VW teases with sketch of firm’s new Polo GTI

Following the unveiling of the latest Polo supermini, Volkswagen has shared a teaser of its sporty GTI model.

Volkswagen says the GTI will take its traditional place as the flagship Polo, with more performance, improved driving dynamics and sportier styling than the regular models.

In the design sketch, the GTI gets a full-width LED light bar that sits beneath the grille, with the typical red GTI strip. Meanwhile, the lower grille has hexagonal shapes, which incorporate fog lights that are framed by sporty blades.

As expected, the Polo GTI will be front-wheeldrive, while the engine will have “high torque”.

The seventh-generation Polo was revealed in April, with familiar-yetsharper looks than its predecessor. For example, Matrix LED headlights are available on higher trims for the first time, so expect these to also be on the GTI.

Orders open this month for the regular model, with the GTI unlikely to go on sale until later in the summer.

The GTI design sketch features hexagonal fog lights.