World’s Fastest VW Golf R Is a 10s Quarter Mile Car on Stock Engine Internals

This is an American story and since the Golf 7 R is about one month from the moment when the first customers will receive their cars, we are dealing with a Golf 6 R. In other words, while the two share the two-liter turbo label, the engine generations are different. You should know that, with quarter mile stats that read 10.8 seconds at 127 mph (204 km/h), this is the fastest Golf R in the world.

Sure, there might be quicker examples out there, such as HGP’s Golf R, but while that uses a 3.6-liter biturbo engine, the car we are talking about deserves this title because it runs on... stock internals.

That is correct, the factory engine has not been opened, so the block and the internals are bone stock. Not bad for a Volkswagen Golf that can pull Challenger Hellcat quarter mile-rivaling times.

The custom bits

While we don’t know the actual output of this two-liter mill (expect around 600 hp), we can name the mods that allow the mad Vee Dub to perform so well. Most of the goodies come from APR, including the Stage 3 GTX2867R turbine, intercooler, high pressure fuel pump, low pressure fuel system and an intake manifold flap delete. Speaking of the intake, this comes from VWR, which also supplied the engine and gearbox mounts, while the exhaust comes from RSC.

In order to withstand the massive torque, the DSG gearbox was gifted with a SSP clutch plate and a Harding performance tune. Oh and in case you’re wondering about that blitz all-wheel drive launch, you should know the Golf runs on Mickey Thompson ET Street Radials - yep, these are street-legal drag radials.

Don’t get on the phone with your tuner just yet. That much power from the stock internals means that the parts will have to be changed rather sooner than later, but the demo is still an enticing one.