Like all the latest Polo ... of the GTI family. Like the Golf there’s a distinctive red stripe that dissects the base of the grille and runs through into the headlamps, plus the front wings ...

VW has made plenty of noise about the Polo GTI’s ‘playfulness’, but we ... performance-oriented tyres would help matters, but front-end grip is also no match for its South Korean rival.

and front and rear parking sensors. Producing 204bhp, the Polo GTI’s 2.0-litre turbocharged engine will take you from 0-62mph in 6.5sec. It has more than enough oomph to get you up to speed very ...