The Golf GTI EDITION 50 – with race car driver and Volkswagen test and development driver Benjamin Leuchter at the wheel – completed the 20.832-kilometer lap on the legendary race track in just 7:44.523 minutes. With that the Golf GTI EDITION 50 underscores its exceptional status in the Volkswagen model range—as the most powerful and dynamically precise production Golf GTI. On the Nordschleife, the Golf GTI EDITION 50 is thus also faster than all previous Volkswagen production models.

Information about the official “Nürburgring record laps”

The following principle applies to all drives: one track, one complete lap, one time – according to uniform standards. In addition to timekeeping with calibrated measuring technology, official record attempts and attempts to achieve a lap time are always accompanied by a notary. In addition to monitoring the timekeeping, the vehicle is also inspected. TÜV Rheinland checks for standard conformity and documents this. The exact length of the track and the start and finish lines are precisely defined. A full lap of the Nordschleife is driven and measured with a flying start (20.8 kilometers). The vehicle categories for record drives and official lap times at the Nürburgring are divided into different segments by the Federal Motor Transport Authority and specially defined special classes.

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