Too often great drivers' cars are hidden away - not in the case of this Clubsport S. Tempted?
All the while we see fantastic cars cooped up in collections, accruing value rather than miles. And while we should all do whatever the heck we like with our money, it does seem a shame not to enjoy vehicles for the job they were designed to do. Not least when, for the really good stuff, getting out and driving it will have a minimal effect on value - but potentially make you love the car even more..
Maybe that point is up for a broader discussion one day. Life would be boring if we all liked the same thing, and there'd be no low mileage cars if everybody was out thrashing them every day. What isn't up for any debate is the star quality, a car that arguably gets more special with each passing day. Snuck through before the ramifications of Dieselgate had really hit home, it was an incredible project: just 400 were made, all three-door, two-seat, manual Golf GTIs.
The Clubsport S was chock full of the nerdy details we love to see on low volume track specials, yet packed into a Golf GTI - the predictable, everyman hot hatch choice. Having secured a Nurburgring lap record with a 7:49 , VW then went a couple of seconds quicker, just because it could. This was a Golf capable of 7:47 at the Nurburgring, yet also enormous fun on the road. It was a Golf GTI, and it was cool.
That the Clubsport S was so subtle, that it was the very opposite of a stickered up Megane or bespoilered Civic, certainly enhanced that impression, but arguably did its achievements a disservice. Because it was just a Golf GTI to most people, not one of the best front-drive cars ever. And yes, that's a hill your correspondent is willing to die on. It was even quite good at still just being a Golf GTI, albeit a two seat-one, nicely assembled and admirably refined.
It can seem like a lot of people still don't know about the CS, which seems a shame given three-door Golf GTIs are dead and manuals can't be far behind. VW's next Nurburgring record isn't going to be for a like this, if for anything. Even the PH classifieds super computer hasn't clocked it, recording it as a 265hp Clubsport rather than a 310hp, 164mph record breaker.
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