Volkswagen ID. Polo GTI leaks as a spicy new EV hot hatch [Images]

The ID. Polo GTI is Volkswagen’s first electric GTI. A day before its official debut, images leaked online, revealing the EV hot hatch for the first time.

First images of the Volkswagen ID. Polo GTI leak

While its world premiere is scheduled for May 15, we are already getting a sneak peek at Volkswagen’s first all-electric GTI.

The ID. Polo GTI “takes the GTI into the electric future,” arriving 50 years after the first Volkswagen Golf GTI was launched in 1976.

While we will learn all the details on Friday, we do know it will be the most powerful Polo yet with a front-mounted electric motor delivering 222 hp (166 kW). The EV hot hatch will use the same 52.2 kWh battery as the standard 155 kW drive ID. Polo, providing a WLTP range of up to 282 miles (484 km).