Opel Kadett Superboss Drag Races VW Polo GTI In Clash of Generations
The Opel Kadett Superboss weighs 685lbs less than the Polo GTI.
How much quicker are hot hatchbacks when compared to their predecessors? To see just how far hot hatchback performance has advanced, the team at Cars.co.za decided to drag race a new VW Polo GTI against an Opel Kadett Superboss. In this class of generations will modern drivetrains triumph over the feather-light build of classic hot hatches? Let’s find out.
The Polo GTI is the perfect hot hatchback for customers who want something smaller than a Golf GTI and bigger than the tiny UP! GTI. This middle-child hatchback is sold throughout the world but doesn’t reach the shores of America where the Golf GTI is the only VW-built GTI available.
The Polo GTI used in the drag race is part of the new recently facelifted 2022 model year. Power comes from a 2.0-liter inline-4 that produces 204 horsepower and 236 lb-ft of torque, which is similar power to the MKVI Golf GTI. The Polo GTI also benefits from a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission with no manual transmission option. The Polo GTI weighs in at 2,835lbs (1,286kg) with a claimed 0 to 62 mph acceleration time of only 6.5 seconds.
The Opel Kadett GSi 16V S, Known as the Superboss, is a living legend in the world of hot hatches. Developed to beat BMW in the world of Group N Racing in South Africa, the Superboss is a motorsport-developed homologation special.
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The Superboss was stripped of many luxury features to reduce weight and additions like a limited-slip-differential were added. The Superboss is powered by a 2.0-liter Red Top Opel 16-valve inline-4 that produces 168 horsepower (125 Kilowatts). This high revving naturally aspirated inline-4 only has to move 2151lbs (976kg) which gives the Superboss a great power to weight ratio.
In this battle of new versus old can modern drivetrains beat out lightweight motorsport bred classics. Well, let’s see how both hatches cope with a drag race and a rolling race.
Source: Cars.co.za
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