Comments on: Mid-engined, rear wheel drive Volkswagen Polo Mk3

By: Russell

Russell — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:47:10 +0000

I hope that Ferrari body kit on a Peugeot comment was a joke!?
This thing is an engineering marvel and a street sleeper to boot. What an awsome car!

By: transformer

transformer — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:28:08 +0000

can those wheels maintain the tractions???
short wheelbase? limited width too ????

a so called Masterpiece Junk!

By: kei9

kei9 — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 06:14:33 +0000

whats the point of buying the car?it is illegal in malaysia.

By: raptorclans

raptorclans — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 13:43:23 +0000

perhaps there are channels to flow air inside… in d last pic, notice u can see the floor underneath, just like a normal engine bay

By: VW

VW — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 10:13:45 +0000

I wondering how to keep the engine cool in boot?

By: shooter

shooter — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 08:09:05 +0000

u can only see this kinda stuff outside M’sia, i guess its coz the bureaucraps in JPJ or the G for that matter, who formulate guidelines on stuff like this (car/bike modifications or tuning) are not engineers themselves, but a bunch of old farts who cant even tell the difference between horsepower and engine displacement, and the worse part is that we/u cannot dispute them no matter how wrong they are, talk about being a smart-ass…my grief with them is that from an engineering point these mods can be done and the vehicle could still be just as, or even safer. hence my bewilderment on why rollcages are not allowed on streetcars, or why you can only swap for an engine that is 30% bigger in displacement than the original, heck..Carol Shelby stuffed a 4.2L V8 into a 2.6L AC and became the legendary Cobra, an that was back in the 60’s…..

By: nmh

nmh — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 12:32:01 +0000

supermini with supercar layout….manufacturer should take note at this….vw did it oledi

By: iamisiamwhatiam

iamisiamwhatiam — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 07:24:54 +0000

yep… a minor typo. but for those who knows, brits do reverse engineer their car extensively but of course la they still need to do inspection and get approval from their road transport department before they can brag the car is street legal.
ever heard an evo 7 got cut in half, shorten the rear cabin and welded again just to make the longshaft shorter? and yeah, the car is street legal also…

By: aesthari

aesthari — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 04:39:11 +0000

Huh? It’s actually possible to have it modified so extensively and still remain legal in the US?! How I envy those fellas there. No doubt the car will be great but it doesn’t have the looks to back it’s performance. It’d be great if someone does this on a sportier car, say a Peugeot 406 Coupe, they can even slap on a Ferrari conversion kit on it, that’ll be so sweet. Just an idea :p On another note those bucket seats look funny, like it’s taken out of a washing machine.

By: jtshin

jtshin — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 01:01:45 +0000

Paul, U mean in the UK right? in second paragraph… Anyway.. this car sure can let all ppl come see n take photos.. cool…

By: StingRayINC

StingRayINC — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 19:16:05 +0000

OMG, This car could fly, and dangerous too. Without rear spoiler, it could skid easily. It’s a powerful car, but not a safety and good car to drive.