700 HP Golf R With Turbo R32 Engine Drag Races Audi RS4 B9

But this drag race video turns that convention on its head. The Golf 6R and its Audi S3 sister can be credited with creating the modern AWD hot hatch because they're the first to bring out the 2-liter turbo engines and twin-clutch gearboxes. However, the 3.2-liter VR6 that got left behind was missed by many, including those who wanted a modern European drag racer.

So companies began to offer engine swaps for the Golf 6R. We don't know who made the transplant here but based on the 700 horsepower turbo setup, it's probably HGP Motorsport, a company that put the VR6 into a variety of other cars, including the Eos, Transporter or Passat.

Normally, a Golf 6R would have no chance against an RS4 Avant, not even ones with the 500 horsepower Stage 3 tuning. But the VR6 swap is the great equalizer. Amusingly, the Vdub hatch now sports a larger engine than the Audi (2.9-liter), not to mention more power in a lighter chassis.

But you never know what can happen in a drag race. Maybe the DSG cracks under the pressure, though these conversions usually get an RS3 gearbox or clutch pack as well. So how is the RS4 still beating the Golf at the start? Well, it also has some tuning, at least 495 horsepower based on the website of the company which owns it.

Perhaps another contender is what we need to establish how fast the 700 horsepower people's car is. That comes in the form of an older CLS 63 AMG with the 5.5-liter V8. Let's do this drag race again in 3-4 years when the RS4 is a plug-in hybrid.