Comments on: Volkswagen Polo GTI launched in Malaysia

By: kunyee81

kunyee81 — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:56:04 +0000

i heard that this promotion of 99k is over last week. any1 of u know where n how can i get this price since limited units available for sale and the ‘Year End Sale” has just over. it’s super worthwhile if can buy at this attractive price. Below 100k for a turbocharged european car,disregard the size,it’s less than 10% of malaysian driving on the road > 3 person.

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By: carbon

carbon — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:43:52 +0000

polo GTI is having special promo price at rm119k in conjunction with Merdeka endurance race!! really considering to book 1 now!!
anyone here own/test drove it here?

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By: lowprofile

lowprofile — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:19:38 +0000

prometheus,

i do agree too that 2 door cars are sportier.

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By: prometheus

prometheus — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:07:35 +0000

Yep.. Probably the Same reason why we have a 4 door civic type R and not the euro type R Agree fully with the explanation.. but I still have preference for a 2 door.. Dunno why.. perhaps it gives the illusion of “sportiness”

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By: lowprofile

lowprofile — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:30:00 +0000

i also heard that naza is preparing a slightly hotter 206 but it’s manual only from what i hear so far. i’ve been told it is not designed to go head to head with the new hot hatches but should have more poke for those wanting a more torquey 206.

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By: lowprofile

lowprofile — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:21:00 +0000

prometheus, i suppose that vw has done it’s market research before deciding on the 4 door. to have both models in the line up for malaysia increases cost as these cars are cbu, and the factory that produces the car will need to keep stock of parts to be assembled. therefore, keeping those parts incurs cost which will be passed onto the end buyer. i guess the 4 door is the choice of the majority.

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By: prometheus

prometheus — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:43:14 +0000

150K? I think i would rather have it in 2 door.. at least becomes poor man’s GTI plaything rather than have it 4 door to become midlife crisis GTI..

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By: wrong-turn

wrong-turn — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:48:44 +0000

Skip the wo wah…
I dont think VW Malaysia will sell this polo in great number…VW needs to consider model like Tiguan or Touran for Malaysian market instead of this budget GTi version(Isn’t the Golf GTi should be enough, and you cant duplicate the success).
I think a Touran with sub 180k pricing will suit lot of families here…IMHO

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By: White Jack

White Jack — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 01:27:28 +0000

VW body is definately much tougher than Suzuki Swift sport.

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By: ezralimm

ezralimm — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:52:36 +0000

the polo in the pic is LHD..

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By: bobdbilder

bobdbilder — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:58:25 +0000

Dudes you are dreaming,

For 138K, you get 220Nm which the Swift can only match with a Diesel 1.5l 190Nm), the 1.6 does it at 147Nm at 4800rpm. And some 25HP more from stock pressures. With just a bit heavier.

Plus its that flat 220Nm torque from 2000rpm to 4300rpm which is sweet. We are talking about the 1.8TFSI aren’t we? Not the newer FSI.

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By: topgunthang

topgunthang — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:00:58 +0000

you are right. the suzuki swift sport. looks better, handles better, 2 extra doors and i think in malaysia alot cheaper. the polo gti should be priced around 110 and ( or maybe 125k for the extra safety trinkets). since the swift is around 100k cbu. if im not wrong

vw must have stolen the dress off one of those scottish pipers to make the seats. when i see one of these polo gti’s i always think poor man’s golf gti. though i dont want to afford it.

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By: bobdbilder

bobdbilder — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:45:40 +0000

Well it is way cheaper than the 2.0l Clio Renaultsport at over RM 200K, but it wouldn’t be as sweet. It would be much more reliable than a Clio though. Coz its German. But those 45 profile would hurt.

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By: I my

I my — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:16:03 +0000

So r we gonna hv a Polo Cup race??

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By: lchan

lchan — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:06:30 +0000

car with an engine of great potential but not the price. abit on the high side considering polo gti is always about 35-40% cheaper then golf gti.

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By: dangermouse

dangermouse — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:19:12 +0000

This was a nice engine in the Mk4 Golf… in the lighter Polo it should be a lot of fun!

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By: hamster

hamster — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:07:53 +0000

i agree wit lowprofile..da drive should b pretty fast…i like da DSG feature but i think wit da manual it should b mo fun to drive around

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By: tHe CuLpRit

tHe CuLpRit — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:03:01 +0000

Excellent! except for the small matter of the Suzuki Swift

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By: raybrig85

raybrig85 — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:34:02 +0000

me too…bravo all d time..i dun like the dsg…oredi look so uncle in standard version…now make up it to make it younger..haha…

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By: azrai

azrai — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:19:58 +0000

That’s why they reduce the current Polo price.

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By: droll

droll — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:10:58 +0000

yup, i’d go for the fiat bravo too. but i have my reservations about torino’s support. so end of day, this little gti cousin may just win over a few buyers.

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By: xenith

xenith — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:31:25 +0000

I prefer th Fiat Bravo GT…
I have always liked Polo though…

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By: kingglim

kingglim — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:13:21 +0000

150hp & 220Nm may not be much…but peak torque at 1,950rpm at weight of just 1,164kg and 0-100 in 8.2sec …it got the best stock performance for rm140k. Cant complain

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By: outspoken

outspoken — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:52:05 +0000

without the DSG, the Polo DOES look like a poor man’s golf gti…
anyway, he/she must be more wealthy than me.. i can’t even afford the new Saga…

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By: KF

KF — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:13:29 +0000

Hmmm…looks like VW is positioning the Polo GTi as the next hot-hatch…

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By: mystvearn

mystvearn — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:04:10 +0000

nice but if you wanted to buy a golf look a like, better buy the golf and not the smaller car in the range even though it has higher engine specs. The GTi is expansive, but then a shorter version of a hatchback has no wow factor in it. Thats IMHO

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By: szw

szw — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:06:15 +0000

still prefer golf

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By: hyundai

hyundai — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:51:55 +0000

wow… it is lot cheaper than the golf… not bad…

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By: lowprofile

lowprofile — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:22:16 +0000

drive it first then decide. what you should be looking at is the torque figure. power is onlt for top speed on the highway. but is you want to take the car on corners, most of the time, it’s torque you need to pull out fast. with 220nm at just 1950 rpm, this car will feel very quick. also, don’t just look at 0-100. if possible consider the rolling acceleration because thats where you’d be when another car challenges you. again, torque is what you’re looking for. not power which comes in only at higher speeds. in the city, and constant traffic, it’s mainly guts… unless you take the challenge outstation on lovely roads.

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By: tolan

tolan — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:40:39 +0000

yeah 150 hp for a 1.8 liter turbo is quite low..

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