As is the usual GTI way, the Polo is grown up, purposeful, but not too obvious – a perfectly formed metaphor about the way it drives. Spec wisely and the Polo GTI will easily slip past unnoticed.

These are meant to evoke the 17in five-hole alloys seen on the Mk5 Golf GTI ... having seen service in everything from a VW ...

The GT is powered by a 96kW 1.2-litre turbo petrol engine. But can you imagine if a real VW Polo GTI-rivalling Peugeot GTi model were to hit the streets? Peugeot’s CEO, Alain Favey, said ...