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Chris Baird’s carbon-clad 510hp 2016 Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport Edition 40 Mk7

More than half way through the Golf GTI’s fifth decade, and Chris Baird’s carbon-clad 510hp Volkswagen Golf Clubsport Edition 40 Mk7 shows the hot hatch bloodline still has plenty of tricks up its sleeve…

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Eugene Metzger’s resto-modded turbocharging a Porsche 911 SC

Seamlessly merging influences from Porsche’s 70s motorsport programme, Eugene Metzger’s resto-modded 911 SC is far more personal than a tribute to the golden era of sports car racing.

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1.3-litre supercharged 1992 Volkswagen Polo G40 Mk2F Typ 86C

From a quick turnaround track car project, Matthew Powney’s Polo G40 has evolved into an eight-year, ground-up restoration drawn from the quickest motorsport teams – and he’s not finished yet…

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Stage 2 bagget 390bhp Audi S3 Typ 8P APR tune

The Golf R might have become the default for tunable, tractable high-performance daily drivers, but Phil Griffiths’s 390hp track-ready S3 show machine makes a good case for the alternatives

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2100whp twin-VR6T Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk4

After 20 years exploring the ragged edges of mechanical fatigue and evolving engine technology, Bruce Morehouse’s 2100whp twin-VR6T GTI has the world’s fastest Volkswagens in its crosshair

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