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Offline marcnazer

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New addition to the GTI family
« on: April 30, 2013, 08:30:22 pm »
So my copy cat mother decided to get her hands on the girls version of the Golf Gti, the Polo Gti....Its pretty nice I must admit!
Same 0-60 time but much, much better fuel economy so who could complain about that?!
Thought I might as well have an impromptu photoshoot seeing as I was round and both cars were clean.






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Re: New addition to the GTI family
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2013, 09:32:51 pm »
When you say fuel economy is much better. How much better? 

PS nice looking set of cars.  I like a lot!
3 Door GTI Black, Cruise Control, DSG, Factory Tints, Folding Mirrors, Heated Seats, Highline Display, Leather, Monza II's, MFSW, Parking Sensors, Puddle Lights,  Xenons,

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Re: New addition to the GTI family
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2013, 09:47:13 pm »
Really nice little car! Fair play to your mom, mine wouldn't know what to do with that sort of power!  :grin:

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Re: New addition to the GTI family
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2013, 10:51:33 pm »
Very nice!
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Re: New addition to the GTI family
« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2013, 10:54:38 pm »
Well I tested it recently I had to drive somewhere and back twice so for the first journey and back I used my car and for the 2nd journey and back I used hers.

Same driver, same conditions, same traffic, same driving style. I got 23MPG in the Golf and 36MPG in the Polo.

Pretty impressive, its because its only a 1.4 turbo but it has the same 0-60 time because its so much lighter

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Re: New addition to the GTI family
« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2013, 02:02:20 am »
Theyre are tidy those polo's, wouldnt mind one tbf  :ashamed:

Theyre supercharged turbos are they not? About 160bhp or something, great figures from a little engine.
Wonder what itll map to  :laugh: :driver:

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Re: New addition to the GTI family
« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2013, 02:11:17 am »
Awesome cars the new polo gti, 180 bhp from something that light, you don't expect it to have so much power.
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Re: New addition to the GTI family
« Reply #7 on: May 06, 2013, 05:23:45 pm »
Theyre are tidy those polo's, wouldnt mind one tbf  :ashamed:

Theyre supercharged turbos are they not? About 160bhp or something, great figures from a little engine.
Wonder what itll map to  :laugh: :driver:

Did you see Hurdy's polo GTI build thread?

He got 250+bhp out of his and 0-60 in the 4's  :evilgrin:

The 1.4 TSI is troublesome and IIRC a lot of tuners won't touch them. Piston ring trouble seems to be the most common. Most of them drink oil too  :sad1:
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Re: New addition to the GTI family
« Reply #8 on: May 06, 2013, 08:15:05 pm »
Great pics , looking at the Polo you can see where the inspiration for the Mk7 Golf came from.
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Re: New addition to the GTI family
« Reply #9 on: June 18, 2013, 10:28:53 pm »
These photos make me so happy! Wish I could convince my ma to get one of those!!

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Re: New addition to the GTI family
« Reply #10 on: June 19, 2013, 04:43:49 pm »
Lovely addition there. My mums got the new Polo GTI as well. I drove it for a few months whilst waiting to find my Edition 30. Very fun to drive!

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Re: New addition to the GTI family
« Reply #11 on: June 20, 2013, 06:57:49 pm »
Theyre are tidy those polo's, wouldnt mind one tbf  :ashamed:

Theyre supercharged turbos are they not? About 160bhp or something, great figures from a little engine.
Wonder what itll map to  :laugh: :driver:

Did you see Hurdy's polo GTI build thread?

He got 250+bhp out of his and 0-60 in the 4's  :evilgrin:

The 1.4 TSI is troublesome and IIRC a lot of tuners won't touch them. Piston ring trouble seems to be the most common. Most of them drink oil too  :sad1:

didnt they do a revised engine to stop they rings wearing and using oil,i think they problems were only on the early ones...
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Re: New addition to the GTI family
« Reply #12 on: June 21, 2013, 05:45:49 pm »
I had a 6R Polo GTI for 6 months.  Looked awesome, great performance, awful ride as standard. It once bounced me in front of an oncoming quarry lorry! It's got nothing on a Golf.

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Re: New addition to the GTI family
« Reply #13 on: June 21, 2013, 09:39:31 pm »
Theyre are tidy those polo's, wouldnt mind one tbf  :ashamed:

Theyre supercharged turbos are they not? About 160bhp or something, great figures from a little engine.
Wonder what itll map to  :laugh: :driver:

Did you see Hurdy's polo GTI build thread?

He got 250+bhp out of his and 0-60 in the 4's  :evilgrin:

The 1.4 TSI is troublesome and IIRC a lot of tuners won't touch them. Piston ring trouble seems to be the most common. Most of them drink oil too  :sad1:

Sounds pretty dope, i will have ti have a little dig for it. Shame about the teething problems, i guess twincharged little engines are a fairly new thing.

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Re: New addition to the GTI family
« Reply #14 on: August 29, 2013, 10:09:47 pm »
Absolutely love that polo grill, so clean and practical