Tesla powered Volkswagen Golf GTI gets put through its paces. Is it still a GTI? It's up for debate 

This kind of thing is what I loved PPC Mag for. A radial engine in a Mini, Audi 5 pot in a 944, rear mount turbo on a 205... They all have the same appeal as this does to me. Someone following their own path with a build is what it was all about IMO. Glad to see the videos are in the same vein.

Destroying classics is NOT my thing. Unsubbed

Wether you like EV's or not there's some proper thought and engineering gone into this Lockdown project. I'm always impressed with backyard builds

Interesting confirmation.... The Tesla is "well made" and the Golf is the same weight.... So all the EV haters who keep saying Tesla is rubbish and EVs are heavy. They are indeed talking nonsense.

What a shame... Put the engine back in.

Nice bit of variety. If it's homemade it deserves to be here!

Still registered as a petrol and really should be the subject of a BIVA - The sort of vehicle conversion that will eventually create issues for our hobby. Do it right or hide it from sight.

Love the ingenuity and imagination used to create this. Hats off to the chaps responsible 👏🏼 By the sounds of it they saved a MK2 Golf that was going no where but the scrap heap as well, so more brownie points for that 👏🏼 Sounds crazy but if I ever have the money I'd love to convert my Berlingo van to EV. Lots of sensible reasons why I'd like to do it, but I also rather like the idea of having a "one off" Berlingo/EV sleeper 😆

Cool! Not exactly the first ev converted car, but it's built at home and they did think about weight distribution and the cars original feel, and that I thought was the most interesting part. Really hope there's some future for EV's with some PPC-thrill/character 🙂

These DIY EV conversions are getting very popular now , some may say that this conversion didn't go far enough by not using the Tesla drivetrain but it was build to the needs of the owner. The potential money recouped by selling off the unused tesla motors and batteries would pay for the conversion and restoration of the Golf . There are plenty of others with massive EV knowledge or deep pockets who have used the Tesla drivetrain in conversions but end up spending lots of money on fabrication and driveshafts . Most people don't comprehend the torque from an electric motor and an entry level conversion using a Leaf motor would destroy a standard gearbox or driveshaft like it was crumbling a digestive 🤔. There is growing aftermarket support for these conversions but it can be expensive, mind you a rebuild on a modern diesel would make your eyes water too .

This is brilliant. It is NOT 'destroying' a classic. It can be put back to petrol. Banger racing, destruction derbys etc are the ones that destroy cars.

Great episode this. Im bunging the same electric motor into a '69 Karmann Ghia and expect similar performance and range. It was a rusty horror, rhd conversion, etc, so not one for the purists anyway. Well done PPC!

Great effort. Some silly bastards in the comments whining about their petrol god being offended. There’s certainly no soul in an EV and lithium is a questionable solution to the problem presented by the current narrative, but they engineered this themselves with sympathy for the Golf as a lockdown project.

Great job. I hope affordable plug and play diy kits become more common in the future.

Like the owner, I’m a mechanical engineer, and I thought it was brilliant. Perfect choice of car to experiment on and a really considered approach. I’m half tempted to give it a go…

Please record the audio with higher volume, especially outside. Thank you.

Golf GTI mk2 steering was a pig at low speed. Hope they sorted that😊Mine was an F reg.

Not my kind of thing but impressed that it works so well and is nicely engineered.

Love it! Would have preferred to see it with the Tesla motor as well though, but i guess that would be a lot more work

Not for me