Jul 11, 2016 09:57 PM
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This is the best pickup hatch
Displacement: 1197cc
Max Power: 103bhp@5000rpm
Max Torque: 175Nm@1500-4100rpm
Transmission: 7-speed DSG Automatic
Fuel Economy: 17.21Km/l
There are plenty of hatchbacks in the Indian market to choose from, but there is nothing out there right now like the Volkswagen Polo GT TSI. With over 100 horses by its side this is a performance hatchback from the German carmaker
Volkswagen Polo GT TSI looks exactly like any other Polo that you see on Indian roads. But if you look close enough, you will see some GT badges on the car and there’s a reason that this car has earned those badges.
The Polo GT TSI is equipped with a more powerful petrol engine, improved suspension and an electronic stability program(ESP) so that it does not take off.
Under Rs 10 lakh, the Polo GT TSI is the only petrol hot hatch in India currently, till Ford launches their 100 BHP beast, the new Figo, in September 2015.
The Polo GT TSI gets a rear spoiler which adds to the subtle looks of the car. The ground clearance is 168 mm so you don’t have to worry about potholes and speed bumps.
Overall, the Polo GT TSI is a subtle looking car with clean lines and an elegant Looks can be deceptive, especially with the GT TSI. It’s powerful 1.2 litre turbocharged petrol engine is a little monster that can move mountains. The 103 BHP power never lets you down and the car gives you 175 Nm of torque from as low as 1200 rpm and consistently pushes you back in the seat till the rev meter hits 4000 rpm.
It’s like a turbo diesel engine torque, and it catapults the car from 0-100 km/h in less than 10 seconds. This is probably the only hatchback in the country right now
The engine is mated with a 7-speed dual shift gearbox(DSG), which is the best transmission you can get on a hatchback in India right now.
The gear shifts are so fast that you have to look at the instrument panel to know what gear the car is in. There are two options on the car, the normal ‘Drive’ mode that gives you fuel efficiency and a ‘Sports’ mode that gives you performance. You’d probably want to drive this car only in ‘Sports’ mode when the engine revs are high and all those gear shifts happen near the red line of the RPM meter giving you accele_45ration all the time.
The GT TSI has a claimed fuel-efficiency of 17.2 km/l but we got just 11 km/l
