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5 October 2017

Watch Boba Motoring's tiny 1000hp first-gen Golf hit 308km/h

By James LisleJames Lisle

Yup it’s back again – that ridiculously powerful first-gen Golf that has no interest in the school run. Not that the kids would want to go.

Made in Germany – c’mon, where else? -  by Boba Motoring, this little 1000hp (740kW) Golf has been screaming over the internet for a while, but now it’s hit the drag strip. Nice.

Powered by a two-litre four-cylinder Volkswagen unit, albeit with a giant dustbin sized turbo, this tiny shoebox hit the half mile in 17.853 seconds @ 308km/h.

No thanks. Even with the car’s 4Motion system and DSG gearbox taking care of the power delivery, we hardly doubt that the run was anything other than bloody terrifying – just look at the way it squirms!

With boost cranked up to 3.7 bar, max power is 1152hp (859kW) and 1090Nm. (gif credit: BobaMotoring/Facebook) With boost cranked up to 3.7 bar, max power is 1152hp (859kW) and 1090Nm. (gif credit: BobaMotoring/Facebook)

Either way, the car has supposedly made a new record for the fastest four-cylinder on a half-mile in Germany. Not bad for a people’s car.

But it gets better - the Golf wasn’t even putting out the full 1000hp (740kW) on the first run, but rather a middling 940hp (700kW) in order to “get to know the track”.

Even with boost reduced down to 'just' 3.3bar, 100-200km/h is done in 3.23 seconds. (image credit: BobaMotoring/Facebook) Even with boost reduced down to 'just' 3.3bar, 100-200km/h is done in 3.23 seconds. (image credit: BobaMotoring/Facebook)

While a full 1000hp run was planned, that idea came to a halt thanks to a brief shower, and then, right before they were about to go, a huge 600m oil spill from a previous contestant. C’mon man...

Which sounds annoying, but hey, they’re German right? I doubt they’re going to give up that easily.

For more overly powerful Golfs, check out Boba Motoring's Facebook page.

What do you think of the 1000hp first-gen Golf? Would you be ballsy enough to max it out on a drag strip? Tell us what you think below.