We won’t wish to admit it, however we’re fairly spoiled as automobile lovers. We dwell in a world the place 500-horsepower Ford Mustangs and 300-hp Toyota Corolla hatchbacks exist, so it shouldn’t come as any shock that the Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport has no bother conquering the German Autobahn.

Volkswagen doesn’t supply the Clubsport within the US, which sits between the usual GTI and the always-hot Golf R. It makes a bit much less energy than its large brother, pumping out 300 horses and 309 pound-feet (420 Newton-meters) of torque by means of its entrance wheels from its turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine. It’s sufficient energy to propel the hatchback to 62 miles per hour in a good 5.4 seconds.

The Clubsport simply reaches its rated high velocity of 155 miles per hour (250 kilometers per hour). One run down the Autobahn sees the speedometer exceed that velocity, hitting 165 mph (267 kph), however the GPS-based studying on the motive force’s cellphone by no means broke the 155-mph mark. The household pleasant hatchback appears to be like planted and poised at most velocity – virtually serene.

VW outfits the mannequin with an upgraded Vehicle Dynamics Manager, non-obligatory adaptive shocks, a lowered suspension, and an elevated constructive camber on the entrance axle. Engineers additionally tweaked the steering really feel.

Volkswagen just lately updated the Golf GTI, giving it extra energy in Europe, so the Clubsport may also get an improve. The automaker is already teasing the refreshed Golf R that breaks cowl someday this summer time, and we hope the 315-hp output ticks upward.