you're just living all of our dreams, buddy! I'll never stop thanking you for all the things you do for us, even if we're all just living vicariously through your adventures.
As a previous 2x Mk3 owner, this car is legendary, especially for us that rally or rallycross the mk3's. A WRC fighter created in the wake of the Mk2 Rallye... it had so much potential to be great. Thanks for taking it out of the museum and showing to us Americans this year!
From a mk3 enthusiast, I want to say THANK YOU for making this. I too nerded out to magazines and internet photos on the ‘Tex about this car. So incredible to see it stateside, and to see it in action. Wow. I smiled the whole video. I’ve still got a framed poster of it on my wall.
As awesome as this car is, I really need to acknowledge the level of skill it took to both shoot and edit this. You guys are putting out quality that's on par with shows like Top Gear. It's super impressive. Great work!
How to make an FCP Euro staple piece: -A Legendary, Homologation-Spec rarity on track. -Lime Rock Park in the middle of New England Autumn. -Two guys with personal history/attachment who are capable of giving this car the love and attention it deserves. -Cinematics and shots to rival the best of them. Certified banger.
We were excited to bring this video to life for the community vdubfred6969- sights and sounds for all to enjoy, and major bonus with it being here in the states!
What an amazing experience, I have had a few of Syncros, Passat B3 G-60 and a Mk3 VR syncro cabby. The differences must be pretty amazing. I still have a 1993 Audi V8 4.2L and love seeing the old DTM versions in action
Great video ,every time I see the A59 ,I still love mk3s , the technology that produced to this car we see it with different clothes in Wrc ,Skoda, Seat,because everything is marketing
There is a gentleman in Germany that has molds from off of his Rallyrcross car - they'd likely set you back a pretty penny, but there's no denying how cool it would be to have one on a street-driven Mk3
Fantastic. I have a well modified Mk6 R and love that this thing was likely the same in 1992. I was driving a single wiper '82 Scirocco with a 16v swap at the time.
Golf 3 was my first car. Since then its one of my dream cars. And this here, is the most beautiful VW ever made!! (for me) It looks perfect. Not overdone.. just decent but still aggressive. Perfect. Wouldnt it be possible to build replica bodykits with modern technology?
7:00 Can someone at VW PLEASE give this Golf an underbody treatment??? There should be no rust at all!! They should convert all the rusty parts and put some expensive layers of protection on it. Even the stock exhaust of this thing is super rare and should be protected! (same with driveshafts, swaybars etc.)
The staff at Volkswagen Heritage do a great job keeping up on this car, but it is hard to say, which is better - preserved as it was or restored into something perfect? Both ideas have merit. We were shocked to see the use the car had been put through, but it also makes sense.
I saw this at SEMA in Vegas a few weeks ago. No signs, no banners, no overhyped unveiling. It wasn't even with the VWs in the VW area. I thought "Hey, that's a nice Mk III Golf, I wonder who owns it". And walked on. It was too bad the hood wasn't up, or for more of the engineering to be on display. We can't see everything, so I'm glad FCP Euro has the means to make this video.
Back when I had my 98 mk3 Golf, I absolutely lusted over the A59 which was so mysterious. I knew almost nothing about it technically speaking, but the widebody flares and vented hood was so exciting to see on paper. I was always a bit sad Volkswagen chose to can this project and the mk3 Golf has rarely ever seen a racetrack. I've since moved on from Volkswagen but what wouldn't I give to drive an actual A59.
Brilliant car! So glad you guys got it over here and told its story. Truly wish this project made it to a stage rally. Pictures of the A59 entered in Group A WRC next to Lancia, Ford, Toyota, Subaru, etc would be incredible. Thanks for sharing! I love the fact that even this unicorn has a saggy headliner 😂
Chris wrote an article for us which is over on our website, and he was a great help to us during the filming of this as well. There is likely no one person who knows as much about the A59 as Chris, without a doubt.
I was at the SEMA show this year and I had no idea what I was looking at when I saw this car. I searched on google and could not find it and now I know why haha. It was incredible being able to see this car in person.
Please come with me to an alternative reality: Mk3 Golf A59 was launched in 1993 and it was racing in Group A with Lancia Delta Integrale EVO 2 Toyota Celica GT-Four Ford Escort RS Cosworth Subaru Impreza WRX Mitsubishi Lancer EVO Oh man, that would have been epic. I totally agree with the video, Volkswagen would be a very different brand today, if that happened. Going for sportiness instead of just going big...
