24 Hours of Golf

2012 VW Golf24 Race Car

The ever-famous Nürburgring 24 hour race is coming soon, and VW are coming back with an all new car. Last time, the put their Scirocco round Green Hell, but it didn't do as well as they hoped. So instead, they've tuned this Golf here to have over 400 horsepower from a 2.5-liter Turbocharged Inline-5 engine and put the FIA GT standards into it to make the Golf24 Race Car. They've definitely improved on this one. The Scirocco24 had 300 horsepower with front-wheel drive. Since this has over 400 horsepower, they put the drivetrain to all-wheel drive for better traction and much more balance. Let's see if VW gets lucky with this car this year.

Scirocco U.S. Bound?

2011 VW Scirocco R

A lot of German tuner fans have heard of the VW Scirocco. It's not even a Scirocco. It's a Golf that just looks pretty. Since its re-launch in 2008, the Scirocco has remained in Europe. But, there is some hope for the U.S. at hand as VW's U.S. Boss, Jonathan Browning, is right now working on getting the car over to our shores. That will seem nice because this car is quite good when it comes to handling and power. We don't know if it will be on our shores yet, but Browning told me he's working on it.

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