Innholdsfortegnelse for November 2024 i Performance VW

BFI GOLF PLATED SHIFT KNOBS Black Forest Industries are excited to celebrate the golden anniversary of the VW Golf with a 24k gold plated version of 3 of its most popular shift knobs. Available for both manual and automatic/DSG applications, these limited run knobs launched at L’oe Show recently and are available for online purchase now! While these aren't solid gold, they are as close as you can get - plating these in 24k gold costs 40x as much as standard anodising! These shift knobs are so unique, that this is the only time we will be offering them so act quick! PRICE: From $249.99 CONTACT: blackforestindustries.com ROTIFORM PHX What we love about Rotiform is that they produce wheels for all vehicles and all budgets. Whether you’re after a one-off…

What is it exactly that leads someone to modify their pride and joy? Over the years, we’ve had the pleasure of discussing this very topic with hundreds of passionate owners, and let us tell you, we’ve noticed some clear patterns along the way. Whilst it’s fair to say that some had their entire build processes mapped out beforehand, an overwhelming majority of modified car builders seem to almost accidentally fall into this potentially dangerous and addictive world without a moment’s warning – purchasing a sturdy daily driver one minute that gets transformed into a show-winning poster star the next. It’s therefore always refreshing to speak to someone who – somewhat against the grain – did indeed have a clear plan in place before the new car in question had even…

Gravity is the brainchild of one Jordan Clarke, which he founded back in 2016 after the successful launch of his automotive apparel brand, Slammed UK. Judging by the reaction to ‘Slammed’, the UK modified car scene was clearly crying out for a cool, dedicated mixed-marque event that not only highlighted the best cars, but also the culture and companies that surrounded them. “We held our first event back in July 2016 at Stoneleigh Park in Coventry and had what we thought was a huge attendance of 1500 people,” 32-year-old Jordan confessed, with a slight grin on his face. Little did he know what was to come and that this would just be the beginning. Things would quickly begin to spiral from there. “Over the following years, the event continued to…

Now, I’m always up for a new-to-me Mk3, often moving them along like a hermit crab searching for the right shell. To this date I've owned 20 vehicles, 11 of them being a Mk3, so I've always retained a certain amount of familiarity and comfort in this chassis as they’re easy to work on, and at one point, were very cheap and plentiful to obtain. After wrecking my last Jetta doing e-brake drifts in the snow, I soon took to the Hartford County Craigslist page to source a new ride and ended up coming across a 1995 Aqua Blue Cabrio. I met up with the owner a couple towns away at his storage unit. He opened the garage and it was just this Cabrio sitting inside, nothing else. I bought…

It can’t have escaped notice that this year sees Volkswagen celebrating 50 years of the Golf - it has been covered in virtually every magazine except Woman’s Own (I’m sure I read a small piece on it even in there - Ed), and most major events have organised some sort of ‘Golf’ line-up. But a properly researched, in-depth feature on all eight generations would need a whole issue, or maybe even a book. So, let’s set our sights on a more manageable item and a celebration as equally important in its own right. Which is where the editor suggested the story of the Mk2 Golf, now celebrating its 40th year… Launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1983 (and released here in 1984), the new model was a clear…

Let’s turn back the clock 16 years for a moment, shall we? It’s 2008 and Przemo Brzozowski, head honcho of Wolfsgruppe team in Poland, came up with an idea of organising an water-cooled VW event, where literally every single car can appeal to his own personal taste. At that time, most other events were arranged so anybody who wanted to participate could - no selection, no applications, no invitations. Yes, it was that simple. What is the norm at today’s event, was a truly controversial and innovative idea back then, so you just can imagine how divided opinions accompanied after the first edition of Wolfsgruppe VAG Event in 2008. People were delighted, disgusted, excited, outraged and everything in between. And the rest is history, as they say. To say that…

Got an event? Let us know! Email us at: pvw.ed@kelsey.co.uk with the date, location and website and we’ll get it on these pages! OCTOBER 13th WATERDAYS Nagano Prefecture, Japan @_waterdays 19th DUBS AT THE GAP Rocky Gap State Park, USA dubsatthegap.com 27th ULTIMATE STANCE Telford International Centre ultimate-stance.co.uk NOVEMBER 5th BIG SOCAL EURO Irwindale Speedway, CA, USA big-euro.com 5-8th SEMA SHOW Las Vegas Convention Center semashow.com Check details before attending as they are subject to change…

If the Mk1 GTI kick-started the whole performance Volkswagen thing, then the Mk2 deserves equal credit for bringing it to maturity. During a nine-year production run, the second generation expanded the line-up from a single GTI variant to one that included twin-cam engines, supercharging and four-wheel drive, and it’s continued to evolve in the hands of enthusiasts in the meantime. Today, compatibility with later VR6, 1.8T and TFSI engine swaps mean there’s no shortage of ways for the Mk2 to keep up with modern performance cars – but there’s plenty of potential within its own parts bin too. Fast Golfs don’t come much rarer than the G60 Limited. Volkswagen only built 71 of them, combining a 210hp 16-valve G60 engine and Syncro four-wheel drive (both of which were shared with…

The Class of 2004 is celebrating its 20th reunion this year and the Volkswagen R32 has certainly aged gracefully over the last two decades. A lot better than the Pontiac Aztek, am I right? Cheap shots aside, the proverbial big brother to the GTI always punched above its weight. With 240-horsepower from its 3.2L VR6, paiired with 4MOTION all-wheel-drive and a 6-speed manual gearbox, the pudgy hatchback was a favourite amongst contemporary reviewers. Sure, it wasn’t as fast as its Japanese competition, but they couldn’t match the German’s sheep in a Wolfsburg suit approach. The R32 hadn’t even graduated secondary school before being recruited by famed Canadian tuner HPA, having earned top marks for being both VR6 and all-wheel-drive equipped. Marcel Horn, HPA’s founder and president, and his team employed…

“If you build it, he will come” is famously whispered from the corn fields in the 1989 movie Field of Dreams and often quoted as “If you build it they will come”. It is also said in New England “If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes and it will change.” The weather forecast leading up to the second annual Eurobuilt Show & Shine called for rain all weekend. We built it, it rained, but they did come. The rain did not discourage some of the nicest cars in New England from converging on to the Franklin County Fairgrounds in Greenfield, MA on May 5th for what turned out to be Eurobuilt: Rain or Shine. There were 150 cars on the show field, and many more in spectator parking…