2012 VW Polo R WRC

Street version is powered by a 220 hp turbo.

VW GTI meeting in 2012 showed the number of highlights on the big booth These included among others The new Golf GTI Cabrio, which comes in a few weeks in the trade. In addition, the Polo but played a major role. Next year celebrates Europe's largest carmaker, so a comeback in the World Rally Championship. Therefore could not be missing the Polo R WRC. More interesting, however, the road version called "Polo WRC Street" was.

vw polo r wrc 2012

WRC Street
Officially, these were still a study, but it's looks certain that the WRC Street is left on the street. Volkswagen has confirmed the launch of a small series for the end of 2013 and now. Under the hood of the popular compact car performed in the 2.0-liter supercharged variant, a sharp TSI with impressive 220 ​​hp is serving. Although official performance figures have not been betrayed, but Sprint promises VW values ​​that should be on the racing levels. Visually, the vehicle is bordered by enormous air inlets, WRC-label, large rear spoiler and diffuser on his brave brothers. For optimum road-holding is provided by a specially developed sport suspension. The sale price is not fixed yet. Deals may be, however, expect any.

R-WRC
It is even faster in real rally car Polo R WRC to the point. The "hottest Polo of all times" - as Development Chief Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, at the first official presentation said - will start from 2013 when many of the WRC Rally inserts a comeback. The heart of the racing version is a 1.6-liter TSI engine with 300 horsepower, which provides for a substantial acceleration from zero to 100 km / h in 4.1 seconds.

vw polo r wrc 2012