Joe Bristow owns a unique Golf Mk3 called Golvo powered by a turbocharged 2.3 L Volvo inline-five. Last year the car set a personal best of 9.70 sec at 148 mph at Santa Pod Raceway producing 775 horsepower. Joe recently switched to a Blouch SC6765 turbocharger for the 2020 season which increased the motor’s output … Read more
Mazhar Iqbal is known for drifting his Audi RS4 with a twin-turbo V8. Over the winter he started building something even wilder for the 2021 season. The new project features a Golf Mk7 body on a custom chassis with Lamborghini Galardo uprights and control arms. It will be powered by a twin-turbo 4.2 L Audi … Read more
Mike Day built his RWD Golf Mk3 at ECS Tuning in Wadsworth, Ohio. It took him three months to transform the drift machine from a rolling shell. The Golf rides on a custom tubular front and C-notched rear frame. The front suspension uses modified Mk3 knuckles, Bilstein PSS9 adjustable coilovers, and Nissan S13 steering rack … Read more
Boba Motoring is known for building very fast Golfs. Last year they set a World Record in their Golf Mk2 with a 8.267 at 274.32 km/h (170.45 mph) quarter-mile. They returned to Santa Pod Raceway earlier this year hoping to break that record. Unfortunately they had to turn the boost down to 3.3 bar (47.8 … Read more
The owner of this custom Golf wanted the convenience of a five-door hatchback but the performance of an R32. Since Volkswagen never sold the five-door in the USA, the owner built his own. The unique creation starts with a 2000 Golf 1.8T five-door hatchback body and chassis. Then he installed the powertrain and interior from … Read more
Kevin Buczior and his VW Golf attended the L8 Night & TTT Halfmile event at EuroSpeedway Lausitz in Klettwitz, Germany. While there he was able to reach 305.38 km/h (189.75 mph) in the half-mile on 2.2 bar (31.9 psi) of boost. The car was built using a Golf Mk4 R32 body with a carbon fiber … Read more