{"id":1407,"date":"2016-07-19T22:17:07","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T22:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clubgti.com\/wordpress\/?p=1407"},"modified":"2019-04-06T13:38:48","modified_gmt":"2019-04-06T12:38:48","slug":"the-310-ps-golf-gti-clubsport-s-the-fastest-production-fwd-around-the-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clubgti.com\/wordpress\/the-310-ps-golf-gti-clubsport-s-the-fastest-production-fwd-around-the-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"The 310 ps Golf GTI Clubsport S. The fastest production FWD around the ring!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"yui-gen4\" class=\"article cms_clear restore postcontainer\">Who says you cannot channel 200 ps through the front wheels of a FWD car?<br \/>\nSo what if I say you can channel 310 ps through the front wheels of a FWD production car and smash the current lap record around the ring. Yes, No?<\/p>\n<p>Well the Golf GTI Clubsport S just changed that for us.<\/p>\n<p>Driven by Benny Leuchter the Golf GTI was able to achieve 7 min 49.21 secs around the ring at times hitting 157 mph.<\/p>\n<p>Autocar explains how it was done as well as the changes to the vehicle to achieve such a feat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autocar.co.uk\/car-news\/new-cars\/volkswagen-golf-gti-clubsport-s-smashes-n%C3%BCrburgring-record\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.autocar.co.uk\/car-news\/ne&#8230;urgring-record<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And also had exclusive video footage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=01vtxvGuHdg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=01vtxvGuHdg<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"yui-gen5\" class=\"restrain\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/01vtxvGuHdg?wmode=opaque\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Also on Piston heads some highlights.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/EJy9okjbdqw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/EJy9okjbdqw<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"yui-gen6\" class=\"restrain\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EJy9okjbdqw?wmode=opaque\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i1035.photobucket.com\/albums\/a434\/thegtiman\/Golf%20GTI%20MK7%20Clubsport\/Golf%20GTI%20Clubsport%20S%20ring%20FWD%20record%20breaker_zpsywkphfvf.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"inlineimg\" title=\"Thumbs Up\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clubgti.com\/images\/smilies\/smiley20.gif\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"fullsize article_promoted_text_container\"><sub class=\"article_promoted_text\"> This article was originally published in forum thread: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clubgti.com\/showthread.php?283059-The-310-ps-Golf-GTI-Clubsport-S-The-fastest-production-FWD-around-the-ring%21\">The 310 ps Golf GTI Clubsport S. The fastest production FWD around the ring!<\/a> started by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clubgti.com\/member.php?12451-Toyotec\">Toyotec<\/a> <\/sub> <sub class=\"article_promoted_text\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clubgti.com\/showthread.php?283059-The-310-ps-Golf-GTI-Clubsport-S-The-fastest-production-FWD-around-the-ring%21&amp;p=2432780#post2432780\">View original post<\/a> <\/sub><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who says you cannot channel 200 ps through the front wheels of a FWD car? 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