 - on the Hume Highway near Mittagong, 60 miles southwest of Sydney. Facebook users slammed the "absolutely ridiculous" speed. Others said they could not believe a hatchback could never reach such speeds. One said: 'Ain't no golf doing 280kph', and another said: 'That radar device needs some serious calibration.' The £39,000 four-wheel-drive Golf R has a turbocharged two-litre engine that rockets it from 0-62mph in 4.7 seconds. It is limited to 155mph but paying extra for a "performance pack" unlocks a drift mode and extra speed up to 168mph. Modified versions have been clocked even faster. In 2020 Dutch YouTuber AutoTopNL published a video showing a Golf R's speedo hitting 283kph (176mph). An independent GPS device reportedly verified a true top speed of 169mph. The driver clocked in Australia will face court next month. New South Wales police said: "A driver has been charged after he was allegedly caught travelling at more 280km/h in the state's Southern Highlands today. "Just after 9.30am, officers attached to The Hume Traffic and Highway Patrol Command detected a blue Volkswagen Golf allegedly travelling 280km/h in a 110km sign-posted area on the Hume Motorway, Mittagong. "Officers directed the vehicle to pull over and spoke with the driver, a 22-year-old man. "He was issued with a Court Attendance Notice for drive speed/manner dangerous and is due to appear in Moss Vale Local Court on Tu){kind=link}
A BOY racer was allegedly caught driving at 174mph in a VW Golf.
The 22-year-old motorist had his licence suspended after he was pulled over by police on a dual carriageway in Australia today.
A picture posted by cops on social media showed the blue hot hatch – believed to be a souped-up Golf R – at the side of the road.
The driver had allegedly been clocked at 280kph – more than two and a half times the speed limit of 110kph (68mph) – on the Hume Highway near Mittagong, 60 miles southwest of Sydney.
Facebook users slammed the “absolutely ridiculous” speed.