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L’automobile traction la plus rapide sur le Nürburgring devant les Civic Type R, Seat Leon Cupra ou Renault Mégane R.S 275 Trophy-R … oui c’est possible… est maintenant la Golf GTI Clubsport S. VolksWagen profite du meeting autrichien du Wörthersee qui va célébrer les 40 ans de la Golf mk1 GTI, pour révéler un record sur la Nürburgring Nordschleife, présenter la nouvelle Golf GTI Clubsport S. Alors le record est de 7 min 49 s 21 ! La Golf GTI Clubsport S délivre 310 ch. et on va la présenter maintenant.
VW Golf GTI Clubsport S
Comme annoncé il y a quelques jours par du teasing, Volkswagen a profité du Festival Wörthersee pour dévoiler sa nouvelle Golf GTI Clubsport s, le plus puissant des modèles Golf jamais sorti des ateliers de Wolfsbourg.
Et accessoirement Golf GTI Clubsport S est le nouveau détenteur du record du tour sur le Nürburgring Nordschleife dans sa catégorie, piloté par Benny Leuchter, l’un des pilotes de la Golf TCR en championnat VLN
Golf GTI Clubsport S: Nürburgring Teaser
Moteur de la VW Golf GTI Clubsport S
Animée par un moteur 2.0 TSi de 310 ch pour une valeur de couple de 380 Nm entre 1 700 et 5 300 tr/min.
Golf GTI – 2015 – under the hood
Le moteur TSi de 2,0 litres, lui permet d’afficher un rapport poids/puissance de 4.15 kg/ch et d’abattre notamment le 0 à 100 km/h en 5,8 secondes. Sa vitesse maximale est de 260 km/h.
Le sigle TSi , pour Turbocharged Stratified Injection, désigne initialement les modèles Volkswagen qui combinent compresseur, turbocompresseur et injection directe d’essence. Il s’est depuis étendu à nombre de modèles du groupe Volkswagen, simplement dotés d’une injection directe d’essence et d’un turbocompresseur.
Le bloc est associé avec une boîte de vitesses manuelle, ici pour gagner du poids.
Châssis de la VW Golf GTI Clubsport S
Avec un poids de 1 285 kg, cette nouvelle Clubsport S est plus légère que la GTI Clubsport « classique » (- 30 kg). Un gain permis aussi par l’éviction de la banquette arrière, remplacée par une barre anti-rapprochement)
Cette Golf GTI Clubsport S a été allégée de sa banquette arrière et reçu des pièces plus légères que de série, notamment la batterie, des suspensions retravaillées pour l’occasion, de même que soubassements du châssis aluminium.
Le team Volkswagen ont intégré au Dynamic Chassis Control un mode de conduite baptisé Nürburgring, et dispose d’un différentiel avant autobloquant, électronique Haldex.
Un tempérament hyper sportif également rendu possible par des pneus Michelin Sport Cup 2 semi-slicks autour de jantes 19 pouces. On retrouve des jantes type Pretoria.
special sport chassis
The idea for the Golf GTI Clubsport S originated when the team responsible for the “normal” GTI at Volkswagen tested the final version of the current Golf GTI Performance Pack on the racetrack.
“It was obvious to all of us that this GTI had immense potential, so we decided to get the most performance possible out of this car. A small team went through the entire process, from bottom to top, pretty much like it was back when the first Golf GTI came into being.” In addition to the weight reduction and the improvement in performance, two other factors are of fundamental importance when it comes to designing a really fast car: optimal aerodynamics and an outstanding chassis. - Karsten Schebsdat, Head of Chassis Tuning
When it comes to aerodynamics, Volkswagen was able to draw on the modifications already implemented in the Golf GTI Clubsport. Both the “Clubsport” and the “Clubsport S” have completely new front bumpers that improve engine induction, front end aero, and downforce.
At the rear, the roof-edge spoiler that was perfected in the wind tunnel and is significantly larger on the Clubsport versions results in significant amounts of additional rear downforce. In conjunction with a black rear diffuser, this two-part rear wing generates more downforce on the rear axle than on the front axle. In the case of the Golf GTI Clubsport S, this means that the understeer that is typical of front-wheel-drive cars is practically eliminated.
