2022 VW Polo GTI review - The sensible Pocket Rocket.
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- I was kindly invited along to a VW drive event to drive some of the latest models on offer. Seeing as I’ve never driven a Polo GTI before, I grabbed the keys and headed out with the cameras! Here are my initial thoughts…
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Great mini review mate ive owned mine from new since the end of may 4000 miles down the line and no complaints at all does everything we need it to do for our little family of 3 more than enough bootspace for the pram and plenty of room for the 360 spin car seat & having the 5 door is just so much easier 👌🏼 after coming from a 3 door 18 plate fiesta ST2 which was also a great car apart from the annoying little rattles from the inside of the cabin 🤦🏻♂️😅
Very interesting to hear from an owners perspective. Thanks for the comment mate!
@@CarFocused no worries mate keep up the great content 👌🏼
@@dannykelly3518 how would you say the acceleration and handling is? im considering this, a gti golf or a kona N but this is a good deal better value imo. 14.3 1/4 mile is as fast as evos of old!
@@TasimanaOG acceleration is unreal even in normal driving mode alot less aggressive than say in sport or individual which really does fire you off the line and launch control is fun thing to have, really does pull hard 8000 miles in now and still loving it you can definitely throw it round a bend with ease its just a really good all round car sorry for the late late reply what did you go for in the end?
@@dannykelly3518 I am actually still waiting for the car prices to lower in aus - but im 99% sure im going to pick up one of these or a Skoda Octavia RS with the same engine and performance! great all round cars from the looks of it and cant wait to get behind the wheel of one!
Always liked the polo and the new one looks really nice. 200hp and slip diff and a well planted setup is more than enough for daily driving and will surprise a lot of cars on the roads.
I have a 2018, and hopefully, I will be looking at a face lift one soon. Love these cars
The interiors rank, I always hated the tartan seat crap which is still as shite as it was in the Golf but that red dashboard takes it to another level of vulgarity.
You love VAG cars mate! Admit it! Red dash is optional by the way….
Good review, sums up the car very well without going into boring micro detail like some other reviews. I've owned mine brand new since 2019, really happy with it. As a daily it's pretty much perfect, very comfortable, nice cabin, practical, really supple ride and very nimble. As you say it's not the most fun hot hatch but it's definitely got enough to put a smile on your face. I took mine to the nurburgring in the summer and it was plenty of fun. The handling is predictable so you can enjoy it without worrying about ending up in a barrier. Good residuals and decent on fuel when you're not nailing it so I definitely recommend anybody looking for a smaller hot hatch to take one for a spin.
Thanks for the comment Barry! I try and make these reviews more about the driving experience rather than going into too much boring details as that can all be found in magazines / online anyway! It’s a shame a lot of people just assume these are boring, when in actual fact if you look at the bigger picture they are a great all round car. Much like the Golf too 👍🏻
That is way nicer than MK8. They've really improved the interior!
I've got a Polo GTI and I love it. It really shifts. It'll overtake so, so easily. I drove from just outside Manchester to Kings Lynn last year. It was 58 mpg. What's not to like?
Is the DSG really a good economical gearbox as everyone makes out?
DSG every time for a daily 👌🏻
Great review Gary my misses has a 16plate polo gti quite a rare little car u don't see many about very nice little car
I do like these as it has a slightly detuned golf gti engine and is quite large does make you think if you need a golf gti
I ❤️ my gti Golf, and my golf r, and I think the up gti looks pretty cool aswell. The problem with that polo is that red dashboard it looks tacky as hell, but I guess they all have different specs. VW 😍. Thanks for the vlog tho 👍
Yea the red dash is optional 👍🏻
I like the design. A very good hot hatch
I had 24 points, 2 section 59s and 2 bans all with less than 150bhp lol Clio Williams and pug 1.9gti. Better to have less bhp in small cars. I find the polos very interesting. 😎👍
Im glad there is no crackles and pops. Much more mature feel to this car than the previous face lift. Better for late twenty year olds that arnt so immature they feel they need to race every car they see. And also wanting less attention but still cheaper thrills and practically with the recent size increase of the Polo.
Nice review, can't wait to receive mine :)
I’m sure you won’t be disappointed - a very nice little all round car 👌🏻
Proudly made in South Africa!! Collecting mine today!
Awesome 😃
Nice car but that red dashboard
It’s optional apparently!
I’ve got a black dashboard
That red dash is beautiful. Its factory. Its optional to change it to grey dash.
@Car Focused not available in red now, wasn't sure when I got my 2018 last year but like it now. But it isn't gloss
@@gabbsdad same here
I’ve ordered a factory order complete with red dash amazing.
Congrats!
That red dashboard is not for me nice car though
The red dash isn’t going down well 😂
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Another great video Gary. I’d be interested to hear your opinion on how you feel about the power delivery on these compared to the Fiesta ST? What with the engine in the Fiesta being 500cc smaller and only 3 cylinders 👍🏼
Thanks mate! You know what though, it’s been 4 years since I drove a Mk8 Fiesta ST - so it’s quite hard to remember! Time has flown by! Will have to try and get behind the wheel of a facelift car soon.
