VW's 1.0 TSI-The Baby GTI that nobody talks about !
Yeah, I know it's been quite a while since I last wrote about something, but today's topic is something that I have been anticipating for quite some time now. Today, I will take you through the story of the VW 1.0 TSI, along with a build that showcases the insane potential of the 1.0 TSI engine. History of the Polo and Why the 1.0 TSI?: Since the polo arrived on Indian soil, it got terrible engine choices apart from a few engines like the 1.6 MPI, 1.6 TDI, 1.5 TDI, and the 1.8 TSI (come on guys, the GTI is just a 2-door polo!). The 1.2 MPI and the 1.2 TDI were lacklustre engines, mainly targeted at Maruti Suzuki's customer base who went behind "kitna deti hai" compromising everything. But the unfortunate bit for VW is that both the engines were so dull for the polo chassis which was designed on a global platform. They just couldn't handle the weight of the chassis and touching triple-digit speeds took ages. Then came the 1.2 TSI with a DQ200 in the form of GT ...