This is the new Volkswagen Golf GTI EDITION 50, a near production concept car that is the fastest Volkswagen production model around the Nordschleife circuit. It clocked a time of 07:46:13 with racing driver Benny Leuchter.  The new Golf GTI EDITION 50 is a celebration of 50 years of the Golf GTI and will be available on the market next year.

The new Golf GTI EDITION 50 is a statement with which Volkswagen expresses the pure GTI idea – the combination of superior drive power and highly precise chassis with front-wheel drive  more effectively than ever before. It’s truly impressive how easily this Volkswagen can be moved so quickly over the Nordschleife track. In technical terms the car was the same as the version that will be sold in the future. The record car was equipped with the Performance package, that was the decisive factor in my opinion.

Said Benny Leuchter.

The Performance package which will be available on the Golf GTI EDITION 50 includes improved chassis performance, lightwight 19 inch semi slick Bridgestone Potenza Race tyres and forged wheels.