The Golf GTI gets a 2.0-litre, four-cylinder turbo-petrol engine which puts out 265 hp of power and 370Nm torque. It comes ...

To understand the Mk4 ... suspension, and multi-link astern, with anti-roll bars at both ends. Braking was handled by 334mm ventilated discs up front, and 256mm vented discs at the rear. 'A Mk3 ...

Certainly the Polo’s compact external dimensions (I say ‘compact’, it’s actually larger than a Golf Mk4 in every dimension ... would help matters, but front-end grip is also no match ...