Volkswagen Caddy TDI race car for the Volkswagen Racing Cup in Great