Good Bye VW Polo GTI: Great Fun, Too Much Drama. 

What's your fuel consumption? I'm thinking to buy one

@@nessoincompleto57871L/10km average while pushing it often but not all the time

Hence the word "similar" being used they are definitely not the same and yes the this EA888 is the gen 3b while the Golf has the 3a. Though I believe from the 7.5 the Golf is also running the Budack cycle.

New FL Polo GTI has DQ 381

I'm convinced that collision assist causes more accidents than it prevents. Maybe that's why it's called "collision assist"

@@happybeerlove you're onto something

ive got a stage 2 polo at 265bhp, it will run rings round an R, except from a stop light, i love it.

@@SpookyShaw94 haha yeah I know I had a 18 s3 at the same time and the corner speeds of the polo were much greater, it was a lease so it's gone now unfortunately have a 240i cab now summer ready lol.

@@SpookyShaw94 modified vs stock. Still prefer the r as a platform though.

@@freesyria7863 I’ve got a 6C and it honestly shocks me how quick it’ll go round corners and still feel planted. Lots of other cars feel like they’re gonna fly off the road when you push it.

It is absolutely absurd that my 1.2 polo has the same dq200 gearbox as the 1.8 gti

The DQ200 is also a dry clutch slick as hell when it came to shifts but there is a limit on power you can get out of it. Plus its so prone to issues.

Its a shame you have get an uprated clutch on these to get more power. But my god when you do it.. Mines 265bhp and around 400nm, its a pocket rocket. Just need an LSD next...

Manual transmissions... For renting not idéal.

The 218 motor has proven his strength... Why not take a mini Cooper with auto trans for those who likes small cars (or Cooper s, 4 cylinder of course) ?

@@lollypop9580 I have both Fiesta ST and MINI Cooper F56 with an 1.5 3 cylinder. The Fiesta unit is much more powerful all around the rev range, but the MINI would be a great car for beginners. Apex has the 218i BMW with the same engine.

@@castroalves8843 cooper s with 2.0 not 1.5 rubbish

More characterful but slower! common knowledge now that manuals are just slower than autos… might be more fun but your gonna be in the way 😂👍🏼

Yeah its definitely annoying sometimes the front assist just chooses the wrong situations to slam on the brake. It has saved me from crashing a few times though😅

I get the feeling that it is all about the cost savings of using a similar platform, the Polo is really just a Golf in different clothes, too big too heavy and not at all good looking.

@@Peakwanderer cost saving but the cars always cost more to us!! how about that

@@Peakwanderer polo looks better than the golf tbh. But still. Wish it had a distinctive look.

6R/6C and AW is day and night difference. Unfortunately 6R/6C is a box of shit compared to AW

@@agnttgr That is why 6R/6C was many times wrc champion but aw is only daily driver.

@@m.keremdal569 you have nothing in common between race version of 6R and road car, don't kid yourself

@@agnttgr Dear friend there are many cost cutting measures on new vw models as new polo and golf 8 too, maybe they add some equipment but quality wise they are lower than previous models, even i dont see the golf4 or passat5 quality at any vw models now.

megane

Oil consumption ok ?

@@lollypop9580 no worse than any tsi / tfsi

Yep the lack of LSD on the front really holds these back

Yeah, you can feel that pretty strong while driving. Because it´s the tuned down version of the 2.0 TSI. It has the Miller Cycle (made for efficiency and not top end power), different cam profiles and a couple of other restrictions, which make it hard for the engine to rev past 5k.

I'm running DBA Discs Front and EBC discs back. Also Ferodo DSUno/DS2500, Hell Brakelines, Motul RBF 660 Fluid on 388/568 power. Held full track day with no fade or long pedal.👌

Please tell me how mate. I'm getting 10l/100km

Yeah I find that unlikely unless you are on the highway 99% of the time. I drive mine in a residential area mostly and I average 13l/100km. Then again I drive like a maniac😅

@@carcrazyguysa4059 Don’t drive like maniac haha, if I drive sporty the consumption goes easily over 10L/100km

My all time record is 4.5l/100km on highway tempomat on 100km/h with my ‘20 OPF GTI Polo ;)

@@tb.mk4349 6,5L means absolutely no fun and being a little slower than the overall traffic. But wow, did not know the Polo drinks so much gasoline. Guess this "rightsizing" is not the right thing as it seems. That is not much less than a BMW 3L i6. My Fiesta uses 8,2L in daily driving with fun and pedal to the floor accelerations here and there. For 10L consumption i would need to floor it on the autobahn at 200 Kmph consistently

I had one before my current car, its an amazing first GTI but horrible reliability especially 2010 to 2012 models😑

@@carcrazyguysa4059 ye I have the CAVE engine which is apparently not that reliable, but if you use it careful and do maintenance every 20k kilometers to check everything then it's safe to use or I hope so haha. Just bought mine on good conditions hope it stays like that. Edit: spelling

No problems here with adaptive dampers and eibach pro kit springs

@@ltr87 Awesome! I hate the factory stance of the car😄 Whats your drop?

