The Volkswagen Golf 'as fast as a Bugatti'

by GD Thu 11 Jun 2009, 8:42 am

Father-of-three Andy Waite, 42, who owns a bodyshop near Newmarket, Suffolk, bought the Mk1 1.5 litre Golf for £50, nearly £900,000 less than the price of the Bugatti, the world's most expensive car.
But after he modified the car to include a custom-built turbocharged engine, the Golf can hit speeds of 0-60mph in just 2.36 seconds - a tenth faster than the Veyron.

The Golf, with a 700bhp and 1850cc turbocharged engine has a top speed of 180mph and can also beat the Bugatti in a quarter-mile sprint.
"I took the chassis and shredded it up to make an absolute beast. The engine is custom-made and it has a roll cage like rally cars," said Mr Waite, of Fordham Cambs.
He is leading the Eurosport Compact Chassis drag race at the Santa Pod raceway in Northamptonshire.
"The tinkering's only just begun. I want to do a quarter mile in nine seconds," he said.
"It drives like a normal road car at low speeds but when I put it on the drag track you realise you have created a monster."
But he conceded: "The biggest problem is that once you get over 160 you can only drive it in a straight line because the steering goes wobbly." (from telegraph)

£60,000 facelift thats a lot of money for a "Scrap" car...