Polo GTI hits the sweet spot

The latest generation of Polo offers an enjoyable everyday driving experience with extra throttle, writes Dave Humphreys

The new VW Polo GTI: its 200hp power output is almost double that of the original Golf GTI

For those of a particular vintage, you may remember a time when the Volkswagen Golf GTI was the car to have. The original, first launched in the mid-1970s, was something of a veritable rocket ship at the time, cracking the 100km/h mark in 9.2 seconds with a four-speed manual that had you shifting gears just to hear ...