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Volkswagen Working on Polo R with 250 HP and AWD

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The Polo GTI was the laughingstock of the supermini hot hatch market – not enough power, not enough fun and not enough style. But VW joined the Word Rally Championship and all that changed. Suddenly, the Polo R WRC Street came out with bragging rights.
Not being content with that car alone, the Germans are apparently working on another, even bette hot Polo. German website AutoBild reports that a prototype is currently testing in the Arctic region, offering up to 250 PS from its re-tuned 2-liter engine.

What's more, while the Polo R WRC Street is front-wheel drive and has a manual, this car will almost certainly be all-wheel drive and will accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in under six seconds. It seems that in its old age, the Polo 6R is finding its racing spirit.
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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