Volkswagen Polo R

The long-awaited Volkswagen Polo R WRC road car has been unveiled in production form in Monte Carlo, but the news is all bad for Australian fans of the rally-inspired pocket rocket. Limited to 2500 units worldwide, the hottest Volkswagen Polo production car in history will be produced in left-hand-drive only to satisfy homologation regulations for Volkswagen's entry into the 2013 World Rally Championship season, putting it off the table for Volkswagen Australia.

Volkswagen Germany has released the full details of the new Volkswagen Polo R-Line. Before you get too excited, this isn’t a high-performance Polo R model in the same vein as the Golf R and Scirocco R models. R-Line is Volkswagen’s name for its performance styling packages, none of which are currently offered in Australia. The Polo will be offered with two packages: R-Line Exterior and R-Line Plus.