Nice video. However, guys seem a bit wrong regarding the active all-whell drive. Unlike the Haldex system which is a 2-differential setup with a Haldex coupling engaging the rear wheels, this one is a 3-differential setup with active central differential designed by Steyr Daimler Puch - not unlike the Subaru DCCD or Toyota Celica GT-Four system (the latter must be the closest equivalent). Xtrac would have provided a racing transmission (dogbox+active central differential). At least that's what I understood from Chris Eyre articles.
Thanks for the insight Vasily- we were actually lucky enough to have Chris write us an article that helps clarify some of those points we may have missed in the moment incar. blog.fcpeuro.com/standing-alone-the-vw-golf-a59-prototype
Fantastic upload. Another one off golf, was featured on Top Gear a while ago. The GTI W12 its a super-beast. Volkswagen took parts. From a Lamborghini, Bentley, and R8 to make that little beauty chooch.
A little critique, when talking about the "amazing sound" I would prefer a bit more than 10s clip of it with music. Even tho that exhaust makes it quiet and its probably squeaking and rattling like any other race car would, an unedited footage with pure car noises would be interesting as well. Other than that, thanks for the cool video!
You are correct that the car is very very quiet. It was a challenge to capture the engine sounds, but perhaps we can throw together an A59 ASMR driving video sometime in the future
Awesome and informative video, what’s the other prototipe at the end? Are you going to make a video about that and maybe of the W12 golf gti that never made into production?
We'd love to do more videos like this...VW are you listening :)? The camo prototype is the Mk8 Golf GTI TCR, also on site thanks to Jamie Orr and Volkswagen Classic. We released a full video and technical review of the TCR just recently! ua-cam.com/video/8fsLjLUq-8A/v-deo.html
I could never afford an A59, so, will have to stay with my red 1997 VW Mk3 2.0l GTI 16v ABF engine with 69,632 original miles on the clock, and have FUN 😂Was brill watching your vid though FCP Euro and learning a little VW history ✌
Love LRP. It's a fun course, especially in my e36 track car. Definitely sounds like some straight cut gears. Too bad it's not a sequential trans. That would be even better. Thanks for sharing 👍
I love everything about this design especially the gearbox and drivetrain.. Did the VW group BAM 5 valve per cylinder Turbo engine win-out over this engine design? I am lucky enough to own a Mk1 TT and the 1800cc BAM engine is pretty incredible, with a few stage 2 upgrades.
At the end of the day the 1.8t is a great engine, but designed for different purposes than the A59 engine. The 1.8t was meant to feel like a larger displacement V6, with big torque and quick response, whereas the A59 engine was designed for pure performance. Thankfully for us the 1.8t responds really well to tuning as you noted, and can last for miles and miles with the right servicing
Would've loved to see how this would've done in WRC. It reminds a little bit of the Pulsar GTi from the JDM market, another 2 door, turbo AWD hot hatch.
Us too! If you look at WRC in the 90s, it wasn't until the Subaru 22B that any of the big players released a rules-exploiting car like the A59 would have been.
This is a very specific call out and we're here for it. Rich is a friend of Nathan's, his silver VR6 Turbo Cabriolet was super cool, but so was the silver Mk2 :)
I wonder how this would compare to the later F2 kit cars that came along which I believe had reasonable success, even the diesel Kit car surprised plenty of people
The kit cars were all very different beasts from the A59 for sure, but no less cool or significant in our eyes. There's nothing quite like the sound or performance of a high-rev NA engine, while the TDIs were absolutely ahead of their time. Being pure race cars, and this being a street car, we imagine the kit cars would be even more mental to drive.
I'm watching this feeling to cry cause I'm missing my GTi my Daughter was 3yrs Old(2008)and she'd ask me "Daddy we have to go in the Grocery today?" The ONLY Car close to it is the Mantis 323f Lantis V6 type R which I got
I had a gti 2.0 8v and a vr6. The gti was the best vw I ever had. And I had a lot from mk1s up to mk4. It was not really fast but it was smooth and decent. 220 with no problem every sunday night blasting from the city back home to town over the highway. Always within 2 numbers of a cd from acdc I was turning into my parents street. From where I left in the city. Usually my friends home. Just blasting full stoned as a canary. Hehe.