The new Golf GTI Clubsport S also has a special sport chassis.
Karsten Schebsdat explains: “To neutralize the understeer and at the same time boost grip levels, we counteracted understeer on the front axle and specially designed the hub carriers,” resulting in higher camber angles. The negative camber increases the potential for directional control, thus optimizing the grip on the front axle. The Clubsport S is characterised by similarly good balance to the “normal” Clubsport, even at higher levels of lateral acceleration, allowing even higher cornering speeds. Braking performance was also perfected, in particular to prevent the rear end from breaking away: combined with the aerodynamic measures, this allows the driver to brake into bends in a controlled way.
Even at full acceleration the car has even better traction due to the modified chassis tuning and the tires. Volkswagen was also able to fine-tune the ESC software on this basis: even though the traction control intervenes later in the Golf GTI Clubsport S and the torque is reduced less, « wheel hop » from the front wheels, typical of powerful front-wheel drive cars at maximum acceleration, is practically eliminated.
The extra acceleration is also handled by stiffer engine mounts, a new coupling rod between the transmission and front axle, and a reinforced transmission. Other important elements include the XDS+ system and the electronically controlled, torque-sensing limited slip differential.
As is the case for the other GTI models, Volkswagen also offers the ‘ESC Sport’ function for very experienced drivers. The system is activated by a two-stage switch on the center console. When the driver presses this switch briefly, Electronic Stability Control (ESC) switches to the ‘ESC Sport’ mode. In very fast driving with lots of bends—such as on the Nordschleife—ESC responds later and thereby gives even more agile handling. If the driver pushes the switch for more than three seconds, the ESC system is completely deactivated. As an alternative to the push-button switch on the centre console, the ESC can also be activated or deactivated in the settings on the car menu.
Design de la VW Golf GTI Clubsport S
Avec carrosserie à trois portes, construite pour plus d’efficacité autour d’un châssis Sport, la Golf GTI Clubsport S dotée d’une préparation extérieure spécifique mais sobre.
Golf GTI Clubsport S – 2016 – front / avant
Golf GTI Clubsport S – 2016 – front side-face / profil avant
Golf GTI Clubsport S – 2016 – rear / arrière
La palette de ses coloris impose un toit noir, mais laisse le choix entre trois teintes (Tornado Red, Pure White et Deep Black), précisément celles de la Golf GTI originelle qui fête, cette année, son quarantième anniversaire.
L’habitacle bénéficie par ailleurs de sièges sport allégés, de ceintures de sécurité rouges, d’un volant habillé d’Alcantara gris mais aussi d’une plaque numérotée.
Record de la VW Golf GTI Clubsport S
Golf GTI Clubsport S – 2016 – photo – on track
Concernant le record en lui-même, Volkswagen annonce avoir effectué la grande boucle en 7 minutes 49 secondes et 21 centièmes. Elle a donc détrôné de quelques centièmes de secondes la Civic Type R qui avait réalisé le tour très exactement en 7 minutes 50 secondes et 63 centièmes, ou encore la Mégane R.S. 275 Trophy-R. On attends la réponse de Renault Sport et sa future Mégane IV ! Mais maintenant ‘Onboard story’ !
Nürburgring, 2016 – A cool spring morning. The Nürburgring Nordschleife. Temperatures slowly rise. Warmed up, the car waits, crackling in the pit lane. The new Golf GTI Clubsport S. The mission: to write history.
The Golf GTI Clubsport S featuring an extensively modified chassis demonstrated just how much potential it has to offer only a few days ago at the North Loop of the Nürburgring, where it set a new record for a front-wheel drive production car by completing a lap in 7:49.21.
The Nordschleife has a unique combination of bends and road bumps. « To break the record here, the GTI must be fast in the bends while simultaneously handling the bumps and leaps », explains Leuchter as he closes the driver’s door. The Clubsport S specialises in this. The time will be measured by breaking a light beam. Leuchter drives out of the pit lane. One lap. 20.832 kilometres. A flying start. The time is running.
