Volkswagen Polo 1.2 0-100 km/h

A rented 3-cylinder 2005 VW Polo 1.2 65hp. Do you think your car is slow? Try to beat this: 17 s from 0-100 km/h!

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• Volkswagen
• Polo
• 1.2
• slow
• useless
• car

[Teh7Wraath]

Hey fuckers :D

ok I just bought a car, and I really don't have too much knowledge yet..

what is it that makes the sound from the car sound so controlled and smooth?

its the air filter right? i guess :p what filter is it? if thats what making the sound cool? :D

[cfmatias]

@Teh7Wraath Hey!

The mix of air and fuel going into the cylinders do have to do with the sound of the engine, it's called induction noise. However, the noise the burned mix do while exiting the car is also an important part of a car's engine note. It's the exhaust noise.

The fact an engine sounds so linear and controlled, nowadays, has more to do with electronics, as the combustion timing is controlled by the car's electronic brain, the ECU - Engine Control Unit. ;)

[ObrenNBG]

I can only believe the experts who tested all of this cars since I am not in a position to do that myself... Yes, Fox is a hopeless car, that is true, but it was made for the Brazilian market, as a cheap model(but it's not even cheap)...

Check out the mileage on the Polo you were testing... I think it is around 13300 KM, right? Whit that low mileage the engine doesn't give it's full performances, since it is still new and not in shape... Try the same thing at 100000 KM, it would be much faster.

[cfmatias]

@ObrenNBG

Hello!

Yes, this Polo was around 1 year old and 13.3k km when I drove it. So yes, with more use it would be a bit faster and more economical. And that's the thing: a bit.

It's so slow that, for any difference to be felt, performance would have to rise 30%, at least. And not even with 100k km you would get that, well, as long as it would not break down before (a friend's Polo 1.2 has 75k km and the engine is dying...).

Also, as a rental car, I'm sure it would have been properly run! XD

[Skarfar90]

Me and a friend made it in 12 sec !!

[Eobrand]

13,5 sekunden^^

[AsteroSSB]

This is even slower than the Matiz

[G0atR1d3r]

I may try this with my own Polo 1.2-...maybe the 55 will beat the 20 sek mark :D

[ObrenNBG]

@patrickkroell No friend... The engine forms its self during exploitation, because all vital mechanical parts "go into their place". That means the pistons polish their way through the cylinders, all the bearings on the camshaft and the crankshaft become smooth and easy to rotate. That is why there is a period(about 1500 km, depending on the engine) when you must not force it, so it could elaborate it self...

Eventually, the engine starts to loose its power, but that happens after a long time.

[patrickkroell]

@ObrenNBG wouldnt it rather be the other way around? a new engine usually has a better performance than an old one... an engine in fact loses power over time because the components inside the engine start to wear causing more friction etc etc etc

[cfmatias]

@ObrenNBG

Hello once again,

as I said, the Panda is not even a competitor of this Polo, VW's rival is the hopeless Fox, search for a comparison between that and the Panda. There goes away your theory that everything but German is hopeless.

Some time ago I rented a Lancia Ypsilon 1.2 60PS, and even that felt faster than this Polo, despite what the official figures might suggest. It's a far better car, with real quality, the downside being its looks.

Sorry, but the old Polo was never at the top!