Better than a Hyundai i20 N? (Volkswagen Polo GTI 2022 road and track review)

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The facelifted Volkswagen Polo GTI has arrived in Australia with a pretty significant $5860 price hike. In today’s video, Chasing Cars Journalist John Law tests the 147kW hot hatch on road and track to see if the new Polo GTI is good enough to justify its price.
With fresh rivals like the Hyundai i20 N and Ford Fiesta ST, the Volkswagen Polo GTI’s $38,750 asking price seems steep, but with a renewed focus on safety and cabin luxury, perhaps VW has pulled it off with the Polo.
Introduction: 00:00
Design: 00:55
Boot space: 01:55
Interior: 03:05
Back seat: 07:25
Running costs: 08:57
Driving 09:46
Verdict: 16:16
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@johnedds2327 2 года назад

This is a car for all phases of your life; sophisticated and understated. It ticks all the boxes for performance and handling, and you can live with it in all situations.

@garyk8285 3 месяца назад

I have to agree. You will end up spending around AUD$20k more to get the Golf GTI, and for little performance upgrade.

@jimmyb4982 23 дня назад

It wouldn't tick the box for reliability. I sold VW and can tell you that you're rolling the dice if you buy one. Unless, of course, you enjoy spending time in the service department, even if the work is covered under warranty.

@markusmaximus0 2 года назад

The most comprehensive and knowledgeable review I’ve watched for this car. I was seriously considering upgrading my Polo R Line to the 22 GTI but the cost increase is a sledgehammer blow to that idea. $40k plus is stupid for this product.

@chasingcars 2 года назад

Glad to hear it!

@mixalis6168 2 года назад

Just look at the market, all manufactures are taking the piss !!

@Evangelos_K. 2 года назад

Ι configured a fully loaded GTI on the German site....and the total cost is 38k EURO aka 57k AUD.....its insane... I dont know maybe the war in Ukraine has affected car prices... I remember the pre facelift GTI fully loaded was like 32-33k EURO.

@GreenSpartan122 2 года назад

Excellent and very fair review! This video definitely helped with my decision to order one. Though with an estimated delivery date of Q1 2023 😬

@lekhan7400 2 года назад

Great review👌👌👍.

@zakpoulton435 2 года назад

Mine arrives in two months! Can’t wait for this daily beast

@chasingcars 2 года назад

Enjoy the car!

@davidarter9670 2 года назад

What circuit is that John? I thought I knew all the circuits in Australia but I don’t recognise this one!

@rosscorr 4 месяца назад

Bit late to this but thanks for the excellent summary and video as it has reassured me that the choice I have made, just ordered the 2024 version and due to arrive May/June this year (2024) was correct. Can't wait to get hold of it.

@mharro88 2 года назад

What's more comfortable this or the Hyundai i30 n-line premium sedan?

@Gabrieltamdesign 2 года назад

John, I think you meant to say thirty thousand? I'm pretty sure the 6R and 6C going all the way back a decade were all listed for 27k before driveaway.

@lbonken 2 года назад

I think he meant the base model polos for just over $20k, it's kind of confusing to mention it that way in a gti video

@Statimtek Год назад

The instrument Lay-out on the Polo is nice, better than the Golf. Too bad the Polo is not offered in the States, but if it only offered with automatic like in Australia, it would give me pause, as part of the fun of driving a hot hatch is rowing your own gears, but overall a very nice little car!

@Tsukuyomi8 Год назад

Very nice but do we know thw the reliability record of a Polo?

@_OZZIE_RASCAL 2 года назад

VW Tartan interior looks the part, even today 🥇🥇🥇

@dbanbury01 2 года назад

2:34 might want to fix the boot capacity animation

@chasingcars 2 года назад

Oops.

@andrewd7586 2 года назад

I thought I was still drunk from last night!🤪😅

@ellfra2 2 года назад

Any idea why Southern Hemisphere Polo GTIs get a different engine/gearbox combination to Europe ?

@gkelly34 Год назад

Great review. I’m in the middle of a mid life crisis so looking for something fast and comfortable when I need it to be

@ravallewindowcleaningservi9421 11 месяцев назад

lol same......i think the gti is the one

@michaelmich00 2 года назад

looks like a real fun daily, not too much hp, not too much money

@nicolegodwin8888 2 года назад

Great review, I’d buy one if it were in my budget. Going to take a look at the Style soon…will you be doing a review on that model?

@chasingcars 2 года назад

Yes, we sure are. Stay tuned!

@nicolegodwin8888 2 года назад

@@chasingcars …awesome, thanks!

@rjbiker66 2 года назад

The Polo GTi doesn't have a particulate filter. Therefore it actually has an exhaust note and will pop on downchanges in sports mode.

