Now that the local introduction of the limited edition Golf GTI Clubsport is imminent, Volkswagen is readying an even hotter 228 kW S version that will debut at the brand’s Wörthersee event.

The eagerly-awaited GTI Clubsport is fitted with a 2.0-litre turbocharged engine that churns out 195 kW with an overboost function that pushes that output up to a heady 213 kW for short periods of time. We expectthe model, which has a claimed 0-100 kph time of about6 seconds, to retail for approximately R499000 and that numbers will be very limited! Recently, were fortunate to spottwo pre-launch vehicles being tested in the Southern Cape recently:

However, the Clubsport won’t be the hottest Golf to go into series production for long, however. Our spy photographer has snapped images of a car that will be unveiled at the upcoming 35th Wörthersee event and produce a peak output of no less than 228 kW… Two prototypes of what appeared to be a Clubsport S were seen being tested at the Nurburgring.

'We could see the S'

“They were almost undisguised and just the ‘S’ letter in the Clubsport S livery was covered with black tape. We saw the S letter with our own eyes, but couldn’t get a picture when they briefly took the tape off,” the lensman said.

The fact that Volkswagen has persisted with a front-wheel-drive configuration for the Clubsport S goes beyond the need to developanother “most powerful full-production Golf to date”, however.

In fact, some reports suggest Volkswagen’s determined to eclipse the current Nurburgring lap record for a front-wheel-drive car (set by a prototype of the Honda Civic Type R) and has honed “the model’s driving profile for (the Nordschleife circuit) with help from racing drivers."

Even though Volkswagenrefers to this new addition as a “full-production” car, it will not be a permanent member in the Golf GTI's lineup as 5 000 units have been earmarked for production. We cannot help but wonder how many of the Clubsport S models will eventually reach South Africa… If it arrives, aficionados are bound to snap them up quickly…

Picture credit: S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

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