polo gti v punto

jon_poloV · Post by **jon_poloV** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 4:48 pm

http://www.landroverforum.de/picbase/al ... o_Gti.mpeg

J-GTi · Post by **J-GTi** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 5:01 pm

that looks about right, the polo doesn't stand a chance against the punto GT

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 5:29 pm

Agreed

Redline · Post by **Redline** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 7:34 pm

Having known 2 people who have owned GT Turbos, I know which I would rather have.

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 7:48 pm

I'm guessing the same as me, the GTi

Redline · Post by **Redline** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 8:10 pm

ModifiedMadness wrote:I'm guessing the same as me, the GTi

Naturally

The GTi can have its reliability issues, but I'd still put my money on it to start every morning over the Punto.

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 8:15 pm

Well I don't suppose they call it Fix It Again Tony for nothing

Del_GTi · Post by **Del_GTi** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 9:41 pm

Yeah that looks about right.

Still a galiant effort by the wee Polo.

IanW · Post by **IanW** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 9:50 pm

what do you expect, it is a turbo after all. Id like to see how the GT would fair upto a nicely tuned 6n3 GTi though

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:01 pm

Or thr 6N2 GTi Turbo we have on here

I think it's owned by Saj

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:41 pm

What are the specs on the Punto, is it a Mk1 or 2?

Dangerous Dave · Post by **Dangerous Dave** » Mon May 01, 2006 12:29 am

My friend used to have a Punto GT in standard form it wasn't that much quicker than the Polo GTi it could pull 3-4 car lengths to 100, if the GT was behind me he would slowly go past me, nothing like the speed of the one in the video. We both went on the rollers on the same day I got 132.5bhp he got 134bhp can't remember the torque figures but they were about 30lbft apart. However once he had the boost wound up with an exhaust and a air filter the size of a KFC family bucket the GT was a flying machine it would leave me standing still it was running around 160bhp but had a huge increase in torque. I also thought it was a good looking car, his was mint not even a dink on it shame the guy that bought it off him twated it a week later.

bass mekanik · Post by **bass mekanik** » Mon May 01, 2006 1:29 am

thing is the punto has an enormous weight advantage over the polo. It only wieghs 1000KG whereas polo gti has a lardy 250kg extra to carry.

Also the punto is an 8v engine which means its easier to get it off the mark. once the turbo kicks in on top of that, its all over.

andyg · Post by **andyg** » Mon May 01, 2006 2:42 am

For all the cheap fast cars out there a fiat would be on the bottom of the list.

You can push the panels in with ur little finger and they will dent, same goes for 106 GTI but i'd still have the 106 over the punto.

Dangerous Dave · Post by **Dangerous Dave** » Mon May 01, 2006 9:21 am

Would have the 106 over the GT aswell purly cause it handles better I would say in build quality terms the Punto was better.

The Polo isn't as heavy as you think the book kerb weight is 1032kg.