First delivered to UK customers towards the end of 2009, the Mk5 (Type 6R) Polo did something no previous Polo had done: it won the overall European Car of the Year award for 2010. Admittedly, the ...

Despite its premium status, the Polo never excelled in our Driver Power satisfaction surveys. In 2016, it failed to get into the top 150; in 2017 it managed 59th. The only impressive rating was for ...

The Polo GTI is powered by VW’s 1.8-litre TSi turbocharged four-cylinder engine, replacing the out going model’s turbocharged and supercharged 1.4-litre motor. It produces 189bhp at 4200rpm (up 11bhp ...

Kyle has written professionally across the motorsport and motoring world since graduating from Plymouth University in 2018, and has acted as the MotoGP editor for Motorsport Week and as a Features ...

Used prices have dropped below the £2,000 mark, which is good value for a Volkswagen Polo. Excellent build quality should ensure that a 2009 or 2010 Polo has aged better than a Fiesta or Corsa, ...

Will go on sale in Europe later this year. Eight years after the VW Polo Mk5 arrived, Volkswagen introduced the VW Polo Mk6 in Berlin today. Here is the 2017 VW Polo from its world premiere. With a ...

There’s no other way around it. The Volkswagen Polo Mk5 is, even eight years after production had started, still relevant in its segment. Not only is it good, but the VW badge also plays a role in its ...

Let me explain. The new VW Polo GTI, at $30,990, costs $14,500 less than the Golf GTI. Hang on, they’re different cars, you say. Of course they are, but this sixth-generation Polo is a much larger ...

Not only did it have the standard Mk5 Polo's improved A1/Mk4 Ibiza platform, it had uprated springs and dampers, and a 15mm lower ride height. Unlike the Fiesta ST, the stability control couldn't be ...