Good news for the Volkswagen Polo GTI after its reputation was boosted with the Motor Magazine ‘Bang For Your Bucks’ title.

In a nice coup for the baby GTI, Motor compared the Pogo’s 2011 results against the scores from the previous five years and found the Polo GTI would have won the gong for six years in a row.

The Polo GTI’s success lies in its $27,900 list price (3 door model) where it is able to make the most of its relatively modest 132kW power against more fancied and more expensive rivals in the Motor comparison.

Polo GTI Claims MOTOR ‘Bang For Your Bucks’ Award

8 July 2011

Volkswagen’s mighty Polo GTI has crushed its opponents in MOTOR magazine’s annual ‘Bang For Your Bucks’ Award.

The Polo GTI was hands down the performance bargain of the year – and would have won the last five year as well ­should it have been amongst the previous years’ competitors.

“We pumped its Bang and Buck scores into our formula for the last five years and it won, every time,” the judges at MOTOR wrote.

“When we set up our formula, you were never supposed to be able to buy this much performance for just $27,990”.

The winner of the ‘Bang For Your Bucks’ Award is decided predominantly on the competitor’s ability over several categories such as speed, performance, dynamics and handling. The Polo GTI owns it success thanks to Volkswagen’s clever downsizing of the twincharged 1.4-litre TSI engine (turbo plus supercharging) and the extremely efficient 7-speed dual clutch gearbox (DSG).

“We are pleased the judges at MOTOR magazine appreciated the Polo GTI’s all-round­ potential and obviously its affordable performance,” said Anke Koeckler, Volkswagen Group Australia’s Managing Director.

“With the Golf GTI winning last year’s ‘Bang for Your Bucks Award’, the Polo GTI sure lives up to the legendary badge with its superior handling properties combined with uncompromising engine responsiveness and impressive safety and economy figures”.