In a very short space of time, the latest incarnation of the Volkswagen GTI has become something of giant slayer on local roads. Competitively priced, good performance, sharp handling, great looks and that all import GTI logo, well now you can another badge, a more feared one this time, the SAC logo...

If you’ve got a Volkswagen with the 1,9-litre turbodiesel, an SAC branch near you can make it an even more efficient operator, with performance and fuel consumption benefits.

A few months ago Steves Auto Clinic released information on their MKV Golf GTI that was then a work in progress. Well now they can report that the upgrade to the car is complete...

The Polo 1,9 TDi Sportline conversion provides true hot hatch performance thanks to an SAC conversion, but without the fuel bills. Following hot on the heels of SAC Engineering's highly successful Golf 4 TDiF development comes the giant-killing Polo TDi, an ultra-compact car which produces inexcess of 125 kW.

In many ways, it is the Golf 4 TDi which really started the turbodiesel revolution in South Africa, and from the model's launch in 1999 until being replaced by Golf 5 midway through 2004, many thousand were sold...