Comparison: Torque VW Polo vs. competitors 2025

Table of contents:

Overview of engines
Comparison to similar cars
Comparison to other VW models
Variants

VW Polo - What is the torque of different engines?

VW Polo engines

VW Polo engines
Engine	Torque
GTI DSG 152 kW	320 Nm
1.0 TSI OPF Life DSG 81 kW	200 Nm
1.0 TSI OPF Life DSG 85 kW	200 Nm
1.0 TSI OPF Style DSG 70 kW	175 Nm
1.0 TSI OPF Style 70 kW	175 Nm
1.0 TGI Life 66 kW	160 Nm
1.0 59 kW	93 Nm

GTI DSG 152 kW 320 Nm
1.0 TSI OPF Life DSG 81 kW 200 Nm
1.0 TSI OPF Life DSG 85 kW 200 Nm
1.0 TSI OPF Style DSG 70 kW 175 Nm
1.0 TSI OPF Style 70 kW 175 Nm
1.0 TGI Life 66 kW 160 Nm
1.0 59 kW 93 Nm

Variants

VW Polo variants: Polo vs. Polo GTI

Torque: VW Polo variants
Variant name	Torque
Polo GTI	320 Nm
Polo	175 Nm

Polo GTI 320 Nm
Polo 175 Nm

The torque compared to other VW models

VW Polo vs other current cars by VW

Torque: Polo vs. other models by VW
Variant name	Torque
Touareg R R 4MOTION Tiptronic 340 kW	700 Nm
ID.7 GTX GTX 4MOTION 250 kW	679 Nm
ID.7 Tourer GTX GTX 4MOTION 250 kW	679 Nm
Touareg R 4MOTION Tiptronic 340 kW	600 Nm
ID.7 GTX 4MOTION 250 kW	545 Nm
ID.7 Tourer GTX 4MOTION 250 kW	545 Nm
ID.3 GTX GTX Performance 240 kW	545 Nm
ID.5 GTX GTX 4MOTION 250 kW	460 Nm
ID.4 GTX GTX 4MOTION 250 kW	460 Nm
Golf R R Black Edition 4MOTION DSG 245 kW	420 Nm
Golf R Variant R Black Edition 4MOTION DSG 245 kW	420 Nm
Arteon R R 4MOTION DSG 235 kW	420 Nm
Arteon R Shooting Brake R 4MOTION DSG 235 kW	420 Nm
Tiguan R R 4MOTION DSG 235 kW	420 Nm
Golf GTE R Black Edition 4MOTION DSG 245 kW	400 Nm
T-Roc R R 4MOTION DSG 221 kW	400 Nm
Passat GTE Limousine Variant 1.6 TDI SCR DSG 88 kW	400 Nm
Passat GTE Variant Variant 1.6 TDI SCR DSG 88 kW	400 Nm
Tayron 1.5 eHybrid OPF R-Line DSG 200 kW	400 Nm
Golf GTI R Black Edition 4MOTION DSG 245 kW	370 Nm
Arteon R 4MOTION DSG 235 kW	360 Nm
Arteon Shooting Brake R 4MOTION DSG 235 kW	360 Nm
Passat Alltrack Variant 1.6 TDI SCR DSG 88 kW	350 Nm
Polo GTI GTI DSG 152 kW	320 Nm
Tiguan Allspace R 4MOTION DSG 235 kW	320 Nm
ID.4 GTX 4MOTION 250 kW	310 Nm
ID.3 GTX Performance 240 kW	310 Nm
Passat Limousine Variant 1.6 TDI SCR DSG 88 kW	250 Nm
Passat Variant Variant 1.6 TDI SCR DSG 88 kW	250 Nm
ID.5 GTX 4MOTION 250 kW	235 Nm
Golf R Black Edition 4MOTION DSG 245 kW	220 Nm
Golf Variant R Black Edition 4MOTION DSG 245 kW	220 Nm
Tiguan R 4MOTION DSG 235 kW	220 Nm
up! e-up! GTI 85 kW	210 Nm
T-Roc R 4MOTION DSG 221 kW	200 Nm
T-Roc Cabriolet R 4MOTION DSG 221 kW	200 Nm
up! GTI GTI 85 kW	200 Nm
Polo GTI DSG 152 kW	175 Nm
Taigo 1.5 TSI OPF Style DSG 110 kW	175 Nm
Beetle 2.0 TSI BMT R-Line 162 kW	175 Nm
Beetle Cabriolet 2.0 TSI BMT R-Line 162 kW	175 Nm
T-Cross 1.5 TSI ACT OPF R-Line DSG 110 kW	175 Nm
up! GTI 85 kW	95 Nm
up! cross up! GTI 85 kW	95 Nm

