Apart from a set of massive wheels, this Mk2 Volkswagen Golf may not seem like a lot. Nevertheless it’s hiding a massively highly effective all-wheel drive powertrain that’ll give most supercars a run for his or her cash.
Constructed and raced by Kim Paetz, this Golf is hiding a 2.9-liter VR6 from a later Volkswagen, extremely modified to face up to enhance from a BorgWarner EFR 9180 turbocharger. In accordance with Engine Swap Depot, the setup is making 898 horsepower and 737 pound-feet of torque. All of that thrust will get to the wheels through a five-speed sequential transmission and a contemporary 4Motion VW all-wheel drive system.
The VeeDubRacing YouTube channel managed to snag video of Paetz’s automotive collaborating on the L8Night quarter-mile occasion final month held at Lausitzring, simply outdoors of Berlin. Right here we’re capable of see the automotive do just a few quarter-mile runs, full with some wonderful four-wheel burnouts.
Of the runs we see, Paetz is ready to squeeze a greatest time of 10.07 seconds at 148.7 mph. Whereas that quantity cannot match fashionable supercars just like the Rimac Nevera or Porsche 911 Turbo S, it is nonetheless extremely fast. It is much more spectacular when you contemplate the automotive’s blocky aerodynamic form and lack of traction off the road. With a greater launch, we guess this automotive might get into 9-second vary.
