Volkswagen GTI

Volkswagen was arguably the pioneer of the hot hatch with the very first Golf GTI. It was a simple matter of putting more power in a small hatchback to make a simple, relatively inexpensive and fun-to-drive car. Over the years, Volkswagen has given the GTI treatment to the consecutive generations of their small cars. In 2016, they finally brought one to the Indian market - the Polo GTI for Rs 19.99 lakh (ex-showroom). The fifth-gen Polo GTI is powered by a 1.8-litre TSI engine that produces 192PS of max power and 250Nm of peak torque. This three-door, five-seat hatchback, listed by Volkswagen India as the Volkswagen GTI, is capable of doing 0-100kph in 7.2 seconds with power being sent to the front wheels via Volkswagen’s 7-speed PDK automatic transmission. Unfortunately, only a small number of units were allocated for the Indian market and Volkswagen has no plans to bring more to the country.