Interesting and I do miss my 2019 Polo GTI but did find 4th gear too tall and seemed to run out of puff. But remember it’s only got 200bhp which is plenty up to 100mph it’s a great all rounder predictable and comfortable and nippy enough
Bit miss leading title. "VW Polo - 'stock' vs tuned" would suggest a normal/base model. Would like to see this and other possible mods on a stock 1.2 TSI and what possible issue you can expect from modifying the car. What are the weak points? In this video comparison to me it says save your 500 pounds unless you have a need and ability to be driving often in the 100-200km/h range which for most of the world is hardly ever unless you're on the race track.
Quite surprising the gap in performance between 1.8T 6C and the 2.0T AW, I’ve ran 16.94 100-200 and ran a 14.47 @ 101.06mph completely stock in my manual 6C
Stage 1 , 233ps/405Nm stage 1+ 252ps/440Nm.. not bad but i have the same car with stage 1 with 270ps/477Nm. A good set of tyres and dry weather, not to hot and it makes a big difference..
it runs fine , in dry weather and good tyres its even better .. but still its a fwd ,, much more power would be not recomended .. @@ronaldvanderveen9148
I'm asking this as someone who has a Stage 1 tuned car - I'm an advocate. The question is, why don't the manufacturers do this from factory in the first place? I know about the fuel quality / weather conditions/temp by country explanation already. What I don't quite get is why the UK designated cars wouldn't get a UK tune?
A lot of the time it's so the car doesn't out perform other cars in the manufacturer's range (in this case a golf gti would be the closest rival I'd guess). They're also mapped to be very 'safe' from factory, presumably so that there's less wear on components i.e the turbo.
its all about the reliability. Although a tune might not kill the car quickly, wear will be higher on all drivetrain components and the car will fail sooner.
@@Chickenpantz that's not completely correct, polo gtis use a completely different version of the ea888, albeit with many same pieces as found in the golf gtis. The main difference is the newer golfs having a EA888 gen3 version (mk7 and 7.5) while the Polo GTIs used the EA888 3b version (with multi port injection and miller cycle system) up to I believe it was 2022, newer Polo GTI models employing an EA888 evo4 version of the motor, with direct injection only.
Interestingly this polo gti isn't any faster than the previous one( 6c 1.8tsi) both also make around 270hp with stage 2 full bolt ons. I think the 1.8tsi may be slightly faster infact due to it being lighter, and using the conventional ea888.3 as oppose to the ea888.3B engine
Incorrect! I have a 2020 model tuned to stage 2 by Revo! It has a CAI, turbo muffler delete and intercooler piping, stock downpipe 285hp and 480nm of torque. Racingline doesn't do the Polo justice, its way faster than the old gen
@@FdVaz7786 Hi, how much did stage 2 cost you in total? I'm considering doing it. Also, would you recommend it and how has it impacted your insurance prices?
@Marc-cd1yy Not by much, you have to take an engine warrant into consideration though, that's if you bought it brand new and still under warranty! Prices might be different 2.5k NZ dollars where I live.
@@insanelewis21 yeah not to wear down the engine :) factory turbo u don't even need to go higher since turbo is out of breath... but tuned it's nice... also if you wanna try 100-200 it helps a lot
@@andy2200a you said the video is not long right? I agree but the tuning part is for long time right? Maybe till you sell the car or till the end of it. So how about the lifetime by tuning this motor? Will it brake down? Does the ECU custom map has a guarantee that the motor will not die after a few miles? I know the video is not long but where we go after that?
