People have been strapping twin turbines to the rear of Lamborghinis for years, with Raging Bulls taken past the 1,000 hp and even the 2,000 hp mark almost becoming something mainstream in the custom car world. Just when you thought you had seen enough of the TT Lambos, we are bringing you... a different car wrapped around a twin-turbo Lamborghini Gallardo engine.
Yes, the topic here is still the heart of a Gallardo, namely a 5.2-liter V10 unit and while it has been gifted with a pair of turbos, the vehicle around it is not a Lamborghini, but a Volkswagen.
Coming straight from Germany, aftermarket developer Asgard Performance is bringing us a Golf IV R32 that has lost its naturally-aspirated V6. In fact, the engine compartment of this Golf is now empty, as its new powerplant is housed behind the front seats.
The V10 engine received what you could call a mid-level tune and now allows the driver to play with a nicely rounded 1,500 PS. As usual with this kind of projects, the people who build them are such thrill seekers that power alone is never enough to satisfy them, which means they also put their cars on serious diets.
This Golf IV was no exception and the thing was stripped down to 900 kg (1,990 lbs). To get an idea of what this all means, we’ll tell you the car comes with a power to weight ratio of 1.66 PS per KG. For the sake of comparison, we’ll mention the most explosive hypercar of the moment, the Koenigsegg One:1 has, as its designation explains, one hp per kg.
Even Volkswagen itself put a monster engine at the center of a Golf
It’s easy to understand how people get carried away with creating such Golf monsters when VW itself couldn’t help it. Back in 2007 the German automaker gave us a Golf V GTI that was powered by a mid-mounted Bentley W12 engine. The twin-turbo six liter unit delivered 650 HP and unlike many concepts, this was actually drivable.
Of course, handling was not its top asset and we can be pretty sure the same happens with the tuning project we have here - a big engine that’s centrally mounted in a hot hatch with limited wheelbase is never a good recipe for cornering.
Whether you want to call this the Golfardo, Golborghini or some other VW Group designation mashup, you have to admit it is one special... sleeper.
In his quest to bring you the most impressive automotive creations, Andrei relies on learning as a superpower. There's quite a bit of room in the garage that is this aficionado's heart, so factory-condition classics and widebody contraptions with turbos poking through the hood can peacefully coexist. Full profile
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