Yes, We Do Want VW’s Newest Pocket Rocket

February 19th, 2010 admin

The Europeans get all the cool pocket rockets. The Ford Focus RS . The Renault Mégane Sport. The Vauxhall Corsa SRi. And now the Volkswagen Polo GTI. Why can’t we get cars like this? Seriously. Just look at this thing. It’s so cute, yet so potentially mean. Kind of like a pit bull puppy. It is everything we love in a car — small, quick and fuel-efficient with a lovely supercharged and turbocharged engine cranking out a fun-fun-fun 180 horsepower through a seven-speed gearbox. What’s…


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