Volkswagen have taken a leaf out of (their future owner’s?) book and added a tiptronic box for their Polo.
The six-speed auto comes with Polos equipped using the 1.6L engine. It adds an “S” (which is for “Sport”, apparently) to the standard P-R-N-D sequence.
In the Sport mode the automatic shifts gears at higher revolutions, not using the sixth gear at all, hitting the top speed at the fifth. Sixth gear is used only in the economy mode.
Interesting…
[Source: Auto Review]