As with all eight Volkswagen Golf iterations, the fifth-generation model spawned multiple performance versions. Pictured here is the most performing of the lot, the R32 with its naturally aspirated 3.2-liter VR6 engine making just under 250 horsepower. However, we're learning the engineers from Wolfsburg had an even spicier flavor in mind. No, we're not talking about the GTI W12-650 as that was only a bonkers mid-engined concept.
In an interview with The Intercooler, Marcos Marques, Project Manager eFuels at Porsche, revealed VW once built a fifth-generation, all-wheel-drive Golf with a V10 engine. As with all Mk5 models sold to the public, the engine was mounted transversally at the front. The Lamborghini Gallardo and Audi R8 had the naturally aspirated V10 installed longitudinally, behind the seats.
