VW also hopes to transfer some of the knowledge gained from competing in the Dakar Rally, which it has won the past three years. We'll have to wait and see if the Polo R WRC finds similar success ...

Volkswagen and Volkswagen Motorsport will be presenting the Polo R-WRC, the Polo WRC Street special edition model plus two further Golf GTI concept cars. Golf GTI Cabriolet: Following its world ...

but now Volkswagen is chasing motorsport success in the World Rally Championship. And in order to meet FIA regulations, the company has had to build 2,500 Polo R WRC high-performance road cars to ...

Volkswagen’s WRC entry in the form of a Polo R is out testing a little over a year before its official competition debut. The Polo R recently got its first bout of testing on a 1.5-mile tarmac ...

None of this means that VW won’t continue to be involved in the dirtier side of motorsport, though. It will stay in rallying and will develop a new Polo to comply with the R5 regulations.

Volkswagen R started in 2002 with the Golf R32. Then the Passat R sedan/wagon came along in 2008, followed a year later by the Scirocco R while the Polo R WRC landed in 2013. In recent years, "R" has ...

If it’s proper performance you’re after, Volkswagen recently unveiled the Polo R WRC edition, a left-hand-drive special with 217bhp and a chunky, circa-£25k price tag. A Proper Polo R is ...

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Sized smaller than the Golf and competing in a segment against cars like the Ford Fiesta, the Volkswagen Polo R will be the most powerful car in its class with a 225-hp version of the current 2.0 ...

A used oil-burner might seem a little crude in 2024, but the real-world economy of the Polo’s diesel line-up is impressive. You will need to drive it long distances to avoid any DPF-related ...

Get set for the most powerful Polo ever: the limited-edition 217bhp Volkswagen Polo R WRC. It’s been Launched to coincide with VW’s World Rally Championship campaign and will sit above the ...