Are these cars fast enough??

[GTI_jim]

In the XR6T, putting the boot in whilst cruising at 110km/h (in the dry), it sounded like a freakin jet spooling up and when it hit full boost, losing traction at 110km/h, scating all over the place is a phenomenon that will never be seen in a Polo Gti.

Ah...... perhaps it's something to do with the extra 2 cylinders, 4 valves and 3.2 litres?????? maybe just stick the 'POLO' and 'GTI' badges on an XR6T.... then you'll have the cred of a euro hatch and muscle of an aussie 6???

[Chipped]

I'm sorta with you Petrina P. Wanting to go faster can be like Chillies..you just want 'em hotter and hotter.
Still I know my Polo (with Billies and H&R springs and RSB) takes 8's and 6's around corners like nuthin' else.
Straight line for me is one thing but cornering..wow soooo much fun.
I'll never have enough money, my chillies will never be hot enough, my Polo Gti will never be fast enough...welcome to Human Nature...

[kaoticice]

You guys in Australia are lucky!

You have access to lots of sports and impressive cars, with great power and good looking... and here in Brazil I'm playing with my VW Bug.

Unsafe at any speed, when I get inside of the car I have a discharge of adrenaline!

With my 27Kw engine, I can power slide all corners because the handling and the grip is amazing!

Buy a Bug and all your problems will be solved. You know why? Because it has so many problems, you won’t have time available to think in anything else!

Oh I forgot!! It is cheap too!!

Motor magazine in australia, did a bug project converting the 25kw to 75kw with engine rebuild and twin carburetor + alot more. With a little more weight reduction it does 0-100 in 7.8 sec..

I'm sorta with you Petrina P. Wanting to go faster can be like Chillies..you just want 'em hotter and hotter.
Still I know my Polo (with Billies and H&R springs and RSB) takes 8's and 6's around corners like nuthin' else.
Straight line for me is one thing but cornering..wow soooo much fun.
I'll never have enough money, my chillies will never be hot enough, my Polo Gti will never be fast enough...welcome to Human Nature...

AGREED.... before driving golf gti i thought it will be the fastest car i'll ever need.. now i want e46 m3

[Kai]

have you got any pics of your engine bay or outside of your xr6 petrina?

[Spyda]

What a larf!

Going from a 550hp xr6t to a polo and complaining! What medication do you take?

If you want a fast and reliable car the only way to ge it is with lots and lots of money.

If you want a car that will eat just about anything on the track and on the street you need to get a GTR. It the only car i can think of short of porsche and fezzas.

If you have the money you can run thouse things on 700atwh all day.

To whoever said their polo will be all over the 550hp. He is driving a facon, not a bus, get over yourself.

[Petrina Polo]

What a larf!

Going from a 550hp xr6t to a polo and complaining! What medication do you take?

If you want a fast and reliable car the only way to ge it is with lots and lots of money.

If you want a car that will eat just about anything on the track and on the street you need to get a GTR. It the only car i can think of short of porsche and fezzas.

If you have the money you can run thouse things on 700atwh all day.

To whoever said their polo will be all over the 550hp. He is driving a facon, not a bus, get over yourself.

Some people dont read the posts and comment.. I never said Im stunned the Polo Gti is dissapointing in a straight line when compared to a 550hp XR6T. All Im saying is that jumping in a polo GTi you quickly miss what the other cars are capable of. The Polo Gti drives nice but its just not as entertaining as the other cars ive owned. When you sell high performance cars, you quickly miss them and the Polo Gti is not satisfying the petroleum in my blood.

For those who dont get it have never owned quick cars. For those who talk about being quick round corners ditto.

[DeanB]

I never thought of an XR6 as a high performance car ... it will always be a turbo family sedan.

I consider high performance cars to be the RS4, 911, etc ... WRX and Evo don't even make it in my books, they just don't cut it with the true high performance cars.

[Golf Houso]

I consider high performance cars to be the RS4, 911, etc ... WRX and Evo don't even make it in my books, they just don't cut it with the true high performance cars.

Their acceleration, lap times and cornering G's make them performance cars. Just because they don't have a massive price-tag doesn't mean they don't perform better than 99% of the cars on the road.

I think your overlooking the performance in performance cars...

[Swallowtail]

^ what he said... those cars you discount as performance cars are quicker than many Porsches, not just old ones either.

[Joe Chu]

LMAO!! In my honest opinion, go back to your turbo 6, V8, Rotary if straight line speed is all your after why the hell did you buy a under powered hatch anyway?? Can't work it out? I work on cars capable of 300+ kph run sub 11- 13 second 1/4's and everytime I jump in my Polo I have the best time.. Figure it out and wheel spin/ loss of traction at 160kph is not that thrilling at all!!!

[kaoticice]

I never thought of an XR6 as a high performance car ... it will always be a turbo family sedan.

I consider high performance cars to be the RS4, 911, etc ... WRX and Evo don't even make it in my books, they just don't cut it with the true high performance cars.

I really agree.. u can have a tune evo and hope it come close with a 911.. but it has 1000000000x more drawback and its only 4x more expensive
Im loving the rs6 atm... =D

I agree with the price tag though, if you cant afford those car.

[Petrina Polo]

So a 550hp car is not high performance? To be high performance doesnt mean it has to be high performance in all areas..

The XR6T with 550hp with a baby seat in the back and all my groceries will outrun 99% of cars.

The point im trying to make is that these Polo Gti's are nice little cars but Im sort of unsure if they are quick enough to keep us happy.

[kaoticice]

I guess it depends how you define a high performance car... Mine are about how it feels to be a performance car.. ie: must be fast, must look fast, must feel and sound fast, etc,

i define the polo gti as a quick car not really a fast car imo... fun little car, but you will definitely miss that performance from your XR6.

[decat]

Well this one seems to be fast...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L60BF...eature=related

I do enjoy that video, even though I find it very hard to believe that the engine is stock.

Ye thats an obvious giveaway... but apart from that... pretty impressive!

I can assure you guys that polo in Ciney was 100% stock while shooting that video, I know the guy from a Belgian board, he has an impressive reactiontime!

The first mod which has been done not so long ago is a Milltek exhaust, the second one just arrived (fmic) but still has to be installed.

[leasaunce]

speaking about fast cars, the sportivo corolla with 141kw, how is it compared with a stock & chipped polo gti?