Volkswagen Golf R25 550 bhp with Audi TT RS Swap

THE ULTIMATE SLEEPER – VW GOLF R25 WITH FULL AUDI TT RS SWAP 🇩🇪🔥

Five-cylinder, hybrid-turbocharged, Haldex four-wheel drive and around 550 hp – wrapped in the body of an unassuming white Golf estate. Dubbed the Golf R25, this is one of the most extraordinary sleeper builds in the country, and there is genuinely nothing else like it in the world.

The story starts with a Mk2 Audi TT RS the owner ran for nearly three years – caged, Recaro-equipped, show-winning and magazine-featured. With two teenage daughters outgrowing the back seats it stopped getting used, so rather than sell it, he transplanted the entire car into something his family could actually live with.

The base is a Japanese-import 2.0 TFSI Variant – a model that never came to the UK at all – with the extremely rare panoramic roof and an immaculate underside. Every mechanical component from the TT RS then went in, all carried out by Lee the Wizard at LSDAutomotive, modified car specialists in Doncaster. A second donor Mk5 Golf was even bought purely to strip its entire black interior into this car – that’s the level of obsession involved here.

The result is a 1,480 kg estate car with around 550 bhp, 720 Nm, launch control, and a 0–62 mph time of 3.6 seconds. It looks like it should be doing the school run. It will comfortably embarrass supercars.

Here’s why this Golf is unlike anything in the world:

• 2008 Volkswagen Golf R25 (reg is R25 OEM – included with the car)
• Japanese-import 2.0 TFSI Variant – a model never sold in the UK
• One-of-one build – nothing else like it anywhere on Planet Earth
• Full Audi TT RS running gear conversion by LSDAutomotive
• 2.5-litre five-cylinder TFSI engine with hybrid turbo
• Forged engine internals by LSDAutomotive
• Stage 3 – around 550 bhp and 720 Nm of torque
• 0–62 mph in just 3.6 seconds
• 391 bhp per tonne at 1,480 kg
• 7-speed DQ500 DSG gearbox with launch control
• Haldex quattro four-wheel drive
• Custom intake
• Custom exhaust system with valves
• Finished in Campanella White
• 18″ BBS XR alloy wheels in Campanella White (£2,000+)
• Wheels professionally resprayed to match the bodywork
• Brand new Michelin Pilot Sport 5 tyres (225/40 ZR18)
• Extremely rare half-Alcantara Golf R wingback seats front and rear (£3,800+)
• Extremely rare panoramic roof (only available in Japan!)
• Big brake kit with floating rotors
• BC Racing coilover suspension
• Polybushed throughout
• Volkswagen Racing brake calipers in red
• US-spec R32 front end
• US-market Jetta SportWagen styling details
• Jetta scuff trim plates
• Orange side repeaters
• Darker red tail lights
• Custom rear bumper with RS exhaust tips
• Side skirts and rear spoiler
• 2018 Scirocco 3D dash conversion
• Upgraded leather multifunction steering wheel from Mk6 Golf
• Discover Media with Apple CarPlay
• Carbon fibre RS gear knob
• Reversing camera
• Golf R floor mats
• Every factory option, including:
  • Power-folding wing mirrors
  • Xenon headlights with washers
  • Cruise control
  • Automatic air conditioning
  • Rain-sensing wipers
  • Keyless entry
  • Privacy glass
  • Roof bars
• Full interior transplanted from a second donor Mk5 Golf
• Full service history
• Featured in Performance VW Magazine
• Featured on multiple YouTube channels
• Full build documented on Instagram at @the_oem_plus
• 99,235 miles on the clock
• HPI clear
• MOT until November 2026

Sleeper builds don’t come more complete than this. A full TT RS drivetrain in a Golf estate shell, executed properly by a specialist, documented from start to finish, magazine-featured and YouTube-featured – and still able to carry the family and the shopping. This is a genuinely once-in-a-lifetime build and there simply isn’t another one.

🔥 For just 2p per Boost, this incredible one-of-one Golf R25 could be yours – or take the £15,000 tax-free cash alternative! Don’t miss it.

GOOD LUCK! 🤞

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