The New VW ID. Polo Also Comes in a GTI Variant

Volkswagen ID. Polo GTI – FWD hot hatch brings 50-year nameplate to EV era; 226 PS, 424 km WLTP range

Nary two weeks after revealing the important new ID. Polo, Volkswagen has pulled the covers off the spicier version, the ID. Polo GTI. Shown during the weekend of the 24 Hours of Nürburgring – which, in case you’ve been living under a rock, featured yet another last-minute Max Verstappen heartbreak in his first attempt at the gruelling race – the hot hatch brings the iconic three letters into a new electric era in its 50th year. An almost perfec…

First look at Volkswagen ID. Polo GTI electric hot hatch

Volkswagen has pulled the wraps off the new ID. Polo GTI – its first electric model to wear the famous GTI badge.  Previously teased in concept form, Volkswagen revealed the ID. Polo GTI at the 2026 Nurburgring 24 Hours race in Germany. It arrives 50 years after the GTI badge was first applied to a hot Volkswagen. The company says its new EV recaptures the spirit of the original Mk1 Golf GTI.  With 226hp, it becomes the most powerful road-going …

VW ID. Polo also comes as a GTI

Volkswagen is bringing the GTI into the electric era while drawing heavily on the badge’s heritage. A red stripe, tartan trim, and GTI mode meet 166 kW, an ad

The new VW ID. Polo also comes in a GTI variant

The GTI name is legendary, and for the first time ever it's appearing on a fully electric car. This is the ID. Polo GTI. It produces 223bhp from a single electric motor and packs a 52-kWh battery, good for a claimed 0-100 kilometre time of 6.8 seconds and up to 420 kilometres of range according to the WLTP standard. Adaptive dampers, a bespoke GTI chassis setup and an electronically controlled differential all come as standard, while the styling…

Iconic hot hatch goes electric with fake engine sounds

The Volkswagen GTI hot hatch has gone electric with a high-performance version of the pint-sized ID. Polo city car. Volkswagen has revealed its first GTI hot hatch with electric power, the ID. Polo GTI, ahead of its European launch from the second half of this year. The German car giant has previously sold high-performance versions of its electric cars – including a ‘GTX’ version of the rear-wheel-drive ID.3 hatch – but it has never before comb…