Volkswagen is in hot pursuit of electrification as it seeks to become an all-electric car company. The transition has already begun, as a new wave of ID all-electric cars and plug-in hybrid-electric ...

There are many success stories in the global automotive space, but only a handful are legends of the trade. Among this select few is Volkswagen's Polo, which has been around since 1975. Since its ...

View post: Stunning 1962 Austin-Healey Sprite Mk II For Sale After Multi-Year Restoration When we drove the Volkswagen Polo in Deutschland last year, a few execs mentioned that the automaker was ...

Aren't the Polo GTI and Golf GTI completely different? Maybe in the past one was supposed to be the baby brother you couldn't take seriously and the other a modern classic. But Volkswagen saw it ...

In 1975, Volkswagen introduced the inaugural Polo model, followed by the Scirocco GTI in the subsequent year. Despite the long-standing presence of these two names for nearly fifty years, it wasn't ...

Many of the best hot hatchbacks have revelled in a raw, back to basics feel but that kind of exuberance has become harder to replicate as small cars have grown heavier and more complex. Volkswagen’s ...

There are compromises, not least the overly firm ride. It also can’t match the Ford Fiesta ST in terms of ultimate thrills. Part of the problem is the steering, which is too slow and unresponsive.

South Africans are deeply invested in the rich history surrounding the GTI name. It’s been slapped on one of the most popular hot hatches in the country for decades and those three letters probably ...

At R689,800, the Volkswagen Golf GTI has become priced out of the reach of some hot-hatch enthusiasts, leaving the Polo GTI to serve as the high-adrenaline model for VW fans. Not that it’s exactly a ...

The first hot Volkswagen Polo came out so long ago, way back in 1984, it didn’t even have an ‘i’ to its name. Although the GT’s carburetted single-cam 8-valve 1.3-litre engine only produced 75hp, the ...

It might not be as serious as its Golf GTI bigger brother, but that's part of the 2022 Volkswagen Polo GTI's charm. It's a fun, engaging, and affordable hot hatch. Not all manufacturers can lay claim ...

First delivered to UK customers towards the end of 2009, the Mk5 (Type 6R) Polo did something no previous Polo had done: it won the overall European Car of the Year award for 2010. Admittedly, the ...