOL... and where did putting names down early get people with the Polo GTI? Nowhere

[Kane-St-Kane]

It's true....

I put my name down in September. Ordered on 27 November and VGA don't think I'll get my Polo GTI in 2011. Blless them

[polodrivercom]

Last we heard it had been canned, but that was last May before the A1 quattro had been confirmed: http://www.polodriver.com/polo-2009/...olo-r-rumours/

And that was VW UK, too, who told me face-to-face that an R wasn't coming, and that the Golf would be the smallest R model, but with the Polo GTI gaining popularity, who knows?

Rich

[markis]

ive decided to hold off on the polo GTI, for 2 reasons, im not keen on the wait, and if the polo R comes out and i bought the gti i would be kicking myself, this is based off the differences ive felt from drives in both the mk6 gti and golf R

[sabloke]

So we're getting a heavier, pricier AWD Polo now. A 1,400 kg Polo R/S1, how awesome is that!
Sorry but I can't see the point of it. Just as I can't see the point of the R, a GTI that pilled up 200 kg only because it is spinning its rear wheels. Loved the R32 and all V6 Golfs though, they had soul and charisma...

[pologti18t]

So we're getting a heavier, pricier AWD Polo now. A 1,400 kg Polo R/S1, how awesome is that!
Sorry but I can't see the point of it. Just as I can't see the point of the R, a GTI that pilled up 200 kg only because it is spinning its rear wheels. Loved the R32 and all V6 Golfs though, they had soul and charisma...

Where did you pull 200kg from?

On an Audi A4 there looks to be a 60kg penalty