Touareg R R 4MOTION Tiptronic 340 kW 700 Nm
ID.7 GTX GTX 4MOTION 250 kW 679 Nm
ID.7 Tourer GTX GTX 4MOTION 250 kW 679 Nm
Touareg R 4MOTION Tiptronic 340 kW 600 Nm
ID.7 GTX 4MOTION 250 kW 545 Nm
ID.7 Tourer GTX 4MOTION 250 kW 545 Nm
ID.3 GTX GTX Performance 240 kW 545 Nm
ID.5 GTX GTX 4MOTION 250 kW 460 Nm
ID.4 GTX GTX 4MOTION 250 kW 460 Nm
Golf R R Black Edition 4MOTION DSG 245 kW 420 Nm
Golf R Variant R Black Edition 4MOTION DSG 245 kW 420 Nm
Arteon R R 4MOTION DSG 235 kW 420 Nm
Arteon R Shooting Brake R 4MOTION DSG 235 kW 420 Nm
Tiguan R R 4MOTION DSG 235 kW 420 Nm
Golf GTE R Black Edition 4MOTION DSG 245 kW 400 Nm
T-Roc R R 4MOTION DSG 221 kW 400 Nm
Passat GTE Limousine Variant 1.6 TDI SCR DSG 88 kW 400 Nm
Passat GTE Variant Variant 1.6 TDI SCR DSG 88 kW 400 Nm
Tayron 1.5 eHybrid OPF R-Line DSG 200 kW 400 Nm
Golf GTI R Black Edition 4MOTION DSG 245 kW 370 Nm
Arteon R 4MOTION DSG 235 kW 360 Nm
Arteon Shooting Brake R 4MOTION DSG 235 kW 360 Nm
Passat Alltrack Variant 1.6 TDI SCR DSG 88 kW 350 Nm
Polo GTI GTI DSG 152 kW 320 Nm
Tiguan Allspace R 4MOTION DSG 235 kW 320 Nm
ID.4 GTX 4MOTION 250 kW 310 Nm
ID.3 GTX Performance 240 kW 310 Nm
Passat Limousine Variant 1.6 TDI SCR DSG 88 kW 250 Nm
Passat Variant Variant 1.6 TDI SCR DSG 88 kW 250 Nm
ID.5 GTX 4MOTION 250 kW 235 Nm
Golf R Black Edition 4MOTION DSG 245 kW 220 Nm
Golf Variant R Black Edition 4MOTION DSG 245 kW 220 Nm
Tiguan R 4MOTION DSG 235 kW 220 Nm
up! e-up! GTI 85 kW 210 Nm
T-Roc R 4MOTION DSG 221 kW 200 Nm
T-Roc Cabriolet R 4MOTION DSG 221 kW 200 Nm
up! GTI GTI 85 kW 200 Nm
Polo GTI DSG 152 kW 175 Nm
Taigo 1.5 TSI OPF Style DSG 110 kW 175 Nm
Beetle 2.0 TSI BMT R-Line 162 kW 175 Nm
Beetle Cabriolet 2.0 TSI BMT R-Line 162 kW 175 Nm
T-Cross 1.5 TSI ACT OPF R-Line DSG 110 kW 175 Nm
up! GTI 85 kW 95 Nm
up! cross up! GTI 85 kW 95 Nm

How does the torque of the VW Polo compare to it's nearest competitors?

