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Volkswagen Golf GTI anniversary editions and celebrations

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Volkswagen Golf GTI anniversary editions and celebrations

In July 2026 2026, Volkswagen launched the Golf GTI Edition 50, a limited‑run limited-run model celebrating 50 years of the GTI. It retains the 2.0‑litre a 2.0-litre turbocharged four‑cylinder four-cylinder engine, now rated at 325 hp and 420 Nm, and accelerates accelerating to 0‑100 0-100 km/h in about approximately 5.3 seconds with a top speed of 270 km/h. The car features a Performance Pack that includes a with stiffer suspension, 19‑inch 19-inch wheels, upgraded brakes, a roof spoiler, black‑finished mirrors and Dark Moss Green Metallic paint. Test driver Benjamin Leuchter recorded a Nürburgring Nordschleife lap of 7:44, underscoring its track capability. 7:44. In Ireland, the model starts at €74,795, though costs can exceed €84,000 due to CO2-based taxes. To mark Volkswagen’s 75th anniversary in South Africa, Motorsport built a one‑off one-off, non-road-homologated GTI that pushes the Golf platform to a 1,000‑hp extreme. producing 1,000 hp. The powertrain is uses a re‑engineered 2.5‑litre five‑cylinder re-engineered 2.5-litre five-cylinder turbo from the Audi RS3, mated featuring forged internals, a larger turbocharger, and a front-bumper exhaust system. Mated to all‑wheel all-wheel drive and a bespoke Sadev gearbox. The car sits in a carbon‑fiber gearbox, the carbon-fiber shell with a massive rear wing, widened track, AP Racing brakes and extensive aerodynamic elements. It debuted on at the Zwartkops Top‑of‑the‑Hill hill‑climb Top-of-the-Hill hill-climb with driver Jonathan Mogotsi, showcasing what Mogotsi. Volkswagen is further celebrating the Golf chassis can achieve when freed GTI's heritage through exhibitions and racing. At the Wheels Mariënwaerdt event in the Netherlands, an exhibition features thirteen GTI models from road‑use constraints. Together, the editions illustrate Volkswagen’s effort to honour Pon Classics collection. Meanwhile, the GTE Racing team is competing in the Belcar Endurance Championship, utilizing a Golf GTI heritage while delivering flagship performance before TCR in preparation for the brand’s broader shift toward electrification. 24 Hours of Zolder.

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