The new Volkswagen GTI Clubsport is mostly the 2021 Clubsport, making the same 296 hp and 296 lb-ft. with chassis refinements and optional forged wheels.
As promised by last week's tease, the new Volkswagen GTI Clubsport, revealed just ahead of the weekend's racing at the Nuburgring. Truth be told, it's not far off the last GTI Clubsport introduced in 2021, emphasizing the".5" in the Mk 8.5 Golf range. The previous version made 296 horsepower and 295 pound-feet and could hit 62 miles per hour in 5.6 seconds. Despite the GTI gaining another 20 hp and dropping its dash from 0-62 mph by 0.3 seconds to 5.
Enough with the disillusionment. Letting the basics roll on, VW focused on chassis refinement. There's more camber at the front wheels, and the front locking e-diff operates under expanded parameters. The suspension is said to deliver a more forgiving ride, and engineers tweaked the Vehicle Dynamic Manager that opens up a menu of changes to hardware like steering and damping. And get this, VW seconded Bugatti senior test driver Sven Bohnhorst to the Golf program to refine the steering tune.
The uninitiated will know something's up with the black graphic along the door and perhaps the black adorning the stouter hatch spoiler. It'll take VW aficionados to pinpoint the red GTI badging, gloss black instead of plain black exterior trim elements and optional Akrapovic exhaust that's part of the Race Package. The Race Package also lifts the electronically limited top speed from 155 mph to 166 mph.
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