Introduction
A celebration of 40 years of GTi, the GTi Clubsport S was Volkswagen’s 40th birthday present to itself and conqueror of the Nürburgring front wheel drive lap record.
The strictly 2 seat Golf GTi Clubsport S was the culmination of everything they’d learnt over the years, resulting in a 306 BHP monster, limited to 400 worldwide units with 150 of those being UK RHD examples, the Clubsport S is already a classic and is probably peak Golf !
Specification
It’s specification was standard across all the UK delivered vehicles, the only choices being the colour of either White, Red or Black and whether or not to have Climate Control Air Conditioning – this example is fitted with Air Conditioning.
Navigation, Bluetooth Phone, Apple CarPlay and Heated Bucket Seats were all standard equipment.
Evo Magazine did a great job of describing the technical changes as follows ……
‘The Clubsport S carries over the Clubsport’s aerodynamic revisions. The front splitter and rear wing not only cancel out the 60kg of lift generated by the GTI Performance, they actually produce a small amount of downforce. VW’s engineers quote 8kg on the front axle and 17kg at the rear. They’re modest numbers, but with no lift to contend with VW has been able to make significant changes to the chassis balance.
With so much more stability at high speed than before the engineers can dial in a more neutral balance, which reduces understeer and promotes oversteer characteristics. In a front-wheel drive car that translates into more speed through corners.
From there the Clubsport S starts to distinguish itself from the Clubsport. The chassis gets bespoke damper tuning, new front knuckles, more camber front and rear with less toe and a lightweight front Aluminium subframe. Those revisions are all designed to make the car more stable at speed, and reduce understeer.
Bespoke Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres are standard fit (they’re optional on the Clubsport) and the brakes get specific pads and Aluminium bowls that enable the discs to expand under sustained track work without warping. Some 30kg has been saved over the Clubsport by removing the rear seats and some sound deadening material.’
Description
Supplied new by JCT600 Volkswagen in Bradford, this example is number 223 of the 400 produced worldwide.
Finished in Tornado Red, which is the rarest of the 3 colours, it was also specified with Climate Control AC from the factory.
Presented in fantastic original condition, it benefits from PPF fitted to the front end, has been freshly detailed, serviced correctly always at a VW dealer and has recently had 4 new Michelin Pilot Sport 4 Tyres fitted.
Complete with a file of invoices including the original bill of sale, previous MOT Certificates, a number of previous V5’s, service book, handbook and wallet, 2 keys and an indoor car cover.
Service History
Supplied new by JCT600 VW Bradford on 14 December 2016
1st Service JCT600 VW Wakefield on 17 May 2018 @ 2,157 Miles
2nd Service by JCT600 VW Wakefield on 25 November 2019 @ 3,153 Miles
MOT, 25 November 2019 @ 3,153 Miles
3rd Service by Arnold Clark VW Linwood on 28 November 2020 @ 4,613 Miles
MOT, 28 November 2020 @ 4,613 Miles
MOT, 16 December 2021 @ 4,730 Miles
4th Service by Beadles VW Sevenoaks on 12 March 2022 @ 4,812 Miles
MOT, 6 January 2023 @ 5,081 Miles
5th Service by Beadles VW Sevenoaks on 25 March 2023 @ 5,171 Miles
MOT, 18 March 2024 @ 5,570 Miles
6th Service by Group 1 VW Sevenoaks on 13 April 2024 @ 5,847 Miles
MOT, 6 March 2025 @ 6,219 Miles
7th Service by Group 1 VW Sevenoaks on 5 April 2025 @ 6,293 Miles
MOT, 24 February 2026 @ 6,722 Miles
8th Service by JCT600 VW Wakefield on 1 April 2026 @ 6,953 Miles
6 Owners
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