Anyone know when the new Polo will arrive in AU?

[VWindahouse]

No, 3 Door is only available in 1.4 n/a 5 speed manual or 7 speed DSG

Thanks mate.

And to VW Australia you Cocks (thank you James May for inspiration) no 77kw TDI and no 3 door at all! My girlfriend will be pissed. VW Aust are Cockheads to say the least and lets not get me started about the new Scirocco. Yes have had a couple of drinks...........lol

[Guest1306]

Re: Anyone know when the new Polo will arrive in AU?

There is a TDI though however given the performance and fuel economy of the TSI I'm not sure it's neccessary....


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[FJ Steve]

Thanks mate.

And to VW Australia you Cocks (thank you James May for inspiration) no 77kw TDI and no 3 door at all! My girlfriend will be pissed. VW Aust are Cockheads to say the least and lets not get me started about the new Scirocco. Yes have had a couple of drinks...........lol

How eloquent.

There is a 3 door variant. It's the 1.4 petrol job.

[dave_r]

Car's are in stock, and as someone who didnt particularly like the old model, I have to say im smitten. It's a cracking little car.

In fact, I think a 77TSI with Sports Package will suit the majority of people who would have otherwise had a Polo GTI. The little 1.2 Turbo is a cracker, IT CAN MOVE!

Would have to agree with you there Dermot. We test drove a 77TSI yesterday with the sport pack and it really is a great little car. You're going to have a hard time convincing people that the Golf is worth the extra money unless they really need more space!

I found 1st gear very average. The car wants to go but its being held back a lot, get into 2nd and the thing is a lot of fun. It is unforunate that initial stock doesn't have a spec to suit us, otherwise the purchase would have been completed yesterday. The missus wants a white 77TSI with DSG and both packs. Hopefully doesn't take too long to come in but at least I've gotta good chance of getting my new car before she does

[VWindahouse]

Would have to agree with you there Dermot. We test drove a 77TSI yesterday with the sport pack and it really is a great little car. You're going to have a hard time convincing people that the Golf is worth the extra money unless they really need more space!

I found 1st gear very average. The car wants to go but its being held back a lot, get into 2nd and the thing is a lot of fun. It is unforunate that initial stock doesn't have a spec to suit us, otherwise the purchase would have been completed yesterday. The missus wants a white 77TSI with DSG and both packs. Hopefully doesn't take too long to come in but at least I've gotta good chance of getting my new car before she does

How was the cornering with the sports pack suspension mate? My missus had her heart set on the 77kw TDI in a 3 door and wanted Jimmy to either Bluefin or Superchip it for some more grunt (she is under 25 so can't drive a petrol turbo so the 77TSI is out) but I think she may need some convincing now.

[Pauly]

How was the cornering with the sports pack suspension mate? My missus had her heart set on the 77kw TDI in a 3 door and wanted Jimmy to either Bluefin or Superchip it for some more grunt (she is under 25 so can't drive a petrol turbo so the 77TSI is out) but I think she may need some convincing now.

Hey mate,

Im not sure what state your in, but I know in Victoria at least, they have changed the rules for small capacity engines with turbo chargers.

They used to be illegal if you are on your P's. But alot of the car manufactures have been able to get the laws changed so that cars with superchargers and turbochargers bolted to small capacity engines are still able to be driven by P platers.

So it might be worth investigating what the go in your state is, alot has changed over the past year.

Alot of this started when the new Golf lineup came in with the 1.4L Twin Chargers engine, which can now be driven by P platers in Vic.

[VWindahouse]

I'm in QLD but will definately investigate with Dept of transport.

Thanks for the suggestion! A TSI would be a great option for her.

[peedman]

Anyone know when the new Polo will arrive in AU?

Shame they aren't bringing the bluemotion in, I would have def gone and bought a 3 door manual. Oh well I'll stick to my s3.

[Shteifen]

Hey, i work for VW here in melbourne and i just came back from training in sydney for this new polo.
This new Polo seems very good, nothing on it seems to be over engineered or useless. Its an all round great little car. Like the last 15 years of all the good ideas that VW had, packed into one little car!
That being said, its not even little, its the same size as a mk3 golf!
Very much lookin forward to working on these, everything ive learnt about them says they are going to be very reliable so i cant really think of much that could go wrong with them.
The choice of engines (and gear boxes for that matter) is great too, the TSI and the TDI are very well matched to each other fuel economy and drivablility wise, especially with the 7 speed DSG.
This training session has made me think twice about my next car even though thatll be years away!
im a bit jealous of anyone who gets one
-steve

[dave_r]

How was the cornering with the sports pack suspension mate?

Seemed pretty good for a chicks car but was a bit hard with traffic etc to drive it how I would have liked. Was fairly firm too which I liked but the missus needs to learn to slow down a bit more for speedhumps lol.