Heavily modifying a car from its stock form will obviously negate the combined efforts of the manufacturers to make their cars safer, greener and easier to drive. In fact, in the case of a front-wheel drive car, moving the engine to the middle and redirecting drive to the back means that, mechanically-speaking, the car is a completely different beast altogether compared to the model it shares its basic body shell with.
This Mk. 4 VW GTI / Golf GTI recently caught our eye, as it uses a 2.7-liter V6 Audi engine, which has been bored and stroked to 3.0-liters and fitted with a big turbo. It churns out around 800-horses, but could go even higher with a different turbocharger. Did we mention that is positioned where the rear seat bench used to be?
Looking at the back, you will find a custom roll cage that is also part of the frame and holds the engine, while the builders also used Porsche 911 rear suspension components. Another neat touch I noticed are the 911 wheels, which are from a ‘period correct’ model, the 996, built from 1998 to 2004.
The car was developed and built by 034Motorsport, probably at great financial expense, but is now for sale at only $60,000, which may seem like a lot for a Golf, but it is probably, realistic, given all the work that went into creating the car.
Check out the photos and two videos attached below to get the full scoop.
By Andrei Nedelea
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