VOLKSWAGEN POLO 5D GTI CUP EDITION JAPANESE IMPORT 12/2008 75186 MILES HIGH GRADE B13-579

ARRIVED IN UK DUE WITH US THIS WEEK FROM HAULIERS

A VERY SPECIAL VEHICLE NUMBER 134 OF 200 PRODUCED. EU SUPPLIED AND BUILT RHD, THEN SOLD NEW BY VW JAPAN AS A SPECIAL ORDER. JUST IMPORTED BACK TO THE UK.

STANDARD SPEC: USUAL VOLKSWAGEN POLO 1.8T GTI CUP 5-SPEED MANUAL 5-DOOR MANUAL PETROL

THE POLO GTI "CUP EDITION" BRINGS THE LOOK OF THE JUNIOR RACE SERIES POLO TO THE ROAD. IN THE ADAC VOLKSWAGEN POLO CUP, TALENTED YOUNG DRIVERS TAKE IT TO THE RACE CIRCUITS WITH 150 PS. THE TURBO-CHARGED POLO GTI "CUP EDITION" IS MORE THAN A MATCH FOR THAT – ITS 180 BHP MAKE IT THE MOST POWERFUL PRODUCTION POLO OF ALL TIME.

2 KEYS WITH NEW VW KEY RING

EVEN THE 147HP STANDARD SPECIFICATION POLO GTI IS ONE OF THE FASTEST SMALL COMPACTS. JUST A FEW MONTHS AFTER ITS LAUNCH, THE DESIGNERS AND DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERS AT VOLKSWAGEN INDIVIDUAL HAVE GONE ONE FURTHER BOTH TECHNICALLY AND OPTICALLY.

THE TURBOCHARGED FIVE-VALVE FOUR-CYLINDER ENGINE HAS HAD ITS PERFORMANCE BOOSTED TO PRODUCE 180 HP FROM 1.8 LITRES AND A MAXIMUM TORQUE OF 173 LBS-FT, ALREADY AVAILABLE AT 2000 RPM. THAT PUTS THE POLO GTI AT THE TOP OF ITS SEGMENT – AND MAKES IT A DYNAMIC THRILL TO DRIVE. NOT SURPRISING WITH A POWER-WEIGHT RATIO OF JUST 6.6 KILOGRAMS PER PS!

THIS ENGINE PROPELS THE FASTEST POLO OF ALL TIME TO A MAXIMUM SPEED OF 139 MPH, AND THE "CUP EDITION" ACCELERATES FROM ZERO TO 60 MPH IN ONLY 7.5 SECONDS.

THE STANDARD POLO GTI IS ALREADY DISTINGUISHABLE BY ITS LOOKS AS AN EMPHATICALLY MUSCULAR VERSION, BUT THE STRIKING DESIGN OF THE "CUP EDITION" GOES ONE BETTER: ROOF SPOILER DESIGNED BY VOLKSWAGEN INDIVIDUAL, FRONT AND REAR SKIRTS TAKEN VIRTUALLY STRAIGHT FROM THE ADAC POLO CUP RACING CAR, AND CONSPICUOUS SIDE SILLS. THE "CUP EDITION" LETTERING ON THE TAILGATE PROVIDES THE CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF ITS RACING PEDIGREE.

BEHIND THE LARGE 7.5 J X 17-INCH ALLOYS WHICH HAVE THE "ARISTO" FOUR-SPOKE DESIGN, THERE ARE UP-RATED BRAKES WITH RED CALIPERS. TOGETHER WITH THE WIDE 205/40 ZR 17 TYRES, THEY PROVIDE SPORTS CAR BRAKING PERFORMANCE. THE TYPICAL GTI INTERIOR WITH LUXURY "INTERLAGOS" SPORTS SEATS REMAINS THE SAME, AS DOES THE EXTENSIVE SAFETY PACKAGE WITH ESP AS STANDARD.