# Volkswagen’s new EV hot hatch captured for the first time, but it’s not the ID. Polo GTI

> The ID. Polo GTI will go on sale this fall as Volkswagen’s first electric GTI, but another EV hot hatch was just caught testing, and we expect to see it in full by the end of the year. Volkswagen gives the ID.

- **Source:** [Electrek](https://electrek.co/2026/06/18/volkswagens-ev-hot-hatch-captured-first-time-not-polo/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a344c16fe5465cf0f0bdd79)
- **Published:** 2026-06-18
- **Category:** Cars
- **Tags:** #hp #ev
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