The perfect "Polo" ??!!

[JCM308]

So you're comparing lancers and commonwhores to Audi's??

Do you any standards for quality?

I'll admit a commo ss with $12K would eat like a fat kid, but i'd never buy one because of the quality..... oh and because i'm a big fan of originality.

No I'm comparing what else you can get for your cash.

I have standards hence the reason I've got the GTI (seems to be similar standards to yourself as we both have silver)

All I'm trying to say is that $55k for a small car is a joke. If they dropped the price to around $40k it would be alot better value for money.

[RhysQ]

Think about it. $43k, AWD, DSG, 177kW and $10k to make it into a monster. It has alot of potential. Of course an Evo would be better but it would still be $5k ish more.

Anyway back on topic, my point was that you can get a whole lot more car for the same price. ATM you could get a bomodore SS ute (mate just got one brand new) for $34k drive away which leaves you $20k for mods (twin turbo kit is only about $12k installed.

So you're comparing lancers and commonwhores to Audi's??

Do you any standards for quality?

I'll admit a commo ss with $12K would eat like a fat kid, but i'd never buy one because of the quality..... oh and because i'm a big fan of originality.

[JCM308]

It is an Audi.... quality, styling and ride i'd imagine will be far superior to that of the Ralliart Lancer. Yes the lancer will out-power and out-corner the Audi, but at the end of the day it's a lancer with a turbo.

That's true but you can guarrentee that it'll end up being made in the same South African factory as the Polo so will it really be worth the extra $23k?

[RhysQ]

Pumpe Duse, here's the link to the article with the 15,500 pound estimated price.

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/233284/exclusive.html

[JCM308]

A ralliart lancer? lol Why would you buy that over this car? An Evo, sure.

Think about it. $43k, AWD, DSG, 177kW and $10k to make it into a monster. It has alot of potential. Of course an Evo would be better but it would still be $5k ish more.

Anyway back on topic, my point was that you can get a whole lot more car for the same price. ATM you could get a bomodore SS ute (mate just got one brand new) for $34k drive away which leaves you $20k for mods (twin turbo kit is only about $12k installed.

[RhysQ]

Why would the price increase that dramatically?

The Peugeot 207 GT and 207 GTi for example managed to get cheaper then the equivalent 206 GTi and 206 GTi180 models?

Apparantley the next Fiesta ST (aka. XR4) with the 1.6 Turbo won't price-hike over the current 2.0 N/A model.

I hope they don't do any silly price hiking with the next Polo GTI, I have my sights set on an inexpensive hot-hatch with a 7-speed DSG gearbox... I can't describe the amount of awesome that car will be...

I just read what the article on the 'new generation' Polo GTI, it has the estimated price in GBP which worked out to about AUD$32,500. That's just what i read...

[RhysQ]

It's a shame that it looks like it will be so overpriced. $55k gets you into a Ralliart lancer (hell nearly gets you into an EvoX) with about $10k left over for mods. If they expect it to actually sell they'll have to drop the price a fair bit cause it's still a small car.

It is an Audi.... quality, styling and ride i'd imagine will be far superior to that of the Ralliart Lancer. Yes the lancer will out-power and out-corner the Audi, but at the end of the day it's a lancer with a turbo.

On another note, I wonder how the progress on the APR 1.4TFSI chip is going?

[Pumpe-Düse]

$55K is for the Audi S1, the new Polo GTI will probably be around the $30-$35K mark .... there goes the 'sub $30K competitor'.

Why would the price increase that dramatically?

The Peugeot 207 GT and 207 GTi for example managed to get cheaper then the equivalent 206 GTi and 206 GTi180 models?

Apparantley the next Fiesta ST (aka. XR4) with the 1.6 Turbo won't price-hike over the current 2.0 N/A model.

I hope they don't do any silly price hiking with the next Polo GTI, I have my sights set on an inexpensive hot-hatch with a 7-speed DSG gearbox... I can't describe the amount of awesome that car will be...

[VW GTI]

It's a shame that it looks like it will be so overpriced. $55k gets you into a Ralliart lancer (hell nearly gets you into an EvoX) with about $10k left over for mods. If they expect it to actually sell they'll have to drop the price a fair bit cause it's still a small car.

A ralliart lancer? lol Why would you buy that over this car? An Evo, sure.

[JCM308]

$55k? Thats a blardy expensive polo.. would be fun though

It's a shame that it looks like it will be so overpriced. $55k gets you into a Ralliart lancer (hell nearly gets you into an EvoX) with about $10k left over for mods. If they expect it to actually sell they'll have to drop the price a fair bit cause it's still a small car.

[RhysQ]

$55k? Thats a blardy expensive polo.. would be fun though

$55K is for the Audi S1, the new Polo GTI will probably be around the $30-$35K mark .... there goes the 'sub $30K competitor'.

[T Go]

yowch, thats hot.

$55k will get u in a 1.8TFSI A4 tho... abit muuuch.

[philthy]

$55k? Thats a blardy expensive polo.. would be fun though

[Steve88]

Ah ok, wow thats insane tho =/

[Timbo]

9N Polo (ie, as in the current GTIs solf in Oz) = 1.8T

New model (just announced in Europe last week) = 1.4TFSI