Golf A59 Prototype - Everything You Need To Know About How Volkswagen Designed Their Rarest Golf

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►The A59 was a glimpse at what a true WRX and Celica GT-Four fighter would've been in the Group A rally championship of the mid-nineties. Unfortunately, we never received the rally car nor its homologation-required street variant to take on the best of Japan. The proposed turbocharged AWD monster fitted with flared and vented fenders, unique bumpers, and completely bespoke suspension could've been a complete game changer for VW, but it was never to be thanks to shaky financial standings. However, Volkswagen retained a single functioning prototype of the project, and today, we have it in FCP Euro HQ to see just what makes the A59 so special.
00:00 - Getting Familiar with the Golf A59
00:55 - Golf A59 Engine History & Overview
04:20 - Golf A59 Engine Bay Overview
06:50 - Golf A59 Body Overview
09:00 - Golf A59 Rear Hatch & Aero
10:39 - Golf A59 Interior Overview
15:55 - Golf A59 Rear Hatch Interior & Spare Wheel
17:50 - Golf A59 Suspension & Brake Overview
20:50 - Golf A59 Rear Suspension
24:23 - Golf A59 Suspension Modifications
25:20 - Golf A59 Underneath the Engine
28:00 - Thanks for Watching
Special thanks to: Jamie Orr, Volkswagen Classic & Chris Eyre.
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@maximumattackrallying Жыл бұрын

Interesting video and great to see under the skin of this car. A couple of points - the turbo on the rally car wouldn't have been bigger, as the Group A regulations dictated that the rally car and the road car used the same turbo (albeit rally versions usually had upgraded internals). All/some of the additional coolers may have been dropped from the road car too, as oil coolers were pretty free under the Group A regulations, so it wouldn't be necessary to include them on the road car unless they were essential. The suspension is interesting. On the rally car, the uprights control arms, anti-roll bars etc would have all been replaced, so this all looks like it was prototype road car stuff. Such a shame the project was cancelled. We might have all been looking at VW very differently if it had gone into production and competed in the WRC.

@p1_visuals769 Жыл бұрын

Yessssss this is the content us people want!

@RestoDesignsnando Жыл бұрын

Elephant in the room guys, love the a59 and haven't seen images of it for ages, seeing it again today, that looks like a MK4, the arches are mk4, especially the rear ones, that rear with a badge in the centre mk4, the wider trace again sounds like they are mk4 dimensions. VW wound have been starting work on the mk4 platform program by 93/94' to have it ready for 97/98'

@grahamthomas5246 Жыл бұрын

That was pretty much my first take as well. I'm always fascinated with design cues that appear years before they show up on production models.

@fcpeuro Жыл бұрын

That's a really good call out - you can see a lot of inspiration for the Mk4 In the overall look and design of the A59. Maybe we got a little more of the A59, at least in looks, than we really ever considered.

@km6832 Жыл бұрын

Vw really know how to stay connected to their community, more makes should take cues, parade around the prototypes let people see and touch them and get inspired again

@stanislavzhelev8477 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for these videos with the A59

@madelineblanchard9497 Жыл бұрын

I hope you have some nice high res stills you can share. Love seeing all the content of this car and hope to see it in person in the future

@fcpeuro Жыл бұрын

We do have quite a few, there is a magazine feature being worked on as well, and once that is out the high res will likely be released at some point.

@Kegels_gti_16V 2 ай бұрын

Awesome video🔥

@dubCanuck1 Жыл бұрын

Now I really miss my MK3 GTI.

@fcpeuro Жыл бұрын

We started searching FB marketplace while still at the shoot 🙃

@S54VR6 Жыл бұрын

great little series

@Surestick88 Жыл бұрын

I like the use of the hood stiffening structure as an air duct.

@CodewortSchinken Жыл бұрын

According to the labels I don't think the red swich inside the glove box is a main power switch. "Kennfeld" means mapping, so I guess it's for switching between different ignition or ecu maps.

@joshimitsu96 Жыл бұрын

Super interesting, subbed.

@quicknickdriver8510 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful unique car. All that adjustability!