Always had fords, XR’s and RS, bought my first Vw golf GTI las year, mk8 CS GTI 48 next and I wish so much I’d have done it sooner as I know now why people buy a golf GTI or any performance golf
The end of VW Motorsports was probably the most heartbreaking moment of my live as a Euro enthusiast. VW was always so chill and basic until somebody pissed them off and they made something like the ID.R, or W12-650, or the A59
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Most amazing day at Lime Rock, thanks for making this happen FCP Euro ❤
Couldnt have made it happen with out you Jamie - much thanks to you and Volkswagen Classic for bringing along the opportunity.
Thanks to all involved
Thanks for helping make this happen
BTW crazy cool hair change
you're just living all of our dreams, buddy! I'll never stop thanking you for all the things you do for us, even if we're all just living vicariously through your adventures.
It was an honor to help edit this video. Something that will be cherished by the VW community for years to come.
Cracking job 👍
As a previous 2x Mk3 owner, this car is legendary, especially for us that rally or rallycross the mk3's. A WRC fighter created in the wake of the Mk2 Rallye... it had so much potential to be great. Thanks for taking it out of the museum and showing to us Americans this year!
We’re so glad you enjoyed it! It was an honor and a privilege to be able to do so.
Man this gave me the chills. Was super bummed I could not make it to the Loe show and see it in the flesh, this video however helped to ease the pain!
That's what we are here for Anthony - to simply ease the pain... Thanks for watching!
As a previous Golf Mk3 and Polo Mk4 owner, the sagging roof liner really makes it fell like home 😄
Bro please let's not talk about that. Mine is doing that again :(
Just VWs doing VW things 🥲
From a mk3 enthusiast, I want to say THANK YOU for making this. I too nerded out to magazines and internet photos on the ‘Tex about this car. So incredible to see it stateside, and to see it in action. Wow.
I smiled the whole video. I’ve still got a framed poster of it on my wall.
Aboslutely love it Mason Griffith - you can relate to the way we felt producing this video then.
So glad you enjoyed it! Really appreciate it
if I would offer you the a59 for $200k, would you buy it?
@@MrSimon1909 of course
@@TurtleSoupGuy42069 ok, you want to send via wester union?
I love that the headliner is sagging in the back. Classic.
VWs are gonna do VW things 😅
MK3 was my first car, a GTD. Now lucky owner of a GR Yaris which I appreciate even more after watching this.
Awesome work from Ethan, Mark and team. Thanks for letting me be a small part of this great video 🤌
Thanks for your help as well Ryan, amazing day for all involved to remember!
As awesome as this car is, I really need to acknowledge the level of skill it took to both shoot and edit this. You guys are putting out quality that's on par with shows like Top Gear. It's super impressive. Great work!
How to make an FCP Euro staple piece:
-A Legendary, Homologation-Spec rarity on track.
-Lime Rock Park in the middle of New England Autumn.
-Two guys with personal history/attachment who are capable of giving this car the love and attention it deserves.
-Cinematics and shots to rival the best of them.
Certified banger.
Simple recipe Danny!
Wow! What an engineering work of art! Bravo for driving this A59 turbo for us!! Cheers!
I have waited so long to see this video, this car here in the states, thank you Jamie and FCP Euro!!!!!
We were excited to bring this video to life for the community vdubfred6969- sights and sounds for all to enjoy, and major bonus with it being here in the states!
The best Golf ever - awesome work on this one everyone!
What an amazing experience, I have had a few of Syncros, Passat B3 G-60 and a Mk3 VR syncro cabby. The differences must be pretty amazing. I still have a 1993 Audi V8 4.2L and love seeing the old DTM versions in action
Great video ,every time I see the A59 ,I still love mk3s , the technology that produced to this car we see it with different clothes in Wrc ,Skoda, Seat,because everything is marketing
Thanks Pavlos - it has lived on in many forms like you mentioned!
Now someone needs to make this exact bodykit
There is a gentleman in Germany that has molds from off of his Rallyrcross car - they'd likely set you back a pretty penny, but there's no denying how cool it would be to have one on a street-driven Mk3
@@fcpeuro i wouldn't mind to give that guy my left kidney my left lung and my left nut for a bodykit
Amazing cinematography wow
One could say that this car paved the way for the MkIV R32. Love it.
For sure!
Fantastic. I have a well modified Mk6 R and love that this thing was likely the same in 1992. I was driving a single wiper '82 Scirocco with a 16v swap at the time.
