Volkswagen Polo GT TDI

New 2014 Volkswagen Polo 1.5 GT TDI Review: Game of Torque

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Many moons ago, the hot hatch flag in India was carried by the Fiat Palio GTX. A machine which had a normally aspirated 1.6 litre heart hiding under its bonnet, Veglia Borletti dials and Magnetti Marelli components. The GTX was the perhaps the first serious hot hatch in our market which made 100 bhp and as my first car, I still remember what a hoot it was to drive. Mind you, the pump price for gasoline that time was less than Rs 50, I was in my teens, hip-hop music made at least some sense, ‘With or without you’ used to be the closing track at pubs and my brains were behind my ribs.

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What happened post that was natural progression. Prices continued to rise, with them my brain started to like its natural position better and normally aspirated, larger capacity petrol engines started to vanish from the market. Smaller capacity motors attract lower duties, so manufacturers started to plonk amoeba sized motors with additional breathing apparatus in their small cars. They promised to circumnavigate the globe in a litre of fuel, and some even managed to perform quite adequately, but nothing quite gave you the shot of adrenaline you craved for.

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So they might not be famous for their humour, but it was the Germans who thought of reviving the dead smiles in the “We love hot hatches” tent. The Volkswagen Polo GT twins were like a shower of rain in the middle of a desert storm and VW almost gave us a scare when they pulled out the performance offerings from the market a while ago, only to tell us that refreshed versions were on their way.

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VW then invited us to sample the new Polo 1.5 GT TDI and the 1.2 GT TSI around the city of Amby Valley and booked an entire runway within the township for us to go berserk. We’ll begin this flight with the Volkswagen Polo 1.5 GT TDI then, as it is the one which gets a new engine, while the 1.2 TSI is essentially the same car, however, has been refreshed cosmetically.

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5 thoughts on “New 2014 Volkswagen Polo 1.5 GT TDI Review: Game of Torque”

  1. It’s a well manufactured very powerful and comfortable car but it’s service chain it’s spoiled by corrupt dealers. That’s why you have to bear the triple maintenance cost.

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