@@CarFocused I remember when you released the video of the MK8 ST, that really does not seem like 4 years ago at all! The Polo definitely looks a good all rounder though 👍🏼
Hello Gary - Great video mate. Very well presented. I have to decide between a 2022 Mini Cooper S or 2022 Polo GTI - What think you ?
@@adamlucas6090 thank you! Unfortunately I’ve only driven the latest Mini GP - which isn’t really comparable to the GTi, so can’t help you there 😢
My Mrs loves hers, she said if flies when she puts it in S!
Certainly a nippy little car!
Got mine and love it.
Awesome 😃👌🏻
Taillights looks wider compare to the body, suppose be narrowed, but ya although.
I know the engines had an unreliable rep but I think peak polo gti was the 1.4 twin charger. The polo, Ibiza and fabia that used the twin charger were very different cars and annoying that VAG trimmed the vRS from the fabia range which I think has diluted the Ibiza and polo into less fun variants.
I have one of the twincharger Polo GTIs and I completely agree with you. An absolute lottery in terms of reliability, but what an incredibly fun little car it is. Truly captures the original GTI ethos of a car punching well above its weight… which has been well and truly forgotten with the present-day bloated ‘GTI’ variants.
I definitely think myself and my wife made the right choice with a new Fiesta ST-3. This Polo does nothing for me.
Did you drive one then? I think the only real way you can come to the conclusion a car isn’t for you is to have a good drive in one. For everyday use / comfort - the Polo wins it for me. For fun and smiles - the Fiesta all day 👌🏻
@@CarFocused no I didn’t actually, however for the reasons of fun and smiles (which is exactly what a hot hatch is for IMO) is why I wouldn’t consider the GTi.
I don’t think DSG has a place in a car like this - the next class up with the Golf maybe, but a I want a small fun car with full driver involvement.
Considering how the future looks in the car market for petrol heads I thought grab a new ST while there is still such as thing as a petrol driven manual transmission car that makes all of the right noises. Now the Fiesta is being killed off so I’m glad we got it when we did.
Your reviews are excellent, I really enjoy your content I think the way you’ve conveyed the Polo just further cements my own perhaps biased opinion of it. It just comes across as too refined and perhaps a bit boring and un involving to be fun.
@@michaelb9664 mate that’s perfectly reasonable! Now is indeed the time to buy something like a Fiesta ST, because like you say, the days of a true hot hatch are numbered 😢
Hang onto it!
Ecoboost Fiesta 3 cilindrer Will broke in one momento, Polo 4 cilindrer I dont think so. And I like fieste st very much but, ecoboost turbo always Will haber a problem. Not this problem on The Yaris GR. Japan works perfect
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Great review Gary. I like the look of its exterior styling. Too much red in the interior for me.
Thanks Simon - the red interior seems to be very Marmite. It doesn’t really offend me too much but I can see why it would put some people off. Thanks for watching mate ☺️🙌🏼
I wait mine and the inside (of mine) is all black and gray, it's a "free optional" the red one
I've had the pre facelift for 3 years now. I need a family car now with a lot more boot space so won't be upgrading to the model you drove. Great car though
Possibly a Golf GTI then? I have a T-Roc R review coming next 😁
@@CarFocused yes a golf or T-Roc would do nicely. Never driven a T-Roc. I look forward to the review
I have a Cupra Ibiza with the DSG box. Love the car and have only had an issue with the external temp sensor for the aircon. Great car to drive and lovely suspension/ride. Super cheap to tax and mpg is really good. Also the body kit is awesome, much better than any polo gti 😀
Seat are very good value. I have a Leon Cupra 300 and love it!
How funny is that I've just bought one about 5 days ago and using it as a driving instructor
To be fair it would be quite good for that haha.
@@CarFocused is so smooth so far they are finding it easy to drive and round town seeing 37mpg but still having a little fun between jobs
@@chrisbaxter5041is that doing 30 mph with the driving students aswell as a bit of spirited driving from yourself 🤔 is it the 7speed or 6 speed cheers
I actually like the red dash 😬
I guess a lot of other people do too 😁
Aport from the silly red dash interior it's a nice car.
That’s an option thankfully!
@@CarFocused wonder if it can be removed then ...that would be a bonus.
Keys?? Lol is Volkswagen still using keys on a top of the range model!
Cool review 👍
Hi Chris. Thanks mate. Maybe not to everyone’s liking but it’s good to try different cars ☺️
207 hp in a polo GTI and 150 hp in A200d
wonderful
That dashboard is sick... literally, I nearly vomited
What is that red dash. I’ve never seen that in any VW. Not good 😂😂😂
It was an option if memory serves me right. One that I wouldn’t be ticking, admittedly.
Love my red dash
Nice again VW makes a mess of an interior. Hideous.
elon musk is thinking that aint no rocket . u click batter
Borriiiing
But not everyone wants to be driving flat out everywhere whilst having the life shaken out of them. Yes, it’s not the most exciting hatch on the market but it certainly ticks a lot of boxes for a lot of people. It’s quite dull compared to my Cupra but I think long term it would be a nice car to live with 🙂
@@CarFocused a few mods and this polo would be pretty darn fast