The power band is remarkably similar, at least at whatever boost level we had for the video shoot - Mk6 R is one of our in-house favorites here 🙂
Golf 3 was my first car. Since then its one of my dream cars. And this here, is the most beautiful VW ever made!! (for me) It looks perfect. Not overdone.. just decent but still aggressive. Perfect. Wouldnt it be possible to build replica bodykits with modern technology?
😵Still can't believe you guys brought this out. Brilliantly done. Wow.
Looks as though the A59 raised the bar for VW. And the present day Golf’s are the end result. Great video. Thanks, RickGTI….. 🌴
Such a cool car! Still learning about where my gti came from and loving the history of these things!
I've always loved the legendary A59. Glad to see it's still making waves.
This is an incredible film. Excellent work guys Beezy you were great as always!!!
Great video of a true legend. Well done fellas!
Thanks B2BFAB - Legend indeed
7:00 Can someone at VW PLEASE give this Golf an underbody treatment??? There should be no rust at all!! They should convert all the rusty parts and put some expensive layers of protection on it. Even the stock exhaust of this thing is super rare and should be protected! (same with driveshafts, swaybars etc.)
The staff at Volkswagen Heritage do a great job keeping up on this car, but it is hard to say, which is better - preserved as it was or restored into something perfect? Both ideas have merit. We were shocked to see the use the car had been put through, but it also makes sense.
I saw this at SEMA in Vegas a few weeks ago. No signs, no banners, no overhyped unveiling. It wasn't even with the VWs in the VW area. I thought "Hey, that's a nice Mk III Golf, I wonder who owns it". And walked on. It was too bad the hood wasn't up, or for more of the engineering to be on display. We can't see everything, so I'm glad FCP Euro has the means to make this video.
Thank you for this awesome video. This is on of the coolest VW ever made.
Great cinematography guys 💪🏾
Thanks Ray - the team was excited for this one, and it shows!
Back when I had my 98 mk3 Golf, I absolutely lusted over the A59 which was so mysterious. I knew almost nothing about it technically speaking, but the widebody flares and vented hood was so exciting to see on paper. I was always a bit sad Volkswagen chose to can this project and the mk3 Golf has rarely ever seen a racetrack.
I've since moved on from Volkswagen but what wouldn't I give to drive an actual A59.
Brilliant car! So glad you guys got it over here and told its story. Truly wish this project made it to a stage rally. Pictures of the A59 entered in Group A WRC next to Lancia, Ford, Toyota, Subaru, etc would be incredible. Thanks for sharing! I love the fact that even this unicorn has a saggy headliner 😂
nice to see chris eyre got a mention, great car
Chris wrote an article for us which is over on our website, and he was a great help to us during the filming of this as well. There is likely no one person who knows as much about the A59 as Chris, without a doubt.
@@fcpeuro i've known chris since the early days of the ClubGTI forum 😁
Looks like a RS2 look inspired Golf. Love it👏
I was at the SEMA show this year and I had no idea what I was looking at when I saw this car. I searched on google and could not find it and now I know why haha. It was incredible being able to see this car in person.
Perfect Luke! That's why we wanted to release it in conjunction with SEMA!
Please come with me to an alternative reality:
Mk3 Golf A59 was launched in 1993 and it was racing in Group A with
Lancia Delta Integrale EVO 2
Toyota Celica GT-Four
Ford Escort RS Cosworth
Subaru Impreza WRX
Mitsubishi Lancer EVO
Oh man, that would have been epic.
I totally agree with the video, Volkswagen would be a very different brand today, if that happened. Going for sportiness instead of just going big...
That's a bucket list item for a VW car guy. I'd love to just see one in person. Awesome.
Nice video. However, guys seem a bit wrong regarding the active all-whell drive. Unlike the Haldex system which is a 2-differential setup with a Haldex coupling engaging the rear wheels, this one is a 3-differential setup with active central differential designed by Steyr Daimler Puch - not unlike the Subaru DCCD or Toyota Celica GT-Four system (the latter must be the closest equivalent). Xtrac would have provided a racing transmission (dogbox+active central differential). At least that's what I understood from Chris Eyre articles.
Thanks for the insight Vasily- we were actually lucky enough to have Chris write us an article that helps clarify some of those points we may have missed in the moment incar. blog.fcpeuro.com/standing-alone-the-vw-golf-a59-prototype
What a Gem.
"That story is for another time." Bring it!!! I'm here for it..
