Volkswagen India considers performance-orientated Polo GTD
Volkswagen India is reported to be introducing a sporting diesel variant of the Polo in 2013, according to indianautosblog.com and autocarindia.com. Rumoured to be named ‘GTD’ as with the outgoing Mk 6 Golf, the Polo GTD will reportedly be fitted with the 1.6-litre 104bhp engine currently used in its sister, the Vento (a Polo 6R-based booted saloon). With 250Nm of torque it should be quite a flier. The fitment of a newly-developed 1.5-litre unit currently under development is also mooted, and as cars sold in India with engines under 1.5 litres are subject to a tax benefit of 12 per cent, it would make sense for the company to wait. Eight out of ten Polos sold in India are diesels.
[Source: Indian Autos Blog]
