The Golf24 in action. Image: Volkswagen AG
It’s the VW Golf we’d most like to drive: built for endurance racing, the Golf24 rocks a 450 horsepower version of VW’s 2.5 liter, 5-cylinder engine. Shifting through a sequential gearbox, power gets sent to all four wheels via a system borrowed from the Audi TT RS. Uber-large fender flares cover the car’s widened track and give the hatchback a positively sinister appearance.
The Golf24 will take to the Nürburgring this weekend, for the annual running of the 24 hour endurance event. Three Golf24s will be entered, and the driver list includes former F1 pilots Johnny Herbert and Mark Blundell alongside up-and-coming drivers like Rene Rast and Edoardo Mortara. Sadly, we won’t get to see the cars run on this side of the pond, so if you want to see the Golf24 in action, you’d best have a passport and a sizable bank account.
Source: Autoblog
Kurt Ernst has been passionate about automobiles and driving nearly his entire life. His early years were shaped working in the family service station, though his real passion was auto racing. After graduating from the University of Colorado, Kurt spent a year club racing with the Sports Car Club of America, before focusing on a business career in marketing and project management. Later, his passion for writing and the automotive hobby found him freelancing for a variety of automotive news sites, including Automotive Addicts and Motor Authority, where his work was syndicated and appeared in several national publications. Recognized as an expert in the automotive field, Kurt joined Hemmings Motor News as an Associate Editor in 2013, and in the years since has progressed to Editor, Hemmings Daily; Managing Editor for Hemmings Motor News, Hemmings Classic Car, Hemmings Muscle Machines, and the Hemmings Daily; and now, Managing Editor, Hemmings Auctions. Kurt was instrumental in organizing the Hemmings Motor News Concours d’Elegance from 2013-2019, and has served as a judge at this event and The Vintage Racing Stable Concours d’Elegance. A Skip Barber Racing School graduate and prolific writer, Ernst is also skilled in copyediting, project management, brand development, and public relations.
