After an abstinence of twenty-five years Volkswagen will make its return to World Championship rally competition. And the car for the purpose already exists although who is to drive in it remains undecided.
It is 65 years after the first appearance of the VW ‘Bulli’ mini-bus and the Caddy range is thirty years old. Now Volkswagen have opened a dedicated facility in the city of Hannover where classics from the commercial vehicles division can be comprehensively and professionally restored.
This orange Scirocco monster will cause some raised eye-brows this very day at the Tuner Grand Prix. In spite of having front-wheel-drive the 450 horsepower Mathilda GT-R1 stands a good chance of being a contender at Hockenheim.
Last autumn the Golf R20 by Rothe Motorsport impressed us with its agility in the corners and its impressive lap times. Now the tuner has pepped up one of these cars just a bit more. We were present at the Hockenheim Ring when the Golf R20 'Gedlich Edition' was put through its paces.