2015 VW Polo GTI gets new 1.8 litre TSI with 189bhp

The Volkswagen Polo GTI is getting a bit of a facelift for 2015 with styling tweaks, option updates and a new 1.8 litre TFSI with 189bhp for better performance.

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The Volkswagen Polo GTI is being updated for 2015 – and heading for a debut at the Paris Motor Show – with VW bucking the trend for ever smaller engines by dropping the current 1.4 litre turbocharged and supercharged lump in favour of a new 1.8 litre TSI with 189bhp and 236lb/ft of torque.

The extra power lets the new Polo GTI get to 62mph in 6.7 seconds and on to a top speed of 147mph and, unlike the current GTI, you’ll also be able to do that with a six-speed manual ‘box as well as the optional 7-speed DSG.

Aside from the new engine, you’ll need to look quite hard to see the changes, but the 2015 Polo GTI does get updated headlights, a new grill (complete with red stripe), more aggressive bumpers with the interior keeping its tartan seats and getting the same updates as those on the rest of the Polo range. New options include LED headlights and a Sports Performance Package.

Volkswagen hasn’t revealed how much the new Polo GTI will cost, but we’d hope it may actually start at a slightly lower price than the current model’s.

The 2015 VW Polo GTI will debut at the 2014 Paris Motor Show at the start of October.