1,600 HP VW Golf with Two Engines Goes Drag Racing, Blows Rear Gearbox

One of the powerplants sits where it should, namely in the nose of the compact, while the other can be found behind the front seats.

We're looking at what should be the wackiest build we've shown you drag racing this year, with the machine being fully documented in the piece of footage at the bottom of the page.

As its owner explains, this VW Golf has taken years of work to reach its current status. It's worth noting that each of the VR6 units packs a 67mm turbo, thus delivering 720 hp at the wheels, hence the 1,600 hp overall crankshaft estimation.

Fortunately, the owner has left the h-patter shifter behind, with each of the engines now having its own sequential tranny - the man describes the car as having two of everything. And there's more. For instance, each corner of the compact beast packs an exhaust port, so this delivers a surround experience.

When engaging in drag racing activities, the man disengages each of the axles, performing separate burnouts, much to the crowd's surprise.

The thing has been caught on camera while testing its current setup, with this delivering sweet initial results in terms of both quarter- and half-mile racing.

The first challenge saw the mechanical monster going all the way to 183 mph, while the second meant the car delivered a clean 9s run.

Alas, the Golf blew its rear tranny while drag racing in the quarter-mile, but the machine will certainly return to the strip. And since it's no secret that the thing can deliver 8s runs, we can't wait to see it in action again.