hi guys, currently thinking of getting the new polo 1.6 mpi, will it less troublesome (eg:gearbox problem) if compared with the old tsi version?

currently driving one.
it's a good car to drive..

so far the downside is not much pick-up power, specially when uphill.
other than this..
superb, FC also very good but this is depends on how heavy your foot are.

Also depend on how thick is your shoe sole

When I drive I terus slot it into S instead of D, unless I want to use manual mode (which is also slow and pretty useless)

Only when cruising I switch back to D. D is really lembik - upshifts too soon and reluctant to downshift.

This post has been edited by dares: Aug 10 2017, 10:50 AM

Pretty much applicable to most newer non sport orientated cars nowadays...in the name of efficiency

Roughly what's the rpm @110km/h for this car ? 6 speed aisin auto right?

The Polo 6AT sluggishness in D mode is worse than any AT I've driven. Try it to believe it

TS, you're looking at the Polo MPI because of its discounted 69k price tag? There are better choices in the B-segment category, but they're all about 15 to 20k more expensive. The 1.6 MPI is a decent enough car for its price, peak hp and torque comes at a pretty low RPM compared to other non-turbo B-segs. And its using a conventional automatic so should be more reliable than the DSG. Space and comfort is pretty good too

First of all, did you follow the test parameters set by Prof J for bumper to bumper crawl torque test?

If not, your findings is korean/n-brand cheap marketing talk trick used by sit in office do nothing keyboard warrior ciku with no technical knowledge!

This post has been edited by wkc5657: Aug 10 2017, 11:52 AM

Sorry sir!!

Prof J as in Jayraptor ?

My Polo 1.6 MPI FC is very high, almost 10 km/l

new 208 1.2turbo promo 73k

208 puretech is good in FC. My friend got it on CNY and he say only need to refill tank once per month... He can travel more than 600km average on city drive.

Thats a lot of a small car and not hybrid too. But i have my doubts about other things

Agree with 208 puretech.

Have both polo 1.6 and 208 puretech at home. I would say that 208 is more interesting to compared to polo. But the fc of my polo is slightly better than that of 208.

No wonder la. I drove my friend's VW 1.6 polo hatchback. Macam siput compare to my Honda city 1.5 CVT.

If going for barebones car , like for like , better just choose Japanese

Both NA, both traditional gearbox , interior also both plastic , does same job a to b

Japanese way to go .

city/jazz cvt quite punchy. "terkejut" a bit.

Errr, traditional gearbox... Isn't vios and Honda city already on CVT? Only left is the Almera with 4AT..