Honda's Civic Type R Held This Record For 3 Years, VW's 321 HP Golf Just Took It Back

Golf GTI Edition 50 Becomes The Fastest FWD Vehicle Around The Nürburgring - AutoSpies Auto News

Golf GTI Edition 50 Becomes The Fastest FWD Vehicle Around The Nürburgring

Honda's Civic Type R Held This Record For 3 Years, VW's 321 HP Golf Just Took It Back

VW’s Golf GTI Edition 50 just set a 7:44.523 lap at the Nürbrurging. It beat the Honda Civic Type R’s time set in 2023 by 0.358 seconds. Edition 50’s optional Performance Pack adds semi slicks, forged wheels. Volkswagen’s Golf GTI is back on top at the Nürburgring for the first time in nine years. The Edition 50 anniversary special snatched the Nürburgring front wheel drive lap record back from Honda’s Civic Type R, which has owned the title of …

VW Golf GTI Edition 50 Goes to (Green) Hell Again, Becomes the Quickest FWD Production Car Ever

The Nürburgring Nordschleife has long served as the ultimate litmus test for performance vehicles, and Volkswagen has just rewritten the record books for front-wheel-drive production cars. With a blistering lap time of 7:44.523 minutes, the new Golf GTI Edition 50 has claimed the title of the fastest production front-wheel automobile ever to lap the "Green Hell." Driven by development driver Benjamin Leuchter, ... (continue reading...)

Golf GTI EDITION 50 is the fastest front-wheel drive production model on the Nürburgring Nordschleife

The Golf GTI EDITION 50 has set a new benchmark for Volkswagen in the compact segment: the 239 kW (325 PS) anniversary model is the fastest front-wheel drive production vehicle on the Nürburgring Nordschleife. The Golf GTI EDITION 50 – with racing driver and Volkswagen test and development driver Benjamin Leuchter at the wheel – took only 7:44.523 minutes to complete the 20.832-kilometre lap on the legendary racetrack. With its new record time, …