@chasingcars 2 года назад

Yep, it does make fruitier noises.

@pyrocrewZuiden Год назад

All models from 2019 on have OPF. The 2018 model sounds so much better because it doesn’t have one yet

@rjbiker66 Год назад

@pyrocrewZuiden we didn't in Australia. We always got the 147kw and 6 speed DSG drivetrain.

@pyrocrewZuiden Год назад

@@rjbiker66 damn I didn’t know that they actually made them without OPF for certain countries. I see on the internet that indeed australia’s fuel wasn’t compatible with the filters, and so the filters have been emerging much later. You are really lucky to not have them in a lot of vehicles, cause I own a 2018 polo gti (no OPF), and it sounds soo much better than the models with OPF. They literally have no pops or dsg farts

@jimmyb4982 23 дня назад

The Polo GTI has never been a big seller in this country, and I can see why when compared to the latest competition. People drawn to small high performance cars want something fun, sporty and characterful, something unmistakably divisive and boisterous, and that's not where the Polo shines. It's safe, conservative and refined, making it somewhat vanilla and a little too expensive compared to the competition. It's a decent car in isolation, but it lacks what most enthusiasts care about in a hot hatch. And let's not kid ourselves: cars like this are primarily for enthusiasts.

@ljp1942 2 года назад

Where is the long term Hyundai I20n review that's the review the viewers want to see.

@lawrencepll76 2 года назад

I think this should be compared against the Fiesta ST, not the i20N. Even though the i20N by far the more popular car, the Ford Fiesta ST is known as the best hot hatch. I am really interested to see the Ford Fiesta ST lining up against the GR86 in the future if possible. Since the most fun car does not always have to be rear wheel drive.

@andyh5666 2 года назад

Got the mk8 Fiesta ST, and have the BRZ on order. Looking forward myself to comparing both.

@lawrencepll76 2 года назад

@@andyh5666 lucky you! please keep us up to date! Would be very interested to know.

@rotoehu9266 2 года назад

@Lawence Lo: Autocar UK (often accused of being the world’s biggest fast Ford and VW fans) named the i20N as it’s best affordable sports car of the year beating both the Golf R and Fiesta ST. Maybe you need to reset your bias…

@jjensen7789 Год назад

@@rotoehu9266 "bias"? its just an opinion, bruh

@tristanwilliams2796 2 года назад

Great review. Wish a new Fabia vRS was released

@chasingcars 2 года назад

A new Fabia RS would be great - as would a Cupra Ibiza.

@wedgett1 2 года назад

The do it all daily warm hatch which is actually comfortable - well done VW!

@jacobbby93 2 года назад

Where is the long term i20N review?

@yenchang760 2 года назад

I was going to ask the same question until I saw yours.....

@markraines8138 2 года назад

No manual gearbox to replace my 2016 Polo GTI.

@stijnvroman1445 2 года назад

I20n for me its much more rarer and fun to drive nice sound and a korner pocket rocket🚀 and the most important it has a MANUAL gearbox

@ljp1942 2 года назад

I have ordered the I20n and intend to drive the little beast daily.

@Tsukuyomi8 Год назад

The thing is the interior has awful quality compared to the GTi....I agree with the other though

Год назад

You forgot to color correct LOG shots? :( and 2:36 graphic title “ot capacity” sized like monster? Really? :/

@steeley_ 2 года назад

I don't think an i20n is a fair comparison, it's a very track focused and tight hot hatch, it would leave the polo for dead round a circuit. This is probably a more fair comparison with a fiesta or clio.

@ljp1942 2 года назад

I have ordered an I20n and intend on daily driving the little beast.

@chunkimumki 2 года назад

@@ljp1942 comfy and I still get 50mpg from it and has a larger interior than all the others? The i20N is one of the all time greats

@mharro88 Год назад

Wouldn't leave it for dead. Ridiculous statement

@steeley_ Год назад

@@mharro88 tell me you haven’t driven both without telling me 😂

@mharro88 Год назад

@@steeley_ I have. The i20n is way to rough as a daily

@j0hnnyl3gend 2 года назад

i20 N in Aus is around 37k, this is about 45k. I used to own a POG but with no manual gear box and the price difference I think the winner is a no-brainer.

@chrismlarge1 2 года назад

I think you’ve forgotten about depreciation, I can sell my 2 year old Polo GTI for nearly as much as I bought it, try doing that with a Hyundai.

