VW Golf GTI Edition 50 Becomes Fastest FWD Car At Nürburgring

Volkswagen has tightened its grip connected the blistery hatch Nürburgring crown with the Golf GTI Edition 50, shaving adjacent much clip disconnected an already awesome benchmark lap. After initially posting a 7:46 thigh that comfortably bushed some the existent Golf R and the Mk7 Clubsport S, the German marque headed backmost to the Nordschleife successful amended conditions and came distant with an officially verified 7:44.523. That present makes it the quickest accumulation Volkswagen ever to thigh the circuit.

The improved clip besides handed the GTI different title. With that run, the Golf GTI Edition 50 officially becomes the fastest front-wheel-drive accumulation car astir the Nürburgring, edging past the erstwhile grounds holder, the Honda Civic Type R, which managed a 7:44.881. The borderline whitethorn beryllium tiny, but a grounds is inactive a record. And with Honda improbable to motorboat different adjacent much utmost front-driven Type R anytime soon, Volkswagen could beryllium holding onto this 1 for a while.

A decennary ago, manufacturers perpetually battled for Nürburgring bragging rights, particularly successful the blistery hatch segment. These days the tract is simply a batch thinner. There simply are not galore almighty front-wheel-drive show cars near connected sale. Most of the quickest compact show machines person shifted to all-wheel drive, similar the Toyota GR Yaris, portion galore remaining front-driven models nary longer pursuit outright thigh records. That gave Volkswagen the cleanable accidental to propulsion harder and unafraid different Nürburgring headline.

Once again, long-time VW improvement and racing operator Benny Leuchter was down the instrumentality for the record-setting run. Reflecting connected the lap, helium highlighted conscionable however demanding the Nordschleife remains, with its changeless elevation changes, assertive bumps, unsighted corners and high-speed sections putting each facet of a show car to the test. He besides praised the GTI Edition 50’s balance, pointing to its beardown powerfulness delivery, neutral chassis setup and quality to enactment composed implicit the track’s rougher sections.

Volkswagen says the Edition 50 is intended to observe fractional a period of GTI heritage, but the Nürburgring effect suggests it is overmuch much than a elemental day badge exercise. Buyers wanting the afloat record-spec acquisition will, however, request to marque definite their cars are equipped with the optional Performance Pack.

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