It mattered little that the ‘cooking’ 1.4 and 1.6-litre Golfs came with old-tech powertrains, nor that the 1.6 auto was little different mechanically to the Golf Mk2, as the Mk4 was a handsome, sturdy ...

It’s a rather innocent-looking Volkswagen Golf Mk7 that features an awesome BMW V8 engine conversion. Oh, and it’s converted to rear-wheel drive (RWD ... as a proper drift car.

You’ve probably seen your fair share of awesome drift cars and crazy conversions, including that old Subaru WRX with the BMW M5 V10 conversion, but we’re betting this one takes the cake.