27th June 2024
Modified Mk2 Scirocco
The Mk1 Scirocco may have been prettier and the Corrado sleeker, but a handful of people still held the Mk2 Scirocco in high regard. Performance VW editor is one of them, and Dennis Geluck -…
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5th June 2024
Modified VW Mk2 Golf With 500bhp & 4Motion
Cramming 500hp of turbo’d VR6 and 4Motion into a subtly re-worked Mk2 shell, Tim Dunn’s modified Golf might look like it’s picking the best of the VW parts bin – but it’s heavily inspired by…
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15th May 2024
Modified VW Caddy Mk1 With Mk3 Golf GTI Engine Swap
It’s not the first time this heavenly modified VW Caddy Mk1 has been rebuilt. Disciple of perfection, Charlie Pearce gave it some divine intervention…
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18th April 2024
Ultimate Guide To VW Golf Mk8 Modifications
Believe it or not, the VW Golf Mk8 has been kicking around for over four years now so, inevitably, there is quite a selection of modifications now available on the aftermarket. Here are some of…
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5th April 2024
Modified Mk7 Golf R With 950bhp RS3 Engine
What if the engineers behind the Mk7 Golf R had really been allowed to let their hair down? Güray Yildiz might’ve just found the answer with his surprisingly refined modified, 950bhp ‘Golf RS-R’…
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12th March 2024
VR6-Swapped Mk2 Golf GTI With Kamei X1 Kit
While VW really seems to have got its act together these days with its new-wave hot hatches, there are some - like Melis Julevic and his VR6-swapped Mk2 Golf - who believe you still can’t…
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29th February 2024
Modified VW Golf R32 Mk4 With 500hp RS3 Engine
While VW was celebrating 20 years of R-badged Golfs with the most powerful version to date, Jay Turner was putting the finishing touches to 500hp, RS3-engined modified Mk4 Golf R32.
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22nd January 2024
Modified VW Lupo With R32 Engine Swap
Having owned a string of performance cars, Mark Brown wasn’t imagining a battered VW Lupo as his next daily drive. 12 years, an R32 swap and two hand-fabricated rebuilds later, he can’t imagine ever letting…
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4th December 2023
Wide Body VW Polo
Inspired by a mix of digital artwork and rally-bred styling, Curtis Anderson’s 270hp, wide body VW Polo shows the most ambitious ideas don’t have to stop at the virtual drawing board.
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26th October 2023
Modified VW Golf Mk4 R32 With Twin Turbo VR6 Engine
When Ryan Maretsky confessed ‘Why not?’ was the motto behind his modified VW Golf Mk4, that explained quite a lot to us. Looking at the photos, we’re sure you’re probably getting that similar vibe, too…
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14th March 2023
Kenwood VW Scirocco Audio Car
Sound system tech has changed a lot even in the past ten years. Reminisce with this archive feature on Kenwood’s VW Scirocco audio car.
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14th March 2023
Alpine’s VW Passat CC Audio Car
Sound system tech has changed a lot even in the past ten years. Reminisce with this archive feature on Alpine's VW Passat CC audio car.
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11th January 2023
Modified VW Rabbit Mk1 16V | Viva Las Vegas
When a water-cooled VW goes down a storm at the hot rod school of excellence that is the SEMA show, you know it’s going to be a winner. Aaron Stehly has hit the jackpot with…
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4th January 2023
VW Golf GTI Mk7 Race Car
Built to blitz the top tracks of the UK’s competitive Production GTi Trackday Championship, JabbaSport’s VW Golf GTI Mk7 race car has what it takes to make it hard for the competition…