The perfect "Polo" ??!!

[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]

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]

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.

[Sharkie]

Another Holden (HSV) to watch out for in the future will be the Opel Corsa VXR .... 1.6 turbo ..... looks tough and is curently much faster than a stock Polo GTI (9N3 and new upcoming model)

Tuneability on those things are also amazing and reliability on the Opel (German built) is top notch.

I'd buy one ...... (if I was in the market that is)

[Sharkie]

Also, You won't get me anywhere near a twincharge motor .... it has severe future tuneability issues.

My next car will likely have the 2.0T motor and AWD ...... and be from the VAG stable.....

[JCM308]

Another Holden (HSV) to watch out for in the future will be the Opel Corsa VXR .... 1.6 turbo ..... looks tough and is curently much faster than a stock Polo GTI (9N3 and new upcoming model)

Tuneability on those things are also amazing and reliability on the Opel (German built) is top notch.

I'd buy one ...... (if I was in the market that is)

I had a look on the Opel (or Vauxhal can't remember exactly now) website a while ago and they have 6 VXR models (including the Monaro so 5 german models). The Corsa was one of the one's that stood out but the other options were impressive.

I agree, you can't beat the German build quality.

[VW GTI]

My next car will likely have the 2.0T motor and AWD ...... and be from the VAG stable.....

What happened to the 135i obsession?

You're either getting a Golf R-GTI, S3 or an A3/A4 with 2.0T quattro.

[Sharkie]

What happened to the 135i obsession?

You're either getting a Golf R-GTI, S3 or an A3/A4 with 2.0T quattro.

As much as I love the 135i, I won't be "allowed" to buy it as it only has 4 seats .....

I'm aming for a real Q-Car this time around .... so A4 2.0T quattro or Q5 2.0T quattro is top of my list ...... GTI-R is a strong contender and even a Tiguan is an option ... however they are both 4Motion (90:10 split) whereas the 2 Audis now have Torsen permanent AWD (40:60 split) for better traction ....

Imagine a Q5 doing low 5s 0-100km (we believe it has a K04 as std to get to 155kw/350NM stock) so chipping alone may take it to 230kw/440NM.....

[VW GTI]

Imagine a Q5 doing low 5s 0-100km (we believe it has a K04 as std to get to 155kw/350NM stock) so chipping alone may take it to 230kw/440NM.....

Yeah, 0-100 would be great, but corners wouldn't

I wanted this S1 since I heard about it months ago, but it's kinda impractical - might have to go the R-GTI or an S3 next.

[NickZ]

Hope it actually makes it to our shores!!

BTW, one thing to remember when doing the conversion from pounds is that tax on cars in Britain are higher than here so the S1 if it were to come in should come in a bit less than $55k, same story with the new Polo, I think at most RRP would be $29,990.

[Timbo]

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?

Rubbish! Audis are made in Germany!

[DubSteve]

Interesting car to say the least!

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

If you mention a Ford car on the forum once again you deserve a turkey slap!

[Pumpe-Düse]

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...

RRP of the current 1.8T GTI 3dr is 14,342.50 GBP according to Volkswagen.co.uk.

That's $29,698.62 AUD, compared to our $26,990 RRP. I don't think the new GTI will be 32k. I hope not anyway. I'd say around the 28 mark would look about right. I hope its under 30! Makes me buying one easier... lol!

[Grant]

RRP of the current 1.8T GTI 3dr is 14,342.50 GBP according to Volkswagen.co.uk.

That's $29,698.62 AUD, compared to our $26,990 RRP. I don't think the new GTI will be 32k. I hope not anyway. I'd say around the 28 mark would look about right. I hope its under 30! Makes me buying one easier... lol!

thats exactly what i was going to say. its not just a matter of exchange rates.

[RhysQ]

thats fair enough. i didn't realise taxes were a lot more o/s