Volkswagen Polo BlueGT review
Volkswagen Polo BlueGT review
Our review of the new Volkswagen Polo BlueGT.
Via http://www.abhd.nl/video/volkswagen-p…
Content
23.43 -> You wouldn't have imagined we'd
do a Polo do you?
25.903 -> Of course the video and article's title
slightly revealed it.
29.275 -> But you don't see a Polo that often.
32.944 -> And even less often one that
doesn't have road tax.
35.81 -> I'm just kidding, the road tax free Polo is probably
the bestselling car in The Netherlands.
42.434 -> Yet this one is different.
44.881 -> It doesn't have any have road tax and only
20% of additional tax liability (in The Netherlands).
51.02 -> This is a remarkable little bug because
it's the Polo Blue GT.
56.632 -> The Blue-part stands for the exterior colour and
the fact that it's very fuel efficient.
64.09 -> Bluemotion, slow motion, sounds
familiar doesn't it.
68.027 -> Since it's a 1.4 Turbo TFSI you couldn't
quite call this a slow motion.
73.782 -> The biggest questions we need to
answer today are:...
77.835 -> 1. Are you allowed to drive
this car on the left lane?...
81.097 -> ... and 2. Is it still a good drive
and does the GT-part make sense?
104.584 -> I'm not kidding when I say
this engine is quite nice.
107.972 -> It's the new generation
of the good old 1.4 TSI.
111.514 -> So it's got some new features.
114.096 -> Like better thermo-management.
116.523 -> The heat distribution in the manifold is different,
the turbo has been integrated much better,...
121.319 -> ... the intercooler has been mounted closer resulting in
a much lower amount of temperature loss.
126.589 -> But most important is that it has "cylinder shutdown".
129.967 -> This means that at times the four cylinder
engine only uses two cylinders.
135.023 -> When I release throttle the display shows "2 Cylinder mode"
and according to Volkwagen this isn't noticeable.
142.413 -> But in fact this isn't true.
145.138 -> If you've ever been on an overnight ferry...
150.904 -> ... you don't always know if the
ferry is still moving when you wake-up.
155.873 -> You can find this out by listening if you
can hear the humming sound of the engine.
163.814 -> With the shutdown of the two cylinders you
can hear the same humming sound.
170.669 -> But when you accelerate it very swiftly
uses all four cylinders again.
174.713 -> The system switches off the cylinders when
the engine requires less than 100 Nm of torque.
181.923 -> This Polo Blue GT simply is
very fuel efficient.
185.615 -> It drives 22.2 km on 1 litre (13.6 miles on 1l).
187.447 -> And this for a petrol engine with 140 bhp.
191.692 -> That's quite good for such a small Polo.
195.357 -> The CO2-emission is 103 grams an 108 grams
with the manual transmission.
199.618 -> We've got the seven-speed DSG transaxle.
202.235 -> Resulting in quite a good acceleration
of 0-100 km (0-62 miles) in seven seconds.
219.031 -> It's like a junior GTI.
222.677 -> This also shows on the exterior.
224.966 -> It's quite a bold version with a nice
colour and good-looking rims.
231.19 -> Nice roof-spoiler and double exhaust.
234.992 -> It simply looks quite sporty and bold.
240.49 -> The handling is just fine.
243.159 -> It's nice and quiet and since it's a VW
everything is where it should be.
247.674 -> The handling isn't very sporty.
249.378 -> The steering is quite light, which is noticeable when you
drive a bumpy road at high speeds.
254.36 -> Then you feel your hands going up and down a little bit.
257.315 -> The steering could've been more stiff.
259.385 -> For the rest it does what you
expect it to do.
262.251 -> Just a tad of understeer at high speeds and
the rear will remain nice and steady.
267.114 -> Not the most exiting GTI-like version,
but entertaining nonetheless.
273.578 -> And it's nice and fast.
275.275 -> This without having to pay road tax.
278.908 -> As long as I'm not on the left lane and
you're not bothering me...
282.295 -> ... then we tolerate the Blue GT to drive there.
287.358 -> The official price hasn't been released yet.
290.39 -> But it'll lay around 20.000 Euros.
293.533 -> Probably a bit more.
295.673 -> This give it its own niche: a small
hatchback with 140 bhp.
300.481 -> Of course, there are hatchbacks which
are more powerful and faster.
304.71 -> But these are more expensive and do
require you to pay road tax.
307.468 -> And also have an additional tax liability of 25%.
309.578 -> But if you're a little bit wiser
this is the better option.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlxOCUl2VQw