Find of the Day: 2012 Volkswagen Jetta GLI PWC Touring Car

To celebrate the fact that race cars haven’t been legislated into oblivion, we present to you our Find of the Day: a real life race car. No, really! These two Jettas raced in honest-to-God competition and did well. Last year the touring cars got four podiums in the Pirelli World Challenge (a 1^st, a 2^nd, and two 3rds).

Originally built in 2012, they raced for a year and then were stored. Last year, though, they were taken out of mothballs, given the full once-over by HPA Motorsports, and raced by Jeff Altenburg and Alex Welch.

They have 2.0L TSI engines, a DSG Direct Shift Gearbox, a track timer and data logger (so you can impress your friends), KW 3-way Competition Coil Over Race Dampers, and most importantly an onboard fire suppression system.

There’s also a full aero pack that will confuse Honda owners because it actually produces downforce (I wouldn’t mention it, though, it just confuses them).

The cars also come with three sets of rims. You can impress your friends into service and try to get the tires changed as fast as a pit crew. You’ll know just how poorly you’ve chosen your friends, too, because you’ll be able to time them with your onboard track timer!

And all for the low, low price of $45,000 (each). Buy one and race, or buy both and get your name into the pages of history by starting a racing team.

But wait, there’s more. There are spare parts on offer, too, but these aren’t included in the price, so get ready to do some negotiating. They include: a crate engine, gearbox, body parts, and even a whole other chassis, in case you choose to make use of your fire suppression system.

Find out more here.

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