Golf GTI Clubsport S – 2016 – photo – onboard – start
Race car driver Benny Leuchter (28) Leuchter puts on his helmet and gives Karsten Schebsdat a hand signal: “I’m ready.” Schebsdat is the Head of Volkswagen Chassis Tuning and is part of the team that developed the 165-mph Golf GTI Clubsport S. Passionate Volkswagen people from Development, Marketing, Communications and Sales worked on this car. GTI fans. They spent many months refining the “normal” GTI Clubsport and the Golf GTI TCR racer into a sporty jewel. Now they want to know what their baby can do.
Golf GTI Clubsport S – 2016 – photo – onboard – driver
Golf GTI Clubsport S: Record at Nürburgring Nordschleife – 07:49:21
The Golf GTI Clubsport S sets a new record at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. No front-wheel-drive production car ever has been faster on this legendary track. Just the right present for the 40th birthday of the GTI.
Golf GTI Clubsport S: Record Drive at Nürburgring Nordschleife – onboard video
The Golf GTI Clubsport S set a new record for front-wheel-drive production cars at the legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife. The fastest series-production GTI ever made it under 7:50 min. See the record drive in this video!
Chronology of a record-setting drive
‘A cool spring morning. The Nürburgring Nordschleife. Temperatures slowly rise. Warmed up, the car waits, crackling in the pit lane. The new Golf GTI Clubsport S. The mission: to write history.
Race car driver Benny Leuchter (28) Leuchter puts on his helmet and gives Karsten Schebsdat a hand signal: “I’m ready.” Schebsdat is the Head of Volkswagen Chassis Tuning and is part of the team that developed the 165-mph Golf GTI Clubsport S. Passionate Volkswagen people from Development, Marketing, Communications and Sales worked on this car. GTI fans. They spent many months refining the “normal” GTI Clubsport and the Golf GTI TCR racer into a sporty jewel. Now they want to know what their baby can do.
Schebsdat taps Leuchter’s helmet. He starts the car, selects the “Individual” driving profile mode and thereby activates the setting for the Nürburgring Nordschleife (North Loop), which manages special settings for the engine, steering and adaptive chassis control system (DCC). The Nordschleife has a unique combination of bends and road bumps. “To break the record here, the GTI must be fast in the bends while simultaneously handling the bumps and leaps”, explains Leuchter as he closes the driver’s door. The Clubsport S specializes in this. The time will be measured by breaking a light beam. Leuchter drives out of the pit lane. One lap. 20.832 kilometers. A flying start. The clock is running.
The Clubsport S thunders into the Hatzenbach. Into 4th gear. “The car has to absorb the curbs cleanly”, Leuchter says via radio. “We have put a high priority on the GTI being stable on the curbs too”, says Schebsdat in the pit lane with a glance at the clock. The Clubsport S flies through the Hocheichen section. 4th gear, at speeds up to just over 115 mph. Full speed ahead, a longer stretch of straightaway down to Quiddelbach Höhe, then the Flugplatz. Two right-hand bends, very fast, 5th gear; good for 134 mph.
“Making sure that I am back on the gas early, because I am now heading towards Schwedenkreuz”, says Leuchter. “Upshift to 6th gear.” At nearly 150 mph, the Clubsport S flies over the crest at Schwedenkreuz. “The car is super at absorbing everything; it rebounds and immediately recovers.” Back to 5th gear. Backfire from the exhaust system. Now left into Schwedenkreuz. Applying the brakes, 3rd gear. Aremberg and then into the Fuchsröhre. Leuchter: “It all works at full throttle. Going very fast. But the car must be perfectly aligned when it enters the Fuchsröhre.” The GTI reaches the Adenauer Forest. Towards Metzgesfeld now. Fast left bend. He stays on record time, because the GTI has tremendous downforce. Through the Kallenhard section, “it is possible to brake hard at the last instant, but it still remains fully steerable”, Leuchter would later report. He continues: “I can trust the car. Even on the bumps. That is important to be really fast on the Nordschleife.”
