Polo GTi... Limp wristed image

[RhysQ]

I'll copy a few standing start acceleration times from Motor PCOTY 2004 that I have on DVD. Then you make the judge how good they actually are when you see how badly they drive the cars.

I'll bet that most people on this forum with a smidgen of drag racing experience who genuinely like to know how to drive their car properly would kick the crap out of motoring journo's in any acceleration; or driving test, for that matter.

Motoring journo's are just that, journalists. Journalists first and foremost, everything else second.

you also have to remember that we have had months/years to perfect a launch.....and after that time there are still quite a few that still can't perfectly take off (i know i can't consistently).

these journo's get a few days, maybe a week to do what most can do in a few years. in any car, its a bloody good effort get close to company quoted times when you've been drving the car for a few days.

now i think of it, i was reading a review on the polo gti yesterday (popular australian website which also have a mag) and they managed a 7.5 0-100 in the polo gti....VW quoted 8.2sec. must be crap drivers

[VW GTI]

I'll bet that most people on this forum with a smidgen of drag racing experience who genuinely like to know how to drive their car properly would kick the crap out of motoring journo's in any acceleration; or driving test, for that matter.

Motoring journo's are just that, journalists. Journalists first and foremost, everything else second.

I'm an advertising manager, why would that make me better driver than a journalist? They spend more time around cars than most people - almost to the point you'd call them professional drivers that write stories.

Just a couple questions... have you driven any of the following cars... (answer for each)

Golf GTI
Modified Golf GTI (200-300kw atw)
Polo GTI
Modified Polo GTI (120-150kw atw)
Focus XR5
Fiesta XR4

Also, have you EVER driven on a track?
Drag strip?
If so, what car...

Just trying to gauge how clueless you are because you sound like you're going to be answering no to all of the above.

[DeanB]

Thing you seem to forget Pump-Dusse is that very few of the Polo GTI's on this site are 110kW (220Nm) .... most are running around - flywheel measures - 152+kW (328+Nm) mark with the mods.

Trying to compare anything in the mags based on the modded cars on here is chalk and cheese and the only measure is on the street (or track) where you can put your modded Polo GTI up against an XR5 or whatever.

[RhysQ]

Thing you seem to forget Pump-Dusse is that very few of the Polo GTI's on this site are 110kW (220Nm) .... most are running around the 152+kW (328+Nm) mark with the mods.

thats a good point. i understand that comparing a stock Polo GTI to a stock XR5, we will get caned.... but what good is that info to us?? most of us are modified and its the chipped vs other info that we need. a stock to stock comparison is just irrelevant for most here.

on another note, the (now old shape) XR5 is as ugly as sin! i have seen a few new shape ones and they don't look too bad, but they copied the XR4 and copped the ugly fat GT stripes....

[Pumpe-Düse]

I'm an advertising manager, why would that make me better driver than a journalist? They spend more time around cars than most people - almost to the point you'd call them professional drivers that write stories.

Just a couple questions... have you driven any of the following cars... (answer for each)

Golf GTI
Modified Golf GTI (200-300kw atw)
Polo GTI
Modified Polo GTI (120-150kw atw)
Focus XR5
Fiesta XR4

Also, have you EVER driven on a track?
Drag strip?
If so, what car...

Just trying to gauge how clueless you are because you sound like you're going to be answering no to all of the above.

Golf GTI - Yes, 2007 MkV GTI DSG.
Modded Golf GTI - No.
Polo GTI - Yes. 2007, standard.
Modified Polo GTI - No.
Focus XR5 Turbo - Yes. LT XR5 Turbo 2007 model.
Fiesta XR4 - Yes. 2008 WQ Fiesta XR4 at various stages in its development (standard, after cai, after whiteline swaybars - more to come).

Yes I've driven on a track, in my old RenaultSport Clio 172. Yes I've driven on a drag strip, in my old Fiesta Zetec 1.6, best time 17.252 @ 77.98 mph.

Anything else you'd like to know?

[jasn78]

Can we move this thread to humour section?

[RhysQ]

Modified Polo GTI - No.

wow, and you've made all these negative comments about what a chipped Polo GTI can't do. your loss.

[DubSteve]

HowI'll be out of the TDI soon enough,

So im guessing that your new car will be a ford?

[RhysQ]

So im guessing that your new car will be a ford?

by the sounds of it either an XR6T, XR4 or even now an XR5......oh hell....if it has a blue oval it'll do.

Can we move this thread to humour section?

it's in the Polo section Jason, thats close enough!

[Pumpe-Düse]

Not sure what it'll be as of yet, depends on financial situation.

More likely then not, I'll get another Clio 172. I'd love an R32 Golf (IV) if I can afford one...

I've actually thought about a GTI Polo + APR K04 (on many occasions) but... scared about how the rest of the driveline would hold up to twice the power & torque.

[GTI POLO]

I wouldnt be bragging about the XR5 Turbo.. Im serious my dads Fairlane 5.0 almost pulled its pants down. Yeah it was only a quick run but I dont think the XR5 turbo was gonna pulls away.

Im sure the Polo Gti would outsprint the Fairlane in APR mode.

A stock Polo would be about level with a XR5 turbo but an APR Polo would take the girl home before the XR5 Turbo realised there was a girl at the dance.

[RhysQ]

Not sure what it'll be as of yet, depends on financial situation.

More likely then not, I'll get another Clio 172. I'd love an R32 Golf if I can afford one...

why not the 197, you've put that up on the world's tallest pedestal??

[DeanB]

He'd have to buy a Ford after all this ...

although he might buy a Golf TDi (upsize!) so he can move into their forums and tell them how the Golf GTI is slower than the XR5,6, etc ....

[Sharkie]

Just a couple questions... have you driven any of the following cars... (answer for each)

Golf GTI
Modified Golf GTI (200-300kw atw)
Polo GTI
Modified Polo GTI (120-150kw atw)
Focus XR5
Fiesta XR4

Also, have you EVER driven on a track?
Drag strip?
If so, what car...

Mmmm ... let me see how I do at this ......

Golf GTI - yes
Modified Golf GTI (150-300kw atw) - yes 180kw atw manual
Polo GTI - yes
Modified Polo GTI (120-150kw atw) - yes
Focus XR5 - yes
Fiesta XR4 - yes

AND I make a point of driving pretty much every decent car out there ... its a hobby of mine ....

so for a few Mazda 3 MPS, Audi A3 Qtr, S3, 135i, M3, VE SS, HSV R8 etc etc etc.....

Also, have you EVER driven on a track? - yes
What car - Formula Ford, BMW M3, BMW 330i, BMW Z3M, B5 Audi A4 Quattro, Mk4 Golf GTI, MK1 modified Golf, Polo GTI

Drag strip? - yes
What car - BMW E36 M3 (13.1s), Opel Corsa Turbo (14.3s), MK1 Golf Turbo (12.3s), Nissan Ute with 4AGZE turbo (10.7s) and most of these repeatedly ......

And from all of this I can tell you obscure published test figures mean s**t .... in the real world, under real conditions, with Australian specification cars, with real drivers totally different results are to be had.

[Kai]

I wouldnt be bragging about the XR5 Turbo.. Im serious my dads Fairlane 5.0 almost pulled its pants down. Yeah it was only a quick run but I dont think the XR5 turbo was gonna pulls away.

Im sure the Polo Gti would outsprint the Fairlane in APR mode.

A stock Polo would be about level with a XR5 turbo but an APR Polo would take the girl home before the XR5 Turbo realised there was a girl at the dance.

Did it sound like a hoover vaccum cleaner out the exhaust???

That would mean its on full boost.