Well this is rather embarrassing: the cheap car that put German engineering on the map defeating a monster from the present who can call upon all the latest technology.
The Golf I is a good car, but by no means was it ever a supercar. So can a hatchback from grandpa’s time take on the C63 AMG? It’s simple: this Golf isn’t stock. It’s probably powered by a turbocharged or supercharged version of the VR6 engine and puts out at least 600 hp judging from its perforamcne.
The C63 might have two more cylinders on its 6.3-liter V8 and about twice the displacement, but it is still a luxury vehicle on the inside while the Golf has been bread into a drag racing machine.
This clip was filmed recently in Germany at *1/4 Mile Viertelmeile Acceleration Beschleunigung Rennen,. It a good hint at what the local scene is doing right now.
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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