The renewed Volkswagen Polo GTI in Israel - voila! vehicle

2022-07-26T20:01:15.592Z

Volkswagen Polo GTI has been updated and arrived in Israel. A slight improvement in power, a new gearbox and updated equipment. The price: 187 thousand shekels

The renewed Volkswagen Polo GTI in Israel

Marketing of the renewed Volkswagen Polo GTI has begun, with an addition of 7 hp, a new gearbox and updated equipment. Without a local competitor, it will continue to establish its status

Kenan Cohen

07/26/2022

Tuesday, July 26, 2022, 7:15 p.m. Updated: 10:51 p.m.

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Line alignment with the polo and squinting for golf in the front (photo: manufacturer's website)

After the restful Peugeot 208GTI and the excellent Renault Clio RS rolled off the production line, Seat no longer has the Ibiza Cupra, the Ford Fiesta ST has no intention of officially being marketed, the Mini Cooper S is wildly expensive and the Hyundai i20N is currently between a promise, a rumor or just a wish Attention to improving the brand's sporty image in Israel - for customers looking for a sporty super mini at a normal price, there is only the Polo GTI left that maintains the combination of a small car-usefulness-fun-at a sane price.

By the way, for the information of the other importers, you want to build a reputation, a customer base and justify the marketing of sports cars - don't do it the way you do it, ("We brought it, we didn't buy it, we won't bring it again in our lives!") Do it like Volkswagen, with an investment long years of building a brand.

Digital dashboard and updated multimedia system (photo: manufacturer's website)

Back to the Polo, the latest facelift for the model comes five years after we drove the current model, which is no longer just fast, but has also proven that it knows how to turn properly, which was not the case before.

The engine volume remains as it was before, 2.0 liter turbo but this time with 207 hp instead of 200. The double clutch transmission gets another gear and it now has seven instead of six gears. Acceleration to 100 km/h now takes 6.5 seconds instead of 6.7 seconds before stretching Interior.

Another change that should make it more dynamic is an additional lowering of 15 mm.

Development and operation hand in hand: the great conceptual revolution of the high-tech world

In cooperation with "Hatechonologit", the technology division of Bank Hapoalim

Just a GTI.

On the trunk door these three letters appear in large letters (photo: manufacturer's website)

In terms of design, these are small changes such as a transverse lighting strip in front, just like the one in the regular Polo, matrix LED headlights and more.

In the driver's area, the car continues to make use of the historic checkered cloth upholstery which is great alongside innovations such as a move to the latest buttonless multimedia system which is less great.

The dashboard (10.25 inches) that was optional comes as standard, the 8-inch multimedia screen, split climate control, 17-inch wheels, a sunroof and a wireless charging pad.

The list of safety systems includes adaptive cruise control, lane departure correction including maintaining the center of the lane, warning of a vehicle in a "dead zone" and more.

The price of the renewed Polo GTI will be NIS 187,000.