Volkswagen Polo 2015 Video Review

The idea of a fast, practical and cheap car may seem seem like three square pegs trying to fit into one round hole, but there's plenty of choice on the market right now.

However when the MkV Volkswagen Polo GTI first hit Australian roads in late 2010, it created a new budget performance benchmark. 

All of a sudden you could buy a Polo that matched the performance of the Golf GTI, for around the same price as a mid-spec Corolla. Other little hot hatches of the time like the MkIII Renault Clio Sport and Mini Cooper S were fast but cost Golf GTI money, and the Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ twins didn’t even exist.

Read the full Volkswagen Polo GTI manual 2015 review.