We usually associate the GTI suffix with the Golf but Volkswagen has sold other hot hatches over the last several decades. The best of the rest has always been the Polo GTI, which saw the light of production day back in 1998. For its 25th anniversary, the performance subcompact hatchback is getting the special edition treatment to mark the important milestone. Only 2,500 units are being made, with pricing kicking off at €35,205 in Germany.
Available to order from June 1, the Polo GTI Edition 25 is all show without any extra go since it carries over the turbocharged four-cylinder gasoline engine. The 2.0 TSI continues to produce 204 horsepower (152 kilowatts) and 236 pound-feet (320 Newton-meters) of torque delivered to the front wheels via a seven-speed, dual-clutch automatic transmission. The hardware setup ensures a 0 to 62 mph (100 km/h) run in six and a half seconds.