That story is coming very soon!
Unreal. Just an amazing mk3. I love that it’s been driven hard.
We can rest easy at night knowing it was put through the proper paces over the years of development Crowe 938
Man im VWs natural frienemy strictly a honda guy and this car tugs even my heart strings😍
I can't say I've heard of this golf and i like a hot hatchback
Nice to find something I've not seen before.
amazing video and coverage of this car. thank you
That Golf is so badass!!
Very hard to find a video on this, thanks 👍
We're glad you enjoyed it! It was an honor to have the opportunity to produce it.
I have a golf 3 gti long block and I praise 👏 the models hardest bodies after the beetle
Fantastic upload.
Another one off golf, was featured on Top Gear a while ago.
The GTI W12 its a super-beast.
Volkswagen took parts.
From a Lamborghini, Bentley, and R8 to make that little beauty chooch.
The W12 concept would be a dream to drive! Or just see in the flesh
I loved my mk3 , I now have an Mk6r which I love but the mk3 was just so fun
Beautiful! Next we'll like to see is the original m8 driving
A little critique, when talking about the "amazing sound" I would prefer a bit more than 10s clip of it with music. Even tho that exhaust makes it quiet and its probably squeaking and rattling like any other race car would, an unedited footage with pure car noises would be interesting as well. Other than that, thanks for the cool video!
You are correct that the car is very very quiet. It was a challenge to capture the engine sounds, but perhaps we can throw together an A59 ASMR driving video sometime in the future
🤯 never thought I'd see this car in anything other than in the background of videos or old magazine articles.
Until the chance for this video shoot came up, neither did we!
I had a 97 GTI VR6 and it was a 5 speed. Man that car was hella quick
One of the greats!
Wow what a rare piece. Built by SMS, also kind of creator of the Audi S2
SMS has had a hand in quite a few significant motorsport projects over the years - it was an honor to be able to review this car.
Awesome and informative video, what’s the other prototipe at the end? Are you going to make a video about that and maybe of the W12 golf gti that never made into production?
We'd love to do more videos like this...VW are you listening :)? The camo prototype is the Mk8 Golf GTI TCR, also on site thanks to Jamie Orr and Volkswagen Classic. We released a full video and technical review of the TCR just recently! ua-cam.com/video/8fsLjLUq-8A/v-deo.html
I could never afford an A59, so, will have to stay with my red 1997 VW Mk3 2.0l GTI 16v ABF engine with 69,632 original miles on the clock, and have FUN 😂Was brill watching your vid though FCP Euro and learning a little VW history ✌
You can see where they got their design ideas fro the mk4 R32, lots of resemblance is found in this mk3
It certainly inspired design and engineering decisions years later Greasmonkey2k4
Man, it's beautiful.
if this came out, wrc would have been even more lit back then. celica st185, impreza wrx, lancer evo, escort cossie, and this.... wow
Love LRP. It's a fun course, especially in my e36 track car. Definitely sounds like some straight cut gears. Too bad it's not a sequential trans. That would be even better. Thanks for sharing 👍
The gearbox was definitely a bit on the noisy side! Helps provide good motorsport/race car vibes from the driver's seat.
Looks like a crossing between the golf3 and golf4
I always wanted more race bred VWs but they never went through with anything apparently it was always close but no cigar
Love this special mk3
Heaven in VW as a kid.
What a tease lol waiting for the MK8😂
I love everything about this design especially the gearbox and drivetrain..
Did the VW group BAM 5 valve per cylinder Turbo engine win-out over this engine design?
I am lucky enough to own a Mk1 TT and the 1800cc BAM engine is pretty incredible, with a few stage 2 upgrades.
At the end of the day the 1.8t is a great engine, but designed for different purposes than the A59 engine. The 1.8t was meant to feel like a larger displacement V6, with big torque and quick response, whereas the A59 engine was designed for pure performance. Thankfully for us the 1.8t responds really well to tuning as you noted, and can last for miles and miles with the right servicing
Pure development car. I think VW knew what that were working with all along.
stupendous car and film
Thank you for this video. I melted with happiness while looking at this beautiful and magnificent car. Thanks. Greetings from Montenegro.
Thank you, we're glad you enjoyed the video 🏁
Good to see the original Volkswagen Audi Car ( by David Pipes ) and Volkswagen Driver magazine ( by Chris Eyre ) features listed here... :-)
I thought there was another of these that burned. I remember talking about this car on vortex years ago.
