Modified VW Mk4 Polo 2011-01-06

Make: Volkswagen
Model: Polo

Sam Evans' modified VW Mk4 Polo

You know what? Nowadays there seems to be so many trends, fashions and scenes you could follow, most of us don’t know whether we’re coming or going. It’s the same situation with choosing what to mod for your first project – it’s all too easy to get pulled in loads of different directions.

It wasn’t like that for Sam Evans though. Nope, ever since he was 15 he was positive he was set for a future modding career in the Dub scene. He knew this for definite because his brother had a modded Mk.3 Polo and “it was simply the best thing in the world.” Yep, there was never any bones about it – Sam was getting a Volkswagen, no ifs, no buts.

Of course, it did help when he finally made it to 17 that the words ‘VW’ and ‘Polo’ are synonymous with cheap running, cheap insurance, and massive modding-based grins, so that’s exactly what he went out and spent his 950 nicker on… and then proceeded to transform it into the epitome of pure evil.

You see, Sam is the first to admit he gets bored easily and with this short attention span, it’s no surprise this Mk.4 has seen a few different incarnations over the last two years – he just can’t leave it alone! So it’s good to know it’s all been done DIY and on a realistic budget.

Take the supercharged lump, for example. Being pretty handy with the spanners – and not to mention that his brother is the main man at TEMsport – when a Mk.3 G40 came up for sale at 500 quid, it didn’t take long to remorselessly rip it apart, rebuild the lot and slap the breathed-on 160bhp powerplant into his Mk.4. With an added Mini Cooper supercharger, this lightweight monster certainly shifts… and Sam is more than willing to prove it.

Then there’s the evil looks of the thing. Just days before our Murdered Out issue hit the shelves, Sam saw a satin black E92 M3 and immediately decided his little white Polo was in for something harder, darker and a tad more sinister – it was time to break out the rattle cans.

With the black hoops and tinted lights, the car soon followed all the rules of the Murdered look… but as Sam doesn’t do rules he slapped on a load of stickers and a red bandana tied to the rear tow hook! I suppose you’d have to call it ‘Manslaughter Look’ I’m not quite sure, but I do know is Sam’s put together a top-notch everyday motor that not only looks like it’ll pull your face off; it actually can.

To Sam, true modifying is not about what you spend, the most important things are showing your individuality, standing out from the sea of boring, standard motors out there and, above all, having fun. I’ll tell you what, too… I can’t help thinking he’s got a point.