Wehrseifen now, nearly halfway around at 9 kilometers. At Ex-Mühle, a fast uphill right: “Normally, a front-wheel-drive car understeers here. The GTI Clubsport S only exhibits it slightly at the entrance to the bend. Ex-Mühle is also bumpy. The Golf handles it superbly.” Out of this bend and towards Kesselchen. Kilometer 12. The GTI flattens out the bumps and curbs, and doesn’t jump a single millimeter. Kilometer 13. The Karussell. Leuchter: “Concrete, very bumpy, the GTI doesn’t jump here either.” Hohe Acht. Now the Eifel hills become more alpine, and the Nordschleife gets even more challenging.
Leuchter’s favorite passage: “Every meter from Hohe Acht down to Brünnchen is demanding on car and driver. Wippermann, for example: Enter very fast. Just touch the curbs on the left slightly, then full over to the right. Even here this GTI remains true to its line. That is the key to a really fast lap.” Final sprint. Pflanzgarten, the second jump over the crest. The GTI lifts briefly, comes back down and can be driven very quickly through the double right that follows. Leuchter: “Even when it rebounds to the limits, the GTI follows steering inputs.”
Kilometer 17, the Stefan-Bellof S bend. Bellof set the record on the Nordschleife in Porsche 956.007 with 650 PS. Leuchter is following Bellof’s wheeltracks with 340 PS less, but in the same spirit. Schwalbenschwanz, Galgenkopf: “The Galgenkopf is also crucial for a fast lap. If I can drive out of it at high speed, I can reach the Döttinger Höhe at a speed of more than 155 mph” Seconds later, the Golf GTI Clubsport S shoots through the light beam at the finish. A time of 7 minutes, 49.21 seconds. The fastest front-wheel-drive time around the Nordschleife. Ever.’
- Team VW
Golf GTI Clubsport S – 2016 – photo – onboard
5th GTI Meeting Wörthersee
04th – 07th May 2016: 40 YEARS OF FUN! Welcome to the 35th GTI Meet in Austrian Reifnitz at Wörthersee and the grand birthday party of the legendary Golf GTI. From 4th to 7th May hundreds of thousands fans are expected at Europe’s biggest GTI event. On this site you will find all of the info, highlights, galleries, and the greatest moments from 2016 and 2015. See the winners of the celebratory quartet cards game and be excited about this years event with many highlights set around the motto ‘Back To The Roots’.
Golf GTI TCR – Golf GTI mk1 – Golf GTI Clubsport S
To see how fast this GTI can move on the most challenging race track in the world. Schebsdat taps Leuchter’s helmet. He starts the car, selects the « Individual » driving profile mode and thereby activates the setting for the Nordschleife (North Loop) of the Nürburgring. Special characteristics for the engine, steering and adaptive chassis control system.
Golf GTI Clubsport S, GTI Mk 1 & GTI TCR: Family reunion after 40 years
Golf GTI Clubsport S: Limited edition model of the cult hot hatch breaks the 300-PS barrier!
The ‘Clubsport’ special edition. Engineers and racing drivers have created with this GTI one of the fastest front-wheel drive cars of our time. Two facts for now: 228 kW / 310 PS and a driving profile set up for the ‘Nürburgring’. Volkswagen will provide all further details about this new Golf GTI on 4 May in Reifnitz.
English summary
NEW VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI CLUBSPORT S BREAKS NÜRBURGRING LAP RECORD, MAKES WÖRTHERSEE DEBUT
Wolfsburg, May 2016. The Golf GTI Clubsport S is the most powerful ever version of the Golf GTI and was built to celebrate 40 years of the iconic hot hatchback. With German racing driver Benny Leuchter (28) at the wheel, the car has just smashed the existing lap record for front-wheel-drive production cars on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, with a time of 7 minutes, 49.21 seconds.
