Volkswagen ID.Polo GTI: here is the price of the first electric GTI
For the first time in 50 years of history, the three letters GTI will appear on a fully electric Volkswagen. The brand has just opened pre-orders for the ID.Polo GTI in France. With 226 horsepower and a range of 431 kilometers, this compact electric sports car is not cheap... Here’s its price!
50 years ago, Volkswagen launched the first Golf GTI. In 2026, the German brand is giving these three letters a major new role: they are now associated with a 100% electric vehicle. After unveiling the ID.Polo GTI in spring, Volkswagen is moving on to the next step by opening pre-orders in France.
41,450 € for the ID.Polo GTI
The standard Volkswagen ID.Polo starts at 24,995 € with its 37 kWh LFP battery and a range of 323 km. To get the GTI version, an additional 16,000 € or so is required… Volkswagen lists its first electric compact sports car at exactly 41,450 €. This price places it just above the Alpine A290 at 39,500 € and slightly below the Peugeot e-208 GTi, which costs 42,900 €.
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The ID.Polo GTI delivers 226 horsepower and 290 Nm of torque. It accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 6.8 seconds and can reach 190 km/h. The brand has also installed an electronic differential lock on the front axle, a progressive steering system, and adaptive DCC sport suspension. There’s also a dedicated “GTI” driving mode available!
431 km of range
To power all this, Volkswagen uses the 52 kWh NMC battery already available in the most powerful versions of the ID.Polo. As a result, the GTI boasts a WLTP range of 431 km. This is a fairly generous figure for a sports car and even close to the 453 km offered by the best versions of the regular electric Polo.
The charging power, however, remains modest at a maximum of 105 kW in direct current. Nevertheless, Volkswagen claims that it can go from 10% to 80% charge in about 24 minutes, thanks to the battery’s smaller capacity.
A GTI that pays attention to details too
Volkswagen didn’t just aim to make the ID.Polo faster. This sports model features 19-inch wheels, the traditional red trim, a honeycomb-patterned grille, a specific front bumper, and several GTI badges. Inside, there are Sport seats whose pattern echoes the famous checkered fabric of older GTIs.
A fun little detail: the 10.25-inch digital dashboard can display a retro-style interface inspired by the gauges of the original Golf GTI. Even the multimedia player can show music in the form of an audio cassette. It’s Volkswagen’s way of bringing the GTI badge into the electric era without completely cutting ties with its past.
