New 2021 Volkswagen Polo GTI set for June debut

Volkswagen will comply with the freshly facelifted Polo supermini with an up to date GTI variant, to be disclosed at the conclude of June – and this is our initially glance at the up to date Hyundai i20 N and Ford Fiesta ST rival. 

This teaser sketch hints at the refreshed styling, which will comply with the mould set out by the typical version of the up to date supermini. A new front conclude with a whole-width LED light-weight bar will be joined by up to date headlights and a new lower front bumper portion, although we can also see new 5-spoke alloy wheels in the graphic. 

Equivalent updates will acquire position at the rear with new tail-lights influenced by the much larger Golf Mk8, although the interior will see a new GTI-branded sports activities steering wheel appear along with up to date heating and weather controls with touch-delicate sliders in position of physical buttons and knobs. 

The new Polo GTI is all but particular to function the same turbocharged 2.-litre 4-cylinder petrol motor as the aged model, although Volkswagen is nonetheless to verify its electricity output. The previous car made 197bhp, but the manufacturer has had to lessen the output of some of its hot hatchbacks in the earlier to comply with more stringent CO2 rules.

Push will be sent to the front wheels through a 7-velocity DSG automatic transmission. Volkswagen only available this configuration in the United kingdom with the pre-facelift model, with a six-velocity manual transmission only available in still left-hand-push markets. 

Upcoming month’s expose would more than likely have been timed to coincide with the annual VW pageant at Worthersee in Austria, nevertheless like very last year, the 2021 event has been cancelled owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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