@danbrown4517 Жыл бұрын

The yellow sticker on the front strut is called Dymo tape - showing my age! Great video, thanks!

@fcpeuro Жыл бұрын

That is awesome; thanks for that, Dan!

@mrRoll400 Жыл бұрын

Great job

@manuelmena8170 Жыл бұрын

Love the video, thanks for sharing it with us, is there a wide body kit like the A59 being sold anywhere?

@matthewguerra5410 Жыл бұрын

The project number is interesting. The Golf A59 is a kindred spirit of the Porsche 959. Both of these cars showed what the future of models would be (MK6/7/8 Golf R & 911 Turbo 996 and up). Would have loved to see the A59 in production

@victorkrivor2174 Жыл бұрын

I'm very interested in the camo wrapped prototype in the background 👀

@fcpeuro Жыл бұрын

Mk8 TCR content coming soon Victor Krivor!

@landerseynaeve4264 Жыл бұрын

Looking forward :)

@hansmaulwurf3831 Жыл бұрын

AGM battery? Wow it was really ahead of its time 😳😉

@jamilahmed979 Жыл бұрын

Why don't we have cars like this today? I'd by this car in a heartbeat if available.

@flexxx222 Жыл бұрын

That's because the Companies gete run by Controllers and Business People instead of Engineers. Innovation and R&D is expensive.

@B1Gboz Жыл бұрын

Not quite as unique as the a59 but the GR Yaris is available today

@mobaj1147 Жыл бұрын

Golf R?

@fcpeuro Жыл бұрын

A lot of it has to do with change in motorsport regulations. Back then, a lot of rules said that companies had to make and sell a number of cars to be eligible for competition. These days, mainly due to cost and a changing landscape of buyers, those kinds of homologation rules don't really exist anymore.

@999Lucas Жыл бұрын

It looks a bit dated, but I love that layout of the tach, s2k/racepack style. Beautiful Machine.

@fcpeuro Жыл бұрын

Nothing quite like period-correct motorsport vibes :)

@isaacpettit5594 Жыл бұрын

GET is probably short for getriebe and does something with the trans?

@fcpeuro Жыл бұрын

After looking into it, we believe it has to do with the differential - unsure whether it's a lock, disables something, or otherwise, but what you say makes sense - it is gearbox related for sure. Thanks!

@nikomartinko4110 Жыл бұрын

Does somebody know the name of model of the black wheels on a59

@fcpeuro Жыл бұрын

It took a little bit of searching, but we believe the gray wheels (which is the same as the white spare wheel in the back of the A59) is the Speedline SL 927.

@user-vd5sz4fr7p Жыл бұрын

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@meshachmclean9837 Жыл бұрын

Shame the body wasn't 3d scanned....I'd definitely buy a a59 wide body kit.

@fcpeuro Жыл бұрын

If you can track down the German Rallycross racer that has one of the other shells he'll likely make and sell some, but they will definitely be a premium price.

@ritter_cracker Жыл бұрын

Someone needs to 3d scan this thing and make glass fiber body parts for us mortals who want to make replicas.

@igorsgarage2346 Жыл бұрын

Like👍

@btbd2785 2 ай бұрын

Dont remeber why they never put this into production.

@jamesk3565 Жыл бұрын

Shame it never went into full production

@fcpeuro Жыл бұрын

Truly is James...

@neamanja Жыл бұрын

I am confused how is 86mm by 86 mm on 4 cylinders 2l engine and my tfsi that has 88mm by 92.8 also 2l engine what math are these people use to get same results

@fcpeuro Жыл бұрын

All modern 2.0 VW engines, from ABA on up to the latest EA888 EVO 4 all use a 92.8mm crank and 82.5mm pistons. The main reason for the bespoke 86x86 engine used in the A59 is due to limited piston size with the standard VW/Audi 4-cyl layout. The biggest pistons you can fit tends to be around 85mm, as used in some of the Audi touring cars, but that results in very thin cylinder walls, and very short engine life.

@neamanja Жыл бұрын

@@fcpeuro thanks for the reply i did some more search that info is correct and yeah i know about square 86x86 becouse of 2jz engines have square and its the reason for all that capabylity