VW Polo vs. similar cars

Torque: VW Polo vs. similar cars
Car model	Torque
KGM Tivoli 1.5 GDI-T 2025	280 Nm
Dacia Duster TCe 130 2024	230 Nm
Mazda 3 2.0 e-SKYACTIV-G M Hybrid 2019	213 Nm
Peugeot Partner Kastenwagen L1 1.2 PureTech 110 2024	205 Nm
Toyota Proace City Kastenwagen L1 1.2 Turbo 2020	205 Nm
Peugeot 308 1.2 PureTech 110 2022	205 Nm
Opel Astra 1.2 Turbo 2022	205 Nm
Citroen Berlingo MPV M PureTech 110 2024	205 Nm
Peugeot 2008 1.2 PureTech 100 2023	205 Nm
SEAT Leon 1.5 TSI 2020	200 Nm
Nissan Juke 1.0 DIG-T 114 2024	200 Nm
SEAT Ateca 1.0 TSI 2020	200 Nm
Renault Kangoo Rapid L1 TCe 100 FAP 2021	200 Nm
Skoda Karoq 1.0 TSI 2021	200 Nm
VW T-Cross 1.0 TSI OPF 2024	175 Nm
Skoda Scala 1.0 TSI 2024	175 Nm
Skoda Kamiq 1.0 TSI 2024	175 Nm
VW Taigo 1.0 TSI OPF 2021	175 Nm
SEAT Arona 1.0 TSI 2021	175 Nm
KIA XCeed 1.0 T-GDI 2022	172 Nm
Hyundai Bayon 1.0 T-GDI 2024	172 Nm
KIA Ceed 1.0 T-GDI 2021	172 Nm
Ford Focus 1.0 EcoBoost 2022	170 Nm
Ford Tourneo Courier 1.0 EcoBoost Start/Stopp 2023	170 Nm
Mitsubishi ASX 1.0 Turbo 2024	160 Nm
Renault Captur TCe 90 2024	160 Nm
Toyota Yaris 1.5 2020	153 Nm
Peugeot 208 1.2 PureTech 75 2023	118 Nm
VW Polo 1.0 2021	93 Nm

KGM Tivoli 1.5 GDI-T 2025 280 Nm
Dacia Duster TCe 130 2024 230 Nm
Mazda 3 2.0 e-SKYACTIV-G M Hybrid 2019 213 Nm
Peugeot Partner Kastenwagen L1 1.2 PureTech 110 2024 205 Nm
Toyota Proace City Kastenwagen L1 1.2 Turbo 2020 205 Nm
Peugeot 308 1.2 PureTech 110 2022 205 Nm
Opel Astra 1.2 Turbo 2022 205 Nm
Citroen Berlingo MPV M PureTech 110 2024 205 Nm
Peugeot 2008 1.2 PureTech 100 2023 205 Nm
SEAT Leon 1.5 TSI 2020 200 Nm
Nissan Juke 1.0 DIG-T 114 2024 200 Nm
SEAT Ateca 1.0 TSI 2020 200 Nm
Renault Kangoo Rapid L1 TCe 100 FAP 2021 200 Nm
Skoda Karoq 1.0 TSI 2021 200 Nm
VW T-Cross 1.0 TSI OPF 2024 175 Nm
Skoda Scala 1.0 TSI 2024 175 Nm
Skoda Kamiq 1.0 TSI 2024 175 Nm
VW Taigo 1.0 TSI OPF 2021 175 Nm
SEAT Arona 1.0 TSI 2021 175 Nm
KIA XCeed 1.0 T-GDI 2022 172 Nm
Hyundai Bayon 1.0 T-GDI 2024 172 Nm
KIA Ceed 1.0 T-GDI 2021 172 Nm
Ford Focus 1.0 EcoBoost 2022 170 Nm
Ford Tourneo Courier 1.0 EcoBoost Start/Stopp 2023 170 Nm
Mitsubishi ASX 1.0 Turbo 2024 160 Nm
Renault Captur TCe 90 2024 160 Nm
Toyota Yaris 1.5 2020 153 Nm
Peugeot 208 1.2 PureTech 75 2023 118 Nm
VW Polo 1.0 2021 93 Nm

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