This exclusive new vehicle, based on the Golf GTI Clubsport, makes its world premiere at the GTI event at Lake Wörthersee (4-7 May). The hard performance numbers of this new GTI are truly impressive: a power output of 228 kW/310 PS; 280 pound-feet of torque between 1,700 and 5.300 rpm; 0 to 62 mph acceleration in 5.8 seconds; a top speed of 162 mph; and an unladen weight (including the driver and luggage) that has been reduced to 2,998 pounds. But the raw figures don’t tell the whole story, as the record lap time around the Nordschleife demonstrates how fast this car actually is.
VW presented its new hardcore Golf GTI Clubsport S that not only gains the title of the fastest front-wheel-drive production car on the Nürburgring.
The Golf GTI Clubsport S completed a full lap on the Nordschleife in 07:49:21, versus the new 306hp (310PS) Honda Civic Type R’s 7:50.63, the 425hp BMW M4’s 7:52 and the 707hp Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat’s 7:51.51.
That’s a pretty impressive feat given that the hottest ever production Golf GTI makes a whole lot less power than either of those two rear-wheel drive models, with the re-tuned 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder pumping out 306hp (310PS) and 380Nm (280 lb-ft) of peak torque at between 1,700 and 5,300 rpm.
Other changes for the most exclusive Golf GTI include the following: semi-slick Michelin Sport Cup 2 tires mounted on 19-inch “Pretoria” alloy wheels, tinted rear windows that absorb 65 percent of the light, “Clubsport S” type plates, Bi-Xenon headlights with cornering lights and LED daytime running lights. The brake system was also modified to withstand the high temperatures inflicted at a racetrack. The disc bells are made of aluminium and are connected to the steel discs by cast location pins, allowing them to expand radially when they heat up. An important factor for the car’s handling is that the unsprung mass of each wheel is 2.2 pounds lower thanks to the aluminum brake covers. To further improve the braking performance, the Golf GTI Clubsport S has special brake pads.
Each of the 400 Golf GTI Clubsport S cars made will have its production number (001/400 to 400/400) on the center console in the front. The driver and the front seat passenger sit in racing bucket seats that provide the necessary lateral support while flying around the Nordschleife. The car also features GTI insignia that’s featured in the “normal” Golf GTI Clubsport, including the iconic golf ball shifter knob with Alcantara trim, a red line in the safety belts, “Honeycomb 40” design decals on the dashboard and doors, and elegant Piano Black accents. The extremely grippy Alcantara-trimmed sport steering wheel, which has a chrome GTI emblem, red stitching and the 12-o’clock position marked out, was designed to be ergonomically perfect for the track.
One of the secrets behind the Golf GTI Clubsport S’ track capabilities is a 30kg (66 pounds) reduction over the already slimmed down GTI Clubsport pushing its curb weight down to 1,280kg (2,821 lbs) and the power-to-weight ratio to 4.15 kg/PS. This was achieved by removing the rear-seat bench, adding a smaller battery and aluminum subframe and brake covers, and doing away with pesky details such as the insulating material, the variable luggage compartment floor, the rear parcel shelf, the floor mats and the bonnet damping.
For the same reason, VW fitted the car with a six-speed manual gearbox, as the company claims that any shift time gains from the use of a DSG dual-clutch transmission would have been eclipsed by the 20kg (44 lbs) increase in weight.
The hottest GTI’s other weapon is the specially tuned chassis and electronics, with VW’s engineers going as far as creating the world’s first ‘Nürburgring Setting’ accessed through the Dynamic Chassis Control system, which configures the suspension and steering profiles.
The car comes with 19-inch alloy wheels (“Pretoria”) and semi-slick tires, while other important elements include the XDS+ vehicle dynamics function and the front differential lock, as well as the new exhaust system that VW says, produces a “wonderful and deliberate ‘backfire’ when braking”.
Like the regular Golf GTI Clubsport, the ‘S’ gets bespoke bumpers and other aero enhancements on the body, while inside, along with a number plaque on the center console, it gains a pair of racing bucket seats, ball gear knob with Alcantara trim, a red line in the safety belts, “Honeycomb 40” design decals, Alcantara trimmed steering wheel and stainless steel door sill plates.
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