[TusharK]

Volkswagen Motorsport has created an experimental track car that will be unveiled next week at Chennai.



Built by Volkswagen Motorsport India's race shop in Pune, it is a one-off based on the VW Polo. The car is not built to comply with any racing or rallying regulations in India. The vents on the tail gate suggest that it might have rear-mounted radiators similar to the setup on a Rallycross car. The car also has a rear spoiler and roof scoop, while the rear bumper appears to be stock.



The Ameo and Vento-based race cars that compete in championships conducted by the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) are powered by 1.8-litre turbocharged petrol engines that produce 205 BHP and 210 BHP respectively. The engines are paired with sequential transmissions. The cars also feature roll cages, racing seats with racing harnesses, updated suspension, wheels and brakes.

The one-off track car could feature a derestricted version of the 1.8-litre engine along with all the essential racing bits. We can expect VW to reveal more information about the new track car and its powertrain next week.

Link to Team-BHP News

[Turbojc]

Originally Posted by TusharK

Volkswagen Motorsport has created an experimental track car that will be unveiled next week at Chennai.

Hey all! VW Motorsport has just unveiled the Polo RX, a special one-off rear-engine rear-wheel drive project car !








Here's an excerpt from the press release:

The team huddled and zeroed in on a ‘Winter Project’ car that was something different, special and completely out of the box to deliver an exciting car for the motorsport enthusiasts. This new car is beyond any limitation of racing regulations and that is what makes its apt for a track day. For the first time in India, Volkswagen Motorsport team has built a powerful, rear-engine, rear wheel drive Polo for ultimate adrenaline rush! The car, built in a Polo body shell, is equipped with Ameo Cup car’s 1.8-litre TSI engine and sequential gear box with paddle shifters.

The ‘Winter Project’ car is a special one-off build that can be bought by customers for track day purposes.

Images and Text Source: Rotor Mouth

[AirWind]

Why cant VW get their latest Polo or Golf GTi that can both be homologated and sold in stock form and also easier to tune to the tracks?

[timuseravan]

Originally Posted by AirWind

Why cant VW get their latest Polo or Golf GTi that can both be homologated and sold in stock form and also easier to tune to the tracks?

And not at insane pricing levels. They released the Polo GTI at 25 lakh ex-showroom couple of years back and it did not sell well at all.

[aravind.anand]

Well brilliant ! What this actually shows is that VW India have been selling the same Polo with a million different special edition stickers and limited editions for a decade now. Something that the folks at Hero Motors would be impressed with!

Come on VW India, the world has moved on to new Polo based on an all-new platform - which is not even in sight for India. What happened to the promised VW Up! ? Din't make it to our shores.

3 generations of Passat
2 generations of Jetta
1 generation of Polo & Vento - which are their bread and butter models

Hopefully Skoda will take some interesting decisions and steer VW India out from this lull.

[Mukund]

Zigwheels walkaround video of the Polo RX. As per the reviewer this was a winter project of some engineers at VW India.

https://youtu.be/xTnz87LvKGk