Prior to pulling out of the World Rally Championship at the end of the 2016 season, Volkswagen had been developing a new rally car based on the sixth-generation Polo hatchback. Rather than let the ...

Just months after the debut of the new Polo GTI, there's an official racing version. Say hello to the GTI R5, which similar to the Fabia R5 is a customer race car for teams looking for rally racing ...

Volkswagen Motorsport has revealed a new look for the Polo GTI R5 rally car. The final livery draws inspiration from the Golf GTI TCR racer, which launched with a similar paint scheme last year. VW ...

Volkswagen ended its WRC program on a high note after capturing its fourth consecutive title in 2016. Even then, that didn’t make it easier for anyone to cope with parting w parting way ays with the ...

2003 champion Petter Solberg is returning to WRC for the racing debut of the new VW Polo GTI R5 in Spain. Solberg and his co-driver Veronica Engan will compete in the WRC 2 Class at the Rally Spain in ...

On January 19, 2019, in an Austrian town south of Salzburg called Zell am See an unusual race will be held. Called the Ice Race, the event will pit cars one against another in extreme conditions, with ...

Many mourned the day when Volkswagen left the World Rally Championship in 2016 after dominating the sport for four consecutive years. The team’s championship-winning Polo rally car was one of the most ...

Petter Solberg will make a special return to the World Rally Championship to debut the new Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 alongside Eric Camilli at October’s Rally RACC Catalunya – Rally de Espana. The ...

Devine/O’Sullivan finished two seconds ahead of the Derry/Donegal pairing of Desi Henry/Shane Byrne (Citroen C3 Rally2). The Derry/Kerry crew of Callum Devine (right) Noel O'Sullivan (VW Polo GTi R5) ...

Having taken a sabbatical for a few years, it was their first win since the 2010 Cork ‘20” International Rally. WINNERS: Gareth MacHale/Brian Murphy (VW Polo GTi R5) won the Bluebird Care Galway ...

Volkswagen has unveiled the latest rally car variant of its Polo – the new Polo GTI R5. Unveiled in Mallorca, it's set to help the German brand conquer rally stages once again. The new Polo GTI R5 ...