After what became likely the sneakiest of teasers, VW Motorsport India has finally revealed its modern-day device : a rear-engined, rear-wheel-force Polo. Undertaken as an engineering exercise between racing seasons and consequently christened an ‘iciness mission’ by VW Motorsport, it is developed in-residence through the group based totally at the VW plant in Chakan, Pune. It also marks the 10th anniversary of operations for VW Motorsport in India, tracing a development path from the Ameo to the Vento and the very first Polo Cup automobiles.
The Polo ‘winter challenge’ is for track use most effectively and borrows the 1. Eight-litre TSI and sequential racing gearbox from the present-day season’s Ameo Cup vehicle, except the engineers have relocated it to the auto rear. To achieve this, the gasoline mobile moved from the automobile’s boot to under the hood. Accordingly, the turbo intercooler is located where the rear seats could be.
VW Motorsport has substantially adjusted the suspension mounting points and geometry to deal with the ‘iciness task’ to desirable stability. With the pass of the powertrain to the rear, placing the weight over the rear wheels, the Polo Cup automobile’s quick turn-in should be even more reactive. This, however, manner of the ‘winter challenge’ should make for more pressure than the notably forgiving setup VW Motorsport runs in its championship cars.
This vehicle comes below the umbrella of VW Motorsport’s Customer Sports application, which incorporates preparing championship-ready motors to be used in each tarmac and rally motorsport activities in India, along with the Polo Group N, Polo R2, and newly-developed Vento ITC car. We’re instructed that this one-off track vehicle is for sale, and VW Motorsport can also expand a made-to-order racecar as consistent with specs.
