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VW Premieres New Polo GTI; Textbook Downsizing Results in 25% Reduction in Fuel Consumption from Predecessor

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The new Polo GTI, in what Volkswagen is calling “textbook downsizing”, is powered by a new 1.4-liter The predecessor of the new Polo GTI first switched over to turbo technology in 2006. The first new Polo GTIs will appear in Germany at the end of May, and will then progressively be introduced across Europe and in Japan.