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Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport

Volkswagen states 250 km/h for the Mk8.5 Golf GTI Clubsport. Autocar and evo print 155 mph for that standard governor.

Also known as GTI Clubsport, Golf GTI Clubsport
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Top speed

Published as 250 km/hPublished as 250 km/hPublished as 250 km/h

Manufacturer claim and governor for the Mk8.5 Golf GTI Clubsport without the Race package. Volkswagen states 250 km/h. Autocar and evo print 155 mph for that standard car. 250 km/h is 155.3 mph. The optional Race package is quoted at 267 km/h by Volkswagen and 167 mph by evo, which do not round to one figure, so that package is not stored.

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In context

  • 2.4× a cheetah's timed top speedSourced · Cheetah, 29 m/s. Sharp 1997, mean of three timed runs over 201.2 m
  • A football field in 1.3 sConstant · American football field, 100 yd (91.44 m)
  • London to New York in 22 h 17 minConstant · London to New York, 5,570 km great-circle

Worked out from the sourced figure above, which stays the ranked number.

This list

Why it's so fast

A car is fast when the force pushing it forward still beats the air, and when the tires and the gearing can use that force. A limiter is a different fact from an unlimited run.

  1. Drag and gearing

    Top speed is the balance point: thrust equals aerodynamic drag. The gearing has to still be pulling when the car gets there, or the engine falls off its power.

  2. What the sources signed

    A manufacturer claim, a magazine test and an electronic governor are not interchangeable. The measurement line says which one this page ranked.

A limited example is the Bugatti Chiron.

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Provenance

Every measurement

Claimed, measured and official figures side by side, each with its source. The ranked figure is marked.

  1. 250km/h155mph69.4m/s135knRanked figure

    Manufacturer claim and governor for the Mk8.5 Golf GTI Clubsport without the Race package. Volkswagen states 250 km/h. Autocar and evo print 155 mph for that standard car. 250 km/h is 155.3 mph. The optional Race package is quoted at 267 km/h by Volkswagen and 167 mph by evo, which do not round to one figure, so that package is not stored.

    Claimed
    Volkswagen (opens source in a new tab)

Reference

Specs

Model
Mk8.5 GTI Clubsport, without Race package
Layout
Front-wheel-drive hatchback
Not ranked
Optional Race package

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