@chunkimumki 2 года назад

@@chrismlarge1 with the rarity and the raving reviews the Hyundai has got and with the warranty included also, I doubt it would depreciate any more than the VW

@mharro88 Год назад

@@chrismlarge1 you can easily now. They cost more than you buy them for. The n division is dominating

@Clove_Parma 2 года назад

Shame that VW are so insistent on this capacitive BS for steering wheels, infotainment volume and AC controls. I don't mind capacitive areas such as small sensors like MB used to do on their steering wheels, but the tactile response is far better with buttons, especially on bumpy roads and where you don't want to take your eyes off the road. Very classy and understated upgrade otherwise though

@sergiogiacomosammartano7623 2 года назад

The gearbox, even in manual mode, always upshifts on its own when the engine approaches the upper rev limit, and sometimes, when you touch once the paddle to downshift into just one lower gear, it actually shifts down into a much lower gear than you need. It simply kills all the fun. No thanks.

@jimmyb4982 23 дня назад

Yep. Not really a car for most hot hatch enthusiasts.

@JohnSmith-nz4bn 2 года назад

Not terrible value at all! My 2010 manual Comfortline was $24.5k with everything less the heated sports seats (~$2k) and dealer fit blue tooth (~$600) back in the day.

@JohnSmith-nz4bn 2 года назад

Oh, and no sat nav either. Can't remember what that was worth.

@toddstevens8506 2 года назад

Apparently this whole inflation thing hasn't trickled down to the automotive journalism world.

@chasingcars 2 года назад

We live normal lives too.

@toddstevens8506 2 года назад

@@chasingcars Not really or you would have included the group in your general statement regarding relative value. Since we live in a period with the highest rate of inflation since the '80's, where the price of nearly everything has gone up, including cars, then why complain about VW, their prices have not gone up much more than others, and are still competitive?

@chasingcars 2 года назад

We note increasing or decreasing prices wherever they appear. That’s our job.

@toddstevens8506 2 года назад

@@chasingcars Perhaps you should add that car prices are up across the board due to chip/supply chain/generally high rates of inflation so that your statement means something.

@mharro88 Год назад

@@toddstevens8506 Volkswagens prices are up more than anyone else

@tonyga5 2 года назад

The Polo GTI has a nicer front interior than the MK8 Golf which is a cheap and nasty mess.

@JP-hh2qj Год назад

Why so expensive? They knew somehow the world economic depression earlier and raised car price prior to the recession came down to norm people..and they also knew just over $42k gti polo would be more or less equivalent like $27k 2018 gti polo near future.. they knew it n will know it..

@andrewsimms3426 2 года назад

I still think the I20n only has one true competitor in Australia. The Fiesta ST is offered in a manual, the Polo GTI isn't. Imo the manual gearbox is a big part of the driving experience of a hot hatch.

@eponymous7910 2 года назад

I'd buy this if it was offered with a $2k cheaper manual box...

@ddsgardening7437 2 года назад

Still Prefer the i20n in looks and of course the price, or i20n arrives in August 🤗😎

@shadowplay8477 2 года назад

i20n is a million times more interesting. In the longer run and in particular when looking at a future of electric vehicles the I20n will come out as the memorable one.

@michaelmich00 2 года назад

also way more expensive

@mharro88 2 года назад

It's also louder and less luxurious

@Liam-yr4uf Год назад

What's so interesting about driving a Korean shitbox?

@shadowplay8477 Год назад

The general consensus is that it drives a lot better. For example one reviewer described it as driving like a baby/tiny BMW M 'as in very' tight and sporty'. The polo is basicly a 'normal car' with slightly firmer suspension and a bigger engine. A very fine 'normal car' though. The i20n has gone through much more engineering work to differentiate it from the base 'normal i20'. The fiesta St is a fair competitor to the i20n.

@kelbell275 Год назад

Of course it’s better than an Hyundai, what a thing to ask 😂

@jimmyb4982 23 дня назад

Better? Not according to many people on YT. Your 'better' doesn't make it so.

@zengangela9922 2 года назад

The new VW Polo is not too expensive - facing the new VW Golf GTI that costs 50K

@pradeepmagan6951 2 года назад

Only issue is no aircon controls and poor engines which always cause problems

@dreamgaming8416 2 года назад

Pin pls.

@l.e.i.4111 2 года назад

Way too expensive!!! Is VW a premium car or what!? It's a Polo, though.

@sperformance.96 2 года назад

Not at all lol. The i20 N is way much better

@kevmak2600 2 года назад

38 k for a polo😝😝😝

@TayingK Год назад

I20 N is far better

@anakinskywalker4113 2 года назад

Mmm I just wish VW would give us a proper old school hot hatch. I mean a one with a stick shift & a barging basement interior I don’t want any infotainment crap. Nice analogy dials & a nice stereo will do for me. Everything else is unnecessary crap! Please stop with all this nonsense about infotainment crap! A car is a car that I want to drive I don’t want some touch screen cluttering up my dashboard.