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Volkswagen Polo

Volkswagen Polo details
Price $28,500–$40,390
Fuel Efficiency 5.4–6.5 L/100km
Drivetrain FWD
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Volkswagen GTI and R range hit the racetrack

Volkswagen claims to have the broadest range of attainable performance vehicles on the market, but are they up to the task?

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2023 Volkswagen Polo Style review

Volkswagen’s long-standing light car is more expensive than ever, but loaded up for the modern world

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2022 Volkswagen Polo review

Prices and spec are up – just like its rivals – so the VW Polo has a lot to prove despite its reputation.

2022 Volkswagen Polo GTI Kings Red Australia
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2022 Volkswagen Polo GTI review

On the road and on the track, VW's performance Polo has gone up a gear in tech and price

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Comparisons

Polo vs Swift vs Mazda 2: Finding 2020's best small hatchback

Can small hatches really offer a downsized version of the class above?

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Which hot hatch is the best affordable drivers’ car?

Hugely hyped Fiesta ST seems bound for greatness. First challenge: defeat the mighty Polo GTI and svelte Swift Sport...

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2020 Volkswagen Polo Review

The 2020 Volkswagen Polo and Polo GTI look elegant, perform and handle well, park easily, make the most of your phone, and don’t use much fuel.

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2011 Citroen DS3 vs Renault Clio RS200 Gordini vs Volkswagen Polo GTI comparison review: classic MOTOR

Super-minis: small on size, big on everything else

2019 Volkswagen Polo GTI vs Mazda MX-5 vs Subaru BRZ tS performance comparison review
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2019 Volkswagen Polo GTI vs Mazda MX-5 vs Subaru BRZ tS performance comparison review

VW’s new Polo GTI must knock off a coupe and a convertible if it’s to return as king of affordable fun

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Volkswagen Polo GTI vs Renault Clio RS vs Suzuki Swift Sport vs Peugeot 208 GTi comparison review

Who says you have to spend big to have fun? We grab four $30K hatches that prove driver’s-car bargains do exist

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2018 Volkswagen Polo GTI vs Renault Clio RS 200 comparison review

Sick of bloated hot hatches beyond your budget? Step this way…

2018 Volkswagen Polo GTI performance review
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2018 Volkswagen Polo GTI performance review

Uncorking VW’s brand-new Polo GTI on local soil

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Volkswagen Polo v Mazda 2 v Suzuki Swift v Citroen C3 v Skoda Fabia comparison review

To Volkswagen’s all-new Polo, mainstream and left-field rivals are just a light breakfast, right?

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Volkswagen Polo 85TSI v Suzuki Swift GLX Turbo comparison review

How far can your dollar take you in this hotly contested segment? We take two frontrunners aside to find out

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2005 Volkswagen Polo GTI pre-production review: classic MOTOR

Tiny tot Polo GTI set to pack big bang for bucks in two variants

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2018 Volkswagen Polo Review

VW’s light hatch has matured into a sharp-handling, roomy offering that’s more like big-brother Golf than ever before

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2018 Volkswagen Polo 85TSI Comfortline Quick Review

Volkswagen’s all-new, bigger Polo has raised the benchmark for the light hatch segment. Here’s what you need to know.

2018 Volkswagen Polo GTI review
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2018 Volkswagen Polo GTI review

VW bolts in the bigger turbo engine from Golf GTI to create the hottest, fastest, most potent Polo ever

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2010-2017 Volkswagen Polo Mk5 Range Review

The Volkswagen Polo parks easily, handles well, makes the most of your phone, and does not use much fuel. Auto braking is available in the Urban+, and great performance in the GTI.

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Volkswagen Polo Review (2015 - August 2017)

The Volkswagen Polo city car looks elegant, parks easily, and is great to drive. In GTI form, it is speedy too. This review covers Polos on sale before August 2017.

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2017 Kia Rio vs Mazda 2 vs Volkswagen Polo comparison review

We pit the all new Kia Rio city car in a virtual comparison with two of the most respected cars in its class.

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Hot hatch interiors compared

First impressions from the driver’s seat of Clio RS, Fiesta ST, 208 GTi and Polo GTI.

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Renault Clio RS v Ford Fiesta ST v VW Polo GTI v Peugeot 208 GTi

Small in stature but with performance to burn, which baby hot hatch wins this battle?

2016 Volkswagen Polo GTI review
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2016 Volkswagen Polo GTI review

New suspension for MY16 at no extra cost – result!