VW Golf GTI Steals Honda Civic Type R’s FF Nurburg Record

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  • The Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 50 lapped the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 7:44.523 minutes.
  • This time made the Golf GTI the fastest front-wheel drive production car to go around the Ring, beating the Honda Civic Type R by half a second.
  • The record-setting special edition hatchback, not sold in the United States, was piloted by a VW development driver…

Source: Car and Driver