In November 2015, Volskwagen unveiled the Golf GTI VII Clubsport at the Portimao circuit in Portugal. The model was intended for commercialization in 2016 for the 40th anniversary of the GTI. Various mechanical and chassis modifications made the car particularly performing, with a power of 265hp delivered by the 2-liter turbo engine, which with the Overboost function could reach 290. One year later the Clubsport S version arrived, whose power increased to 310hp. that is a dozen more than the Golf VII R. At the wheel of a Clubsport S, Volkswagen driver Benjamin Leuchter broke the record at the Nurburgring in the front-wheel drive category, lapping in 7'49 "21 and reaching a top speed of 265 km / h.