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Volkswagen Polo R WRC - Click above for high-res image gallery
It's been an on-again, off-again affair with
rumors of a possible R version of the
Volkswagen Polo. But according to the latest from the Old World, things are looking up for the prospective pocket rocket.
The change in fortunes come down, according to
Autocar, to the launch of the
Volkswagen Polo R WRC, the car with which the German automaker is preparing to mount its assault on the
World Rally Championship. As you can see, the rally machine carries R branding, prompting the British publication to press VW board member Ulrich Hackenberg on the renewed possibility of a production Polo R hot hatch.
Hackenberg admitted such a vehicle is more likely with the launch of the WRC Polo, but that it wouldn't arrive before 2013. As for specs, that's all up to speculation.
Autocar figures on a version of the
Polo GTI's 1.4-liter twin-charger four with over 200 horsepower, with or without the
all-wheel-drive system being developed by Audi for the A1 built on the same platform. One way or another, we'll be watching this development as it unfolds (or doesn't).
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