VW’s Engineering (Pike’s) PEAKED In The 80’s

►The Pike’s Peak International Hill Climb jumped into the mainstream in the mid-eighties as Group B rally monsters showed up to shatter records on the half-paved climb through the clouds. Not wanting to miss out on the action, Volkswagen engineers cooked up arguably their wildest one-off ever: a twin-engined, all-wheel-drive MkII Golf. The purpose-built race car has been featured in countless magazines, and now it’s at FCP Euro HQ for a dive into all the juicy technical details with our VAG expert Nathan Brown and Orchid Euro’s Jamie Orr. Stick around to see our experts pull off the clamshells and get deep into the ins and outs of this forgotten Volkswagen legend. 00:00 - Twin Engine VW Golf Intro 00:34 - History 01:46 - Exterior Walk Around 04:04 - Interior 09:16 - Front Engine 17:52 - Rear Engine 06:54 - Thank you VW Classic SUBSCRIBE: button