Polo GTI wins Motor Bang for bucks award (2011)

[gavs]

Plus some idiot designer made the once lovely face of the clio look like it just got busted up in a bar brawl!

[Capercat]

The Cup suspension, Brembo's & Recaro's is the reason why it's 8K more than the Polo.

[Capercat]

NOt to mention closing Renault dealers in Sydney...

I have heard of this elsewhere, however what puzzles me is that Renault sales have increased 452% compared to this time last year

[way]

Capercat, I have a RS200 Throphy too, and honestly I don't fancy it around town. Ride is jarringly hard, and no torque means slow car around town. Sure it is great on the track and in the mountains, but I have other cars that are much faster for those purposes. Besides, why wouldn't you just use your Cayman S as a daily driver?

[Capercat]

Gee wizz how many cars do you have

It's no harsher than the Cayman S (without PASM) or my GTI with Bilsteins/H&R bars. Yere it does take time to adjust to the ride, but it's just so addictive & chuckable! Anyhow I understand why people couldn't live with it as a daily. I'm just a handling addict

[Lima]

gee thanks Lima

how about a ****ing spoiler alert in your thread title.

I like to read the whole article before finding out who the winner is

Sorry mate, I had someone contact me about this via AUSmotive too.

Volkswagen Australia issued the press release on Friday 8 July with no embargo. I posted it to AUSmotive three days later on early Monday morning. I only buy copies of Motor once or twice a year so I'm not familiar with its schedule and given the aforementioned I was under the impression the BFYB issue must have been already released.

Had I known it wasn't I would have waited.

You have my permission to put your pants back on.

[Capercat]

Plus some idiot designer made the once lovely face of the clio look like it just got busted up in a bar brawl!

Haha I agree!

[Corey_R]

Don't feel too bad Lima.
It's now on the front page here now too

[gareth_oau]

no biggie Lima, it was a 5 second dummy spit, and then I was over it

[Smacca]

I was considering the RS200 too, but I'm in the same boat as many here; awesome car, but not as a daily drive.

I think the extra 10k is worth it for the performance gains (fitting aftermarket suspension, seats and brakes for the GTI would easily cost that), but I couldn't go bast the Polo's BFYB. That and I had a budget .

Personally with 40k to spend, I'll have the GTI as I've ordered it and splurge the remaining 8k on an original Mk I MX-5 with change left over for some slight mods. That'll have my commute and weekends sorted.

Now just to seek approval from the Minister for War & Finance..

[Lima]

no biggie Lima, it was a 5 second dummy spit, and then I was over it

IIRC VW went early when the Golf won the Wheels COTY as well. Presumably this irks the respective magazines somewhat?!

[way]

Gee wizz how many cars do you have

Too many. According to the missus anyway lol.

Btw, if you like good handling and fun car, join me and get one of these.

[Corey_R]

Such a terrible colour.... do they make 'em in blue?

[R1 Crasher]

I was considering the RS200 too, but I'm in the same boat as many here; awesome car, but not as a daily drive.

I think the extra 10k is worth it for the performance gains (fitting aftermarket suspension, seats and brakes for the GTI would easily cost that), but I couldn't go bast the Polo's BFYB. That and I had a budget .

Personally with 40k to spend, I'll have the GTI as I've ordered it and splurge the remaining 8k on an original Mk I MX-5 with change left over for some slight mods. That'll have my commute and weekends sorted.

Now just to seek approval from the Minister for War & Finance..

Renault is Manual only,which already owning a DSG car,makes the Polo GTI less desirable to me anyway.

[way]

Such a terrible colour.... do they make 'em in blue?

Haha no blue. White, black and orange only. That colour really doesn't photograph well, especially with a cheapie camera (or iphone in this case). It's a stunning colour in real life.