Volkswagen Polo R WRC - The limited edition

Besides the actual rally car that will compete in next seasons WRC, Volkswagen presented the most powerfull Polo ever, with 220hp and 350Nm, limited to only 2.500 units.

It has 18-inch ‘Cagliari’ rally-inspired rims with bumpers designed specifically for this version in a blue, grey and white paint scheme for the car. Underneath the car has a 2liter engine connected to a six speed manual gearbox driving all four wheels.

It will do 0 to 100km/h (0 to 62mph) in just 6,4 seconds, which means it is faster than a Golf GTI, and will have a top speed of 243km/h (151mph).

No interior shots have been released but i am sure it will have the same outside treatment, with a special trim and colored stitching and still keep all the amenities like air conditioning and satellite navigation.

The price is €33.900 ($43.850 or £27,350) in Germany, but there won't be a "normal" VW Polo R version, atleast for now...

Source: AutoExpress

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Volkswagen Polo R WRC introduced in Monte Carlo

Today Volkswagen held a press conference in a casino at Monte Carlo in order to indroduce to the press the new Polo R WRC that will compete next season, with the first race taking place precisely in Monte Carlo.

The drivers were already known, Sébastien Ogier, Jari-Matti Latvala and Andreas Mikkelsen has the third pilot. But only now VW released information about the technical aspects of the car. It has a 1.6 liter TSI engine producing 315hp and will do 0 to 100km/h (0 to 62mph) in 4.1 seconds, probably in all types of terrain.

From mid January the WRC will start with a new contender, Volskwagen, but will only have Citroen as a real adversary, and even Citroen won't have Loeb to make it easy for them.

 

Please come back Mitsubishi, Subaru, Ford, Peugeot, Lancia, Toyota,....

 

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