VW MOTORSPORT INDIA REVEALS REAR-WHEEL DRIVE POLO TRACK TOY!
After what turned into, in all likelihood, the sneakiest of teasers, VW Motorsport India has, in the end, taken the wraps off their today’s machine , a rear-engined, rear-wheel power Polo. Undertaken as an engineering workout among racing seasons and accordingly christened a ‘wintry weather mission’ through VW Motorsport, it a development in-residence through the group-based VW plant in Chakan, Pune. It additionally marks the tenth anniversary of operations for VW Motorsport in India, retracing an improvement course from the Ameo to the Vento and the very first Polo Cup motors.
The Polo ‘winter task’ is for track use most effectively and borrows the 1. Eight-litre TSI and sequential racing gearbox from the modern season’s Ameo Cup automobile, except the engineers have relocated it to the car’s rear. To achieve this, the fuel cell is moved from the auto boot to the under the hood. Accordingly, the turbo intercooler is located where the rear seats could be.
VW Motorsport has greatly adjusted the suspension mounting points and geometry to manage the ‘wintry weather undertaking’ to a desirable balance. With the flow of the powertrain to the rear, placing the weight over the rear wheels, the Polo Cup vehicle’s already short turn-in should be even more reactive. This, however, means the ‘iciness undertaking’ needs to make for a greater concerning pressure than the tremendously forgiving setup VW Motorsport runs in its championship automobiles.
This car comes beneath VW Motorsport’s Customer Sports software umbrella, which incorporates making ready championship-prepared vehicles for each tarmac and rally motorsport occasions in India, along with the Polo Group N, Polo R2, and newly-advanced Vento ITC vehicle. We’re informed this one-off target vehicle is for sale, and VW Motorsport can also increase a made-to-order racecar, in keeping with specs.