@@carcrazyguysa4059 About 2,5 cm, not too much but enough to change the visual appearance of the car. If you want more drop eibah has the sportline series but not recommended for stock shock absorbers

H&R also make lowering springs. I'm running 35/35 mm The instructor from Apex said I greatly reduced body roll compared to theirs and gave more confidence. It can also make some power currently running 388ps/568Nm 😎

@@thomasgammelby9309 Wow that much power from a Polo GTI!!?😨 Stage 3? What mods? What did it cost you? 😄 I wanna know more! I heard the H&R's sit very low plus it would interfere with my adaptive dampers and adaptive cruise control. Hows the ride with the H&R's?

60 it's the 1.4 right? I had a a 45 1.0. Made me feel like a racing driver even when driving to college since I had to give it all if I wanted to keep up with the traffic.

@@MrPlayboy28 yes it was the 1.4L 4 cylinders, they made a 3 cylinders afterwards.

@@MrTchou i also have this car and i love it the engine also makes a lot of fun

Stage 1 software brings it to life. 260ps/480Nm possible just software. You can really feel the massive torque increase. Shaves about 6 sec off 100-200 time.

Hello Hamza 😉 One of the other good reason is the polo's lap Price...

@@lollypop9580 I also chose the Polo because it was the cheapest lol

well there are basically 3 version of high performance cars from VW: Polo GTI, Golf GTI and Golf R now i've never driven a golf gti (in the past few years, but back in the days I had the 2003 model), but i've used a MK8 Golf R and a 2021 Polo GTI (the same in this video) so well, here's my experience the polo is probably the funniest to drive, quite small but big enough for a vacation and extremely good as a daily driver. it goes around curves and over bumps extremely easily (with the upgraded suspension in the sport package is even better), in acceleration is very fast (around 6.5 second from 0-100 kmh) and the breaking is also quite good the golf r is the elite version of those cars, 320hp and AWD makes it faster than all the others (like 4.3 seconds from 0-100 kmh), with sligthy higher top speed (i think it's 260/270 while the polo is "only" 240). it goes around corners and over bumps extremely well, but i found it a little harder to control since the increased power, you'll have to be extremely careful when accelerating because it's way faster, especially if on sport mode. but if you're a good drivere then it will be amazing to drive so, briefly, for normal driving the polo is the best (and for driving quite fast is also very good) for racing the gold r is of course the better for both the golf gti is quite good, but you won't really notice a big improvement from the polo since it only has like 40hp more, but it will be faster overall, the polo is the cheapest at around 34/35k euros for the full optional version with 18 inch wheel, but only 29k for the base version (but i strongly raccomand to buy the sport package or you won't have all the sportier feature) and by so the better option for everyone if you only care about speed and want only a VW car then buy the Golf R which, at around 65k for the full optional, is the most expensive of the three

Any reliability problems with all those horses?

@@legrangedylandlg None Yet. But service the car every 10K

more like 300.000km's!

Exactly. Showed it yesterday

If the US & Canada got this car there would be so much more content, support and parts for this car! Its probably because the US is crazy about SUV's😑

True. But for that you need to go in the menu. That takes way too long. TC is not that important on this car, except for wet conditions maybe.

We're getting two Golfs! :)

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@@mgcharoudin Do you concider the Fiesta though? its hot hatch pur sang..

@@none-id3lj I Never understood why they not have one in the fleet. 😭

Yeah, read my comment above. It was never QUITE what I hoped for.... I had a TON more fun in my Series 1 Suzuki Swift GTI...... Minimal grunt, but like a roller skate.....and REV I missed most how the Polo always felt, sluggish.....until it was chipped. To take it where it was MEANT to be. But VW didn't want it upstaging Big Bro Golf...

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DBA (Disc brakes Australia) & EBC also make aftermarket parts.

Yes, but 10 is still next level 🤣

the issues with these are the thermostat housing coolant leaks and the shite wishbone bushes that disintegrate, its made worse if you lower the car. Ive upgraded both and its been sweet ever since.

Would be a nice one, but too niche