BETTER THAN A GOLF GTI? RACINGLINE'S VW POLO GTI WITH 16 MODIFICATIONS!

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In this video I give you a tour of Racingline's demo Polo GTI (AW) with 16 different modifications that totally transform its character. Could it be so much better than a standard Polo GTI that it's actually better than a Golf GTI? Well that all depends on your definition of "better"....

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[slawekfastyn]

Rear wiper delete in a Polo is just plain.... stupid, unless I missed something and the climate has changed so much that it doesn't rain in the UK anymore... or anywhere else for that matter.

[steveburroughs]

I’ve had my Polo GTi+ for 2 years now and whilst I generally like the car (my main drive is a T Roc R), there are things that need attention to make it more fun. First, the lazy DSG. Fine in an R with loads of torque but not in the Polo. I tend to leave mine in Sport the whole time. Second: the suspension is too hard even in Comfort setting. I can’t help but think this car would handle better with a softer set-up. I struggle for traction at the best of times, so goodness knows what 400+ NM must be like. Overall, it lacks the “sense of occasion” that my old Golf GTi 7.5 had. And I’m sure VW made sure they engineered that out of the Polo!

[carcrazyguysa]

I have owned my 2021 Polo GTI for 6 months now and loving it.

[jj]

I was getting bored of my Polo GTI+ after 2 and a half years but after having a remap it’s perfect for me again. I’d have to say that that Polo is extremely low spec and the few options I put on mine when I got it definitely makes it more appealing as it gets older.

[chrismlarge]

I have a 2020 Polo GTI plus. I really like mine, it will never be as good as the GTI Clubsport, but then I only paid £21900 with limestone grey/Brescia/climate and beats in JAN 2020. A Gti CS with a few options is £40k new. It’s weird they used a GTI and not a GTI plus as the base for their mods. I’m looking at some mods soon, will start with the breathing first, is there a RacingLine dealer near Suffolk? I wonder if the kick down in manual has been mapped out? Traction off the line is a issue with these tho. Maybe one day I will upgrade to the CS.

[richcretrogti]

Always enjoy watching your videos. I’ve just taken delivery of my new Up! GTi which I ordered on the strength of your review of that car and your enthusiasm for the little hot hatch. Merry Christmas and all the best for 2022.

[radiantinred]

In around 1996 I bought a manual Golf GTI 8v that was a couple of months old from a main dealer (not sure I knew the difference between the 8v and 16v at the time). To this day I believe it was the best car I have ever owned.
Today I have a Polo GTI which I bought new almost 2 years ago. I have only done 3, 500 miles in total. It so reminds me of the feeling I had with my Golf GTI. The Polo has morphed almost to the size of my old Golf. Stock 200bhp in a shopping trolley is enough for me - it's an excellent bang for your buck without looking like a middle aged boy racer

[jamesbutler]

Drove a bog standard polo as a courtesy vehicle the other week - have to say if the trim was the same as a golf I would buy one over it in a heartbeat - so nimble and easy to drive - would be great if they did a 1.6T instead of an untuned 2.0t but likely cost cutting on VW’s part with that.

[joshuaboulton]

When I test drove a std GTI Polo I couldn't get over how poor the interior quality seemed to be

[harrywright]

I’ve owned my polo gti+ for a year now and love how it’s still a small car compared to the golf ☝🏻 great content as always

[andrewmcivor]

That's a pretty good video, would make a good "weekend" car, I think.

I absolutely hate that exhaust system though! Just makes the Polo sound like something that the boy racers would use down at the retail park...and I don't understand why anyone would delete the rear wiper - absolutely pointless mod, especially on a hatchback without a rear camera. I also think I'd just leave the engine as standard too - I'd be changing the front tyres constantly otherwise!

Rest of it is good though - although I do disagree with you about the Golf R failing as a fun/characterful car (although I understand why you'd think that - perfectly valid point of view). To me, that's the best thing about the R, that it feels as docile as a "normal" Golf, unless you're hammering it! I did 690 miles in 1 day in mine, at sensible motorway/A road speeds. But I guess that's an argument for having more than one car - my R Estate is my only car. That Polo would be hard to live with as an only car, but would be a great "fun" car. The R gets me to work at 4am on a frosty morning, fits a large amount of IKEA stuff (it's an estate), is a comfy long distance cruiser & is great fun when I want it to be.

Personally, I think I'd stick with an older Golf as an alternative - I don't think the Polo gives you the multi link rear suspension? The Golf possibly feels a bit more grown up?

One other thing about that modified Polo, compared to a standard Golf GTi - Insurance. I'd imagine it would be pretty expensive to insure a car that's been modified as much as that?

[doomldn]

The Dogbone mount - where can I buy this from racingline?

[robrocks]

I’ve owned a polo gti+ and although a great car not as good as the golf gti pp I part ex’d it for. I didn’t work out how much all those upgrades cost…? But I expect quite a lot.

[ad__uk]

Have racing line released all the products on here yet?

Internested in the ecu/dsg map, intake, turbo elbow + muffler delete and the dogbone mount.

[jackerrington]

I have the GTi plus running about 275 stage 1 plus! Great cars and dust Golf GTI’s and stock R’s (not off the line) I also have a brake upgrade but golf R mk7 brakes which again are 340mm so amazing

[geniusme]

Hi im torn between this and an up gti, i do alot of small journeys and want something good on mpg? But i also have children the up gti looks brilliant bit i like the mid size of the polo, what do you i would get mpg wise if i drove around in eco with the dsg gearbox?

[tredfxman]

Put a Cobra Sport exhaust on this & ur in dreamland! Belive me igot their catback on my Clubsport. Waiting for the invidia highflow downpipe at the moment.. Next upgrade will probably be TVS Engineering DSG Tune (best in business) to save clutch abit when tuned & get a better car overall. then maby Stage 2+ ECU by same company. This car will be Monster pushing over 400 hp after that! Already had our Swedish BSR Stage1 tune which worked excellent, but have it detuned in winter via their PPC3 device in winters to save engine a bit.. Cars 4 years now & still no problem with turbo & etc. Excellent videos Volkswizard, thanks! 👍

[tjerry]

a coolant cap for £84 and an oil cap for £72 🤦‍♂🤦‍♂🤦‍♂SERIOUSLY, what`s the matter with these companies, if they had priced them at a "sensible price" ie, between £20-£35 ish demand would probably outstrip supply but at that price, no way J`ose. i think they`ve got 2 hopes, slim and none, and NONE`S just left

[sixsilverstringsguitars]

We had one of these (no mods) for a year ... great little car ... now the same external dimensions as a MK5 golf ... so it’s grown right up ... still had that ‘small / cheap’ thing going on a bit too much and always left us wanting for a golf / A3 platform car ... it did have the adaptive dampers though, as standard I believe ... my TTRS and RS5 both don’t have them .... so the polo at one thing up on those two ... we sold it when the values of used cars went up earlier this year

[gamingmadforever]

I have standard polo gti 2018 . Had since may this year, and still absolutely love it to bits 😍