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Track test: Volkswagen Polo GTI

The Volkswagen GTI is a mean little bugger, but it’s all fun!

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Overdrive|Jan 02, 2017, 16:30:45 IST

I glanced through the MMST pit hangars to check if all the OVERDRIVE awards nominee cars were in place, and the field appeared more or less adequate. My eyes roamed over the bonnets, and in one far corner I saw the white and chrome of a Volkswagen. I dismissed it as another variant of the Ameo. Volkswagen had sent three variants of that sedan, and I simply assumed this was one more of that trio. Then the sun filtering through the rafters bounced off the chrome on the VW badge on the front grille, and caught the red streak under it. I knew no...

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First Published:Jan 02, 2017, 16:30:45 IST
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