Volkswagen Golf Has Agonizing Nurburgring Near Crash, Makes Surprising Recovery

Sx, as friends call it, follows a generous straight, which means you're doing quite a lot when entering this turn. And if you're not familiar with the layout of the infamous German track, this twist will be a surprise.

The combination between the two said aspects mean a lot of Nordschleife novices are caught off guard by Sx.

The Ring management has retouched this section of the circuit as part of the 2019 safety updates. The bump before the entry has been ironed out, while the mid-corner irreguralities have also been removed (actually, it was all part of a five-section complete asphalt resurfacing plan).

Even so, carrying too much speed into Schwedenkreuz will result in great trouble and I've brought along an example that perfectly ilustrates this.

We're looking at an Mk IV Golf, with the driver of the Volkswagen appearing to panic after entering the bend too quickly - the aficioando either lifts off suddenly and/or steps on the brakes, which causes the rear end to come lose dur to liftoff oversteer.

What follows is a prolonged struggle, one that sees the driver appearing to keep a steady hand. Factor in plenty of luck and you'll end up with the amazing save that kept this Volkswagen Golf in one piece.

The fact that the aging compact seems to have been gifted with big wheels, far tires and perhaps custom sport suspension obviously helped with the vehicle control.

In the end though, it's all up to the element linking the pedals to the steering wheel to adjust the speed in order to avoid the dreaded guardrail kiss. Speaking of which, here's a first-generation Mazda Miata going through a similar ordeal.

P.S.: The clip below actually brings together plenty of Nurburgring crashes and fails, with the Golf shenanigan discussed above awaiting you at the 6:41 point of the video.