New car news

17 March 2009 - 11:00

The same in every way...

Forgive the slightly shonky quality of the photo, but we didn’t think we could let this one pass without a quick mention.

Remember that Golf W12 concept that Jeremy drove a couple of series back? The 484kW monster with a Bentley-sourced 6.0-litre engine stuck where the rear seats should be?

Watch Clarkson drive the mental Golf.

Well, now you can buy it. Sort of. This is Exclusive World Tuning’s Golf W12, yours for a mere 12,000 Euros plus donor MkV Golf. A bargain, given that it’s identical in every way to the genuine VW concept… er, apart from the fact that you don’t get a W12 engine. Or 484kW. Or any more speed whatsoever. Probably a bit less, in fact, with all that extra plastic everywhere.

Yes, it’s a bodykit. Quite an impressive bodykit, but a bodykit nonetheless. Whatever engine is in your three-door Golf when you hand it over to EWT – well, that’s the engine it’s coming back with. Your 58kW 1.4-litre four-pot petrol might feel a bit inadequate.

Still, top marks for ambition, EWT. What's next, guys?