VW Golf R

I had occasion to drive a brilliant car yesterday; a 2017 VW Golf R - a real wolf in sheep's clothing.

I thought I was driving a common or garden Golf, but the minute - or rather split second - I put my foot on the accelerator it leapt forward and pinned me into my seat. It is only a 2L engine too.

0-60 in between 4.6 and 4.8 seconds (depending on gearbox - automatic being the quicker of the two) and 310 BHP, which puts it among the Porches and is only marginally less than my  5L Mercedes R129 500SL. However, it is nonetheless quicker off the mark by just over a second. Mind you, there is almost a quarter of a century between the two cars.