This Volkswagen Golf Mk2 was built by KR-Turbotechnik in Gotha, Germany. The Golf was previously powered by a turbocharged VR6 that made 720 horsepower on E85 fuel. However the company replaced it with a turbocharged 2.3 L VR5 (AQN) that makes 844 horsepower on a MME ECU481 ECU. It sends the power to all four … Read more
It’s been only two weeks since Boba Motoring set a World Record in their Golf Mk2. Fast forward to this past weekend at Santa Pod Raceway for the VW Action Show where the team broke their previous record with a 8.267 sec quarter-mile at 170.46 mph. The car is powered by a 2.0 L 16v … Read more
Boba Motoring brought their very powerful Golf Mk2 to Public Race Days 2018 at Hockenheimring in Baden-Württemberg, Germany and set a new World Record for fastest VW DSG AWD thanks to a 8.472 sec quarter-mile at 269.05 km/h (167.179 mph). Power comes from a 2.0 L 16v ABF inline-four with a NG-Motorsports CNC porting head … Read more
A few months ago we shared Volkswagen’s restoration of their 1987 Pikes Peak twin-engine Golf Mk2. Two turbocharged 1.8 L inline-four (GTI-based) power the unique race car. Each engine made 321 hp when it raced however they are now detuned to 237-256 hp for preservation purposes. Enjoy the Golf take on the hill at Festival … Read more
It’s been several months since our last article on the incredible R58VRT Golf. Since then the Golf competed in a half-mile top speed and drag racing. For those unfamiliar with the project, it runs a turbocharged VR6 and six-speed transmission in the front and back. The engines make a combined 1,440 horsepower to the wheels. … Read more
Volkswagen offered several inline-four options in the second generation Golf. However Austen Grice, the owner of this Golf, installed a twin-turbo 2.7 L V6 from an Audi S4 B5. He bought the little RWD car to Dakota Raceway’s “Drag and Drift” at Smeatharpe Airfield in Devon, England. There Austen was testing the engine with a … Read more