Would've loved to see how this would've done in WRC. It reminds a little bit of the Pulsar GTi from the JDM market, another 2 door, turbo AWD hot hatch.
Us too! If you look at WRC in the 90s, it wasn't until the Subaru 22B that any of the big players released a rules-exploiting car like the A59 would have been.
Id say that the VW Golf GTI W12-650 was even crazier. I have a mk5 so I may be a bit biased:)
I have that Magazine ! Whoop 🤭 and a cheeky vr6 on the drive 🚗;) it's my super golf hahah 😆 awesome nostalgia
Nice! When did FCP Euro become Hagerty?
Haha we will consider that a compliment Stephen 😂We hope to bring some more content of this type to the channel over the next year.
man, remember when Rich Pugh had those seats in his car? That was peak Waterfest viewing for me.
This is a very specific call out and we're here for it. Rich is a friend of Nathan's, his silver VR6 Turbo Cabriolet was super cool, but so was the silver Mk2 :)
I wonder how this would compare to the later F2 kit cars that came along which I believe had reasonable success, even the diesel Kit car surprised plenty of people
The kit cars were all very different beasts from the A59 for sure, but no less cool or significant in our eyes. There's nothing quite like the sound or performance of a high-rev NA engine, while the TDIs were absolutely ahead of their time. Being pure race cars, and this being a street car, we imagine the kit cars would be even more mental to drive.
Bro, I didn't even knew this car existed 👍👍👍👍🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙
Its wierd but this is how i see my mk4 😅 make it make sence
We love that for you!
god damn those grill lines on the right side are a bit bent down it poke my eyes ;)
Incredible 🙌🙌🙌
Dream car. Hands down.
It still didnt feel real being here, seeing it, touching it, in person. Truly special car
I'm watching this feeling to cry cause I'm missing my GTi my Daughter was 3yrs Old(2008)and she'd ask me "Daddy we have to go in the Grocery today?" The ONLY Car close to it is the Mantis 323f Lantis V6 type R which I got
amazing golf! ❤mk3!
Why 2 generations before the firsf Golf R? What about the Golf 4 R32?
now we only need to find the Lost Cup VR6 by Abt. and its all set for the legacy Mk3's!
That'd be an ideal foillow up story Albert!
Awsome car!
Please do a video on the Mk2 G60 Limited Edition
That's a great idea, we would love to! We were thinking about producing a series on rare VWs, what do you think?
@@fcpeuro I'm subscribed and ready to watch 🔥
Glorious!
I had a gti 2.0 8v and a vr6. The gti was the best vw I ever had. And I had a lot from mk1s up to mk4. It was not really fast but it was smooth and decent. 220 with no problem every sunday night blasting from the city back home to town over the highway. Always within 2 numbers of a cd from acdc I was turning into my parents street. From where I left in the city. Usually my friends home. Just blasting full stoned as a canary. Hehe.
This car should have been at lime rock on Sunday.
Oh believe us, we tried! Unfortunately for us, VW had the car in Las Vegas for SEMA.
And after the first one was built, the then VW-Boss Piech showed up and was like: NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN! And that's that...
Always had fords, XR’s and RS, bought my first Vw golf GTI las year, mk8 CS GTI
48 next and I wish so much I’d have done it sooner as I know now why people buy a golf GTI or any performance golf
Welcome to the family! Better late than never :) - and we wish we could get the Clubsport over here in the USA, great car
The end of VW Motorsports was probably the most heartbreaking moment of my live as a Euro enthusiast. VW was always so chill and basic until somebody pissed them off and they made something like the ID.R, or W12-650, or the A59
Yep, always living in the shadow of Audi...until they get a chance to stretch their legs a little bit. Hello Polo WRC :)
@@fcpeuro or Rally beetle cause why not
1998ccm
275PS (400 planned for racing version)
370Nm of torque
270Kph
yw
Basically the secret Golf WRC rally car. It's a shame it never see the lights of racing.
this is rad!
The OG .:R
imo best looking golf..
This is why I love the vw community we’re all just a bunch of big nerds!😂
We can't help it if we all just love our VW history and nuances. 😂
So it's Golf R before the R, nice
I wonder if the front side airvents behind the front wheels on the 2022 Audi rs3 can be traced to this car
We like to think little pieces of this cars development have lived on in all different models and trim packages in the VAG lineup
@@fcpeuro That makes sense