{"id":568987,"date":"2010-05-18T16:59:24","date_gmt":"2010-05-18T20:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/?p=57100"},"modified":"2010-05-18T16:59:24","modified_gmt":"2010-05-18T20:59:24","slug":"video-autocar-drives-the-2011-volkswagen-polo-gti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/568987","title":{"rendered":"Video: AutoCar drives the 2011 Volkswagen Polo GTI"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_57101\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 573px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57101\" title=\"2011 Volkswagen Polo GTI\" src=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/volkswagen_polo_gti_autocar_main_a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">2011 Volkswagen Polo GTI reviewed by AutoCar<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>As much as we&#8217;d like to have one in the U.S., Volkswagen has no plans to bring the 2011 Polo GTI hatchback to the stateside. Of course, that means we&#8217;ll just have to be satisfied with the Golf GTI, which is not necessarily a bad thing&#8230; but we&#8217;re pretty greedy. Not to mention, we are still in dire need of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/tag\/volkswagen-golf-r\/\">Volkswagen Golf R<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autobytel.com\/content\/research\/chooser\/index.cfm\/action\/SelectTrim\/make_vch\/Volkswagen\/model_vch\/GTI\/cat\/Any\/year_si\/0\/minprice\/0\/maxprice\/999999\/id\/31622\"><strong>Click  here to get pricing on the 2010 Volkswagen GTI<\/strong><\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Hit the jump for the video<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/2009\/12\/15\/review-2010-volkswagen-gti-unleashes-the-demon-inside-you\/\"><strong>Click  here for our review of the 2010 Volkswagen GTI<\/strong><\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Refresher<\/strong>: Power for the 2011 Volkswagen Polo GTI comes from a 1.4L TSI engine that uses a supercharger from 0 to 3,000 rpm. After that a turbocharger cuts in to provide extra boost. The system puts out a total of 180-hp with a maximum torque of 184 lb-ft. Mated to a 7-speed twin-clutch DSG gearbox (or a 6-speed manual), the 2011 Polo GTI runs from 0-62 mph in 6.9 seconds with a top speed of 142 mph.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2011 Volkswagen Polo GTI<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/2011_volkswagen_polo_gti_images_001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"2011 Volkswagen  Polo GTI\" src=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/2011_volkswagen_polo_gti_images_001-128x84.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"128\" height=\"84\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/2011_volkswagen_polo_gti_images_002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"2011 Volkswagen  Polo GTI\" src=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/2011_volkswagen_polo_gti_images_002-128x84.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"128\" height=\"84\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/volkswagen_polo_gti_images_004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"2011 Volkswagen  Polo GTI\" src=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/volkswagen_polo_gti_images_004-128x84.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"128\" height=\"84\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/2011_volkswagen_polo_gti_images_003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"2011 Volkswagen  Polo GTI\" src=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/2011_volkswagen_polo_gti_images_003-128x84.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"128\" height=\"84\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-57100\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>AutoCar Reviews the 2011 Volkswagen Polo GTI<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/Jw3MEPoIVeU&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/Jw3MEPoIVeU&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/SD7BfjnE4SB8G37MBesp7ZOidgA\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/SD7BfjnE4SB8G37MBesp7ZOidgA\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/SD7BfjnE4SB8G37MBesp7ZOidgA\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/SD7BfjnE4SB8G37MBesp7ZOidgA\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=Wq354sEtdOE:c-AOXOZYT54:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=Wq354sEtdOE:c-AOXOZYT54:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?i=Wq354sEtdOE:c-AOXOZYT54:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=Wq354sEtdOE:c-AOXOZYT54:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?i=Wq354sEtdOE:c-AOXOZYT54:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=Wq354sEtdOE:c-AOXOZYT54:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=Wq354sEtdOE:c-AOXOZYT54:TzevzKxY174\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?d=TzevzKxY174\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2011 Volkswagen Polo GTI reviewed by AutoCar As much as we&#8217;d like to have one in the U.S., Volkswagen has no plans to bring the 2011 Polo GTI hatchback to the stateside. 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