VW Golf R Mk 8.5 vs TUNED Special | Ex-Stig Track Shootout

Modifying a car is a very delicate affair – it's just as easy to ruin all the hard work the manufacturer has put is as it is to completely transform your pride and joy for the better. Thankfully, these beasts I've brought along to Dunsfold are fine examples of the latter – carefully fettled by the guys at RacingLine Performance to show just what is possible with the Golf R platform when carried out properly. Featured in this video are a stock Mk8.5 Golf R Black Edition (with Performance Pack), as well as RacingLine's Mk7 Golf R with 427bhp, and finally, RacingLine's Mk8 Golf R with a huge 550bhp! Can these tech-packed modern marvels perform as well as some of the supercars I piloted around this very circuit back in the day? Watch on to find out... -- TIME STAMPS 0:00 Intro 0:19 Standard Mk8.5 Golf R Black Edition (with Performance Pack) 6:38 RacingLine Mk7.5 Golf R 7:15 RacingLine Mk8 Golf R 7:35 Drag race 8:21 I drive the RacingLine Mk8 11:50 RacingLine Mk8 hot lap -- MY SOCIALS Instagram:   / bencollinsstig   TikTok:   / bencollinsdrives   -- Find out more about RacingLine Performance here: https://www.racingline.com/ Thanks to Flat-Out Media for producing this video: https://flatoutmedia.org/ -- CODE: LD-QVDGL2NFSKXTC