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Turn your Mark V Golf into the extreme GTI W12 650 concept

 
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exclusive world tuning vw golf w12 gti 008

This is only a exterior modification so you may be a little disappointed to hear the mechanicals have been left untouched

This is only a exterior modification so you may be a little disappointed to hear the mechanicals have been left untouched

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Undoubtedly one of the most extreme concept cars to ever come out of Volkswagen’s design studios, 2007’s Golf GTI W12 650 dropped plenty of jaws - not only because of its twin-turbocharged W12 engine but also because of its overt styling. Unfortunately, VW never had any plans to build the car but if you are looking for something similar for your own Mark V Golf then Europe’s Exclusive World Tuning (EWT) may be worth a call.

Designed exclusively for the three-door Golf hatch, the EWT kit adds new front and rear bumpers, a pair of side skirts, pumped fenders at all four corners, a revised trunk lid and a new grille matched with sporty mesh inserts.

Other details include 19in forged alloy wheels and a quad pipe exhaust system. For just that extra bit of authenticity, EWT will even fasten a ‘W12 650’ badge. Sadly, there’s nothing in the car that borrows from the original concept’s 650hp (477kW) W12 powertrain.

Pricing starts at €12,000 for the complete kit but given the level modifications included this is not unreasonable. Still, it would have been nice to see at least some kind of minimal engine work done.
Via: Autoblog.nl
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Comments (5)

  1. ma_Mike avatar Mike Posted: 3/16/2009 7:07am PDT

    Saw the real deal at H2O international last fall, it was W-I-D-E. Considering its mid engine layout it was kinda like a hyper Renaultsport Clio V6 on steroids times two!
     
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  2. ma_Vinzer avatar Vinzer Posted: 3/16/2009 2:08pm PDT

    The car was haphazardly put together, why on Earth would you ever want your Golf to look like it? Many of the major electronic components didn't work, the paddle shifters weren't connected to the gearbox, it couldn't corner worth crap, and all it could do right was go from naught to 60 in 3.7 seconds. And you want your Golf to look like it? How sad.
     
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  3. ma_Mike avatar Mike Posted: 3/16/2009 6:20pm PDT

    I am not saying I would buy the kit, because I didn't necessarily like the looks, I just marveled at the sheer audacity of it: the proportions, the power, and the layout, I didn't say it was good looking.
     
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  4. ma_Jpgrb avatar Jpgrb Posted: 3/17/2009 9:32am PDT

    What about a V6 "estetical· conversion for the renault clio sport 2.0
     
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  5. ma_danDAN avatar danDAN Posted: 3/31/2009 4:26am PDT

    they could atleast up the power to 250-300bhp range like the Audi S3
     
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