Photo: Vyacheslav Demin
The Mk7 Golf is only months away from going out of production, yet VW fans are still finding interesting ideas to surprise us with. Just check out this Russian-owned hatchback, which borrows parts from many Golf models for a unique look.
Surfing through the Instagram feed of one Vyacheslav Demin, a Moscow resident, we found out that the car started life as a TSI BlueMotion, which most likely means it's powered by the 1.4-liter turbo with cylinder deactivation, rated at 122 HP or 140 HP, though we could be wrong on the horsepower numbers.
We mention this because the front end tells a different story. The small main grille looks like it's from the Golf GTE, which is the 204 HP plug-in hybrid, while the lower bumper clearly comes from the pure electric e-Golf, which is the only one with those LED signatures. But as far as we know, these models weren't even sold in Russia.
Meanwhile, around the back, the exhaust is now in the style of the Mk5 Golf R: two large pipes around the middle of the car. On top of this, the 3-door short body has been decorated with a widebody kit. It looks like the "Rocket Bunny," but there's a variety of packages that do the same thing, including cheap ones from China.
You can't miss those fender flares, which stick out like a sore thumb. Likewise, the front air splitter with adjustment struts is not something you ordinarily see on a normal VW Golf. Besides this, the custom hatch seems to have extra-wide wheels, air suspension, sometimes a Thule roof box and the trunk spoiler from the GTI. Its taillights may have been switched as well.
And while it may have been easier just to buy a Golf GTI, nobody else has something like this. And by nobody, we mean only a few people.
We mention this because the front end tells a different story. The small main grille looks like it's from the Golf GTE, which is the 204 HP plug-in hybrid, while the lower bumper clearly comes from the pure electric e-Golf, which is the only one with those LED signatures. But as far as we know, these models weren't even sold in Russia.
Meanwhile, around the back, the exhaust is now in the style of the Mk5 Golf R: two large pipes around the middle of the car. On top of this, the 3-door short body has been decorated with a widebody kit. It looks like the "Rocket Bunny," but there's a variety of packages that do the same thing, including cheap ones from China.
You can't miss those fender flares, which stick out like a sore thumb. Likewise, the front air splitter with adjustment struts is not something you ordinarily see on a normal VW Golf. Besides this, the custom hatch seems to have extra-wide wheels, air suspension, sometimes a Thule roof box and the trunk spoiler from the GTI. Its taillights may have been switched as well.
And while it may have been easier just to buy a Golf GTI, nobody else has something like this. And by nobody, we mean only a few people.
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