Volkswagen Polo [2016-2019] User Reviews

I owned a 2012 Hyundai i20 CRDI 6 speed magna version. At the time there were no hot hatches in India , the polo gt twins came later in 2013, my dad insisted in buying a polo tdi 75bhp but I wasn’t really looking forward to buy the car due to low performance, however the i20 had 15ps and 45nm more , I also liked the way i20 looked , i was about 20years old then , hence got a i20 mid version which on road costed aroun 7.6 lacs with no abs and airbags ! Drove the car for about 80k km and was done with it as it lacked performance and safety kit , steering was so light it could make u nervous on highways, interiors golf the i20 started rattling , I knew it was time to upgrade as it had been 6 years. One of my friend was selling his Gt tdi 2015 model , when I saw this thing up close I fell in love with the design, u wouldn’t know unless ur standing next to it , though it’s about 10 years old , still looks better than some of its competition, the car is absolutely brilliant, the way it takes off u will be pushed back to your seats , I love this beauty , love the black interiors, the quality is on another level for a small hatch back , Hyundai and Maruti have to learn from these Czech and German car makers ! Also the polo lacks rear seat space , I don really like it’s unbearable, I have sat behind comfortably and I’m 5.11. Unlike the gt tsi which drinks up a lot of fuel , the gt tdi returns about 12kmpl even when driven hard , highways I get about 20kmpl which is too good for a car which is has over 100 bhp n weighs above a ton ! Overall I’m happy with this car , touchwood so far I have not had any issues in the last two years , service cost is around 12 to 13k which is good and I don understand why people create such bad impressions about the after sale service, yes they to improve it but only if u buy these cars is when VW earn more money to invest in service centre’s around , my friend who drives an 2014 Audi A4 says the steering feel and the handling is pretty much the same on the gt tdi which is a huge compliment to the car , one can’t say that about a Hyundai or Maruti. This beast can do 170km an hour in a jiffy , on a Hyundai i20 goin above 140 could make ur palms sweat ! I wanted to buy a regular polo but I could finally manage to get a gt which was like a dream ! I love this beauty , will keep this for another 5 years before I could upgrade again ! Thanks VW ????