Volkswagen / Polo / GTI 3-dr hatch

Overview

VOLKSWAGEN is keen to leverage as much of the newfound Golf GTI goodwill it can, so it is no surprise to learn that there is now a Polo GTI – complete with an Audi-sourced 110kW turbocharged four-cylinder engine, sporty stripes and tartan seats.

And while it may not quite have the performance or sheer chuckability of the current light-car hot-hatch king (Renault’s fabulous Clio Sport), VW’s junior GTI makeover makes the latest Polo a very persuasive argument when you consider the $6000 price difference.