{"id":153678,"date":"2026-10-01T06:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T11:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=153678"},"modified":"2026-10-01T00:31:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T05:31:11","slug":"awd-golf-with-a-750-hp-audi-inline-five","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=153678","title":{"rendered":"AWD Golf with a 750+ hp Audi Inline-Five"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=153685\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-153685\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"153685\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=153685\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-Turbo-2.5-L-Inline-Five-13.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"AWD Golf Mk7 with a Turbo 2.5 L Inline-Five 13\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;AWD Golf Mk7 with a turbocharged 2.5 L inline-five&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-Turbo-2.5-L-Inline-Five-13.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-Turbo-2.5-L-Inline-Five-13.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"front-side view of a AWD Golf race car on track\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-153685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-Turbo-2.5-L-Inline-Five-13.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-Turbo-2.5-L-Inline-Five-13.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-Turbo-2.5-L-Inline-Five-13.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-Turbo-2.5-L-Inline-Five-13.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-Turbo-2.5-L-Inline-Five-13.jpg?resize=1320%2C743&amp;ssl=1 1320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-Turbo-2.5-L-Inline-Five-13.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/giu_aragona\/\">Giuseppe Aragona<\/a> drives a wild Volkswagen Golf Mk7 built by Maurizio Lombardo at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mauriziolombardo7\/\">LM Tech<\/a> and Filippo Pirini at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aereus_squadra_corse\/\">Aereus Squadra Corse<\/a> for hillclimb racing. The hatchback replaced the turbocharged 2.0 L inline-four for a turbocharged 2.5 L DAZA inline-five. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@19Bozzy92\">19Bozzy92<\/a> reports the motor was built by M.M. Engines di Marco Maccagnani in Italy and produces 750-800 hp (551-588 kW). The motor is paired to a Kotou\u010d seven-speed sequential transmission and AWD drivetrain. The 1,060 kg (2336 lb) car benefits from a TCR carbon fiber body and Alcon six-piston brakes. Watch Giuseppe race the Golf around <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Autodromo_dell'Umbria\">Autodromo dell&#8217;Umbria<\/a> in Magione, Italy.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/EGnolNUVfq0?si=NWE1JtsXTZNynOaa\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=153686\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-153686\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"153686\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=153686\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-Turbo-2.5-L-Inline-Five-14.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-Turbo-2.5-L-Inline-Five-20.jpg?resize=1320%2C743&amp;ssl=1 1320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-Turbo-2.5-L-Inline-Five-20.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@19Bozzy92\">19Bozzy92<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Giuseppe Aragona drives a wild Volkswagen Golf Mk7 built by Maurizio Lombardo at LM Tech and Filippo Pirini at Aereus Squadra Corse for hillclimb racing. The hatchback replaced the turbocharged 2.0 L inline-four for a turbocharged 2.5 L DAZA inline-five. 19Bozzy92 reports the motor was built by M.M. Engines di Marco Maccagnani in Italy and&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=153678\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">AWD Golf with a 750+ hp Audi Inline-Five<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":128074,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":100,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[133],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-153678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-golf"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":148009,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=148009","url_meta":{"origin":153678,"position":0},"title":"VW Golf Mk2 with a 1050 hp Turbo Audi Inline-Five Goes 8.4 sec","author":"swaptastic","date":"April 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"David Lehmann and his special VW Golf Mk2 attended the RoDrag Racing event at the Arad International Airport in Romania. 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