Now this could be the fast Golf we've been waiting for. While the
GTI
is excellent, it's hardly the most thrilling hot hatch around. And the
all-conquering R
? Er, we're yet to be blown away.
A roll cage. In a Golf. Yes!
But the news of a GTI Clubsport was big news, with a manual gearbox, weight out and proper driver focus. Now we have covered
the car before
, but these latest set of images are interesting with even more design cues now included from
the concept
This car has even more aggressive front aero, the Clubsport decals are on and the spoiler is now integrated into the boot. The cage is still visible in the back, the wheels still look like the optional Golf R 19s and it's still very red. Good stuff.
The rapid progress of the Golf Clubsport (is it too early for CS?) from idea to concept to this suggests it will be available sooner rather than later. We know it will be launched for the GTI's 40th anniversary next year but where a Geneva '16 debut looked likely, could it now be Frankfurt in September for a launch early next year? We know there's a Honda and a Renault keen to show it who's hot hatch boss.