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Remember the Mk I Volkswagen Golf GTI, the hot hatch that is credited for the birth of the genre? Well, not everybody is pleased with the recipe behind this classic compact bomb. For instance, there are aficionados out there who would rather ditch the engine of a first-gen Golf in favor of... a V8.
The latest Frankengolf of the kind can be seen in the piece of footage at the bottom of the page. And this isn't a let's-pull-a-V8-swap-and-call-it-a-day type of build.
Instead, this Rabbit (the name of the first-gen Golf on the US market) has been given a complete tuning makeover. From the fat wheel arches accommodating the wide-track setup to the rollcage inside the vehicle, we have plenty of goodies that could make aficionados smile.
Oh, and did we mention the rear-wheel-drive nature of the machine? This thing can now punish its rear tires all day long. And with that V8 under the hood, the soundtrack of the rubber torture is as sweet as they get.
In fact, a two-liter turbo-four is enough to turn a first-gen Golf into a bomb. And it's enough to think of Boba Motoring's Mk I to understand why.
The small German aftermarket developer enjoys turning old Golfs into hypercar rivals and, for instance, its Mk I delivers no less than 1,152 hp. Since such machines tip the scales at 1,000-1,100 kg, the resulting sprinting abilities seem to defy the laws of physics.
Given the monstrous turbos used by the German-tuned Vee-Dub we're talking about, the drivability of the thing isn't exactly top-notch. But this is another story for another time.
Instead, this Rabbit (the name of the first-gen Golf on the US market) has been given a complete tuning makeover. From the fat wheel arches accommodating the wide-track setup to the rollcage inside the vehicle, we have plenty of goodies that could make aficionados smile.
Oh, and did we mention the rear-wheel-drive nature of the machine? This thing can now punish its rear tires all day long. And with that V8 under the hood, the soundtrack of the rubber torture is as sweet as they get.
Let's talk about the other way to turn an early Volkswagen Golf into a land-land missile
As you can imagine, shoehorning a V8 inside an old Golf isn't the only way to turn such a classic into one hell of a sleeper.In fact, a two-liter turbo-four is enough to turn a first-gen Golf into a bomb. And it's enough to think of Boba Motoring's Mk I to understand why.
The small German aftermarket developer enjoys turning old Golfs into hypercar rivals and, for instance, its Mk I delivers no less than 1,152 hp. Since such machines tip the scales at 1,000-1,100 kg, the resulting sprinting abilities seem to defy the laws of physics.
Given the monstrous turbos used by the German-tuned Vee-Dub we're talking about, the drivability of the thing isn't exactly top-notch. But this is another story for another time.
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