VW Polo R WRC Street Limited Edition – but not for the UK

Volkswagen has revealed a production version of its Polo WRC car – the VW Polo R WRC Street – as a limited run, but not for the UK.

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The Worthersee Tour is often a showcase for future VW Group models – as well as a showcase for extremes of what VW cars can be – and this year’s Worthersee Tour saw what we expected was a peek at a future Polo R. Which it was, sort of.

Volkswagen has revealed a limited run VW Polo R WRC Street to coincide with their foray in to WRC with the Polo, and it goes on sale this month – but not for the UK.

The LHD only Polo R WRC Street gets the 4WD platform Audi has developed for the A1 together with a 2.0 litre TSI producing 220bhp, delivered to all four wheels through a six-speed manual ‘box, enough to scoot the Polo R WRC to 62mph in 6.4 seconds – quicker than the Golf GTi.

Cosmetic titivations include a set of 18″ Cagliari rally wheels, a more aggressive front bumper and a white paint hob with blue and grey stripes on the bonnet and doors. Inside there’s a proper interior with home comforts, Alcantara and leather seats and WRC logos.

It seems there are no plans to offer RHD versions of the Polo R WRC so there is no price for the UK, although at €33,900 in Germany the hottest Polo so far is a good £8k more than the Polo GTi with the 1.4 litre and DSG ‘box.

There may be no plans to offer the limited edition Polo R WRC in the UK, but if this limited run of 2500 sells out in quick sticks we could see Volkswagen adding a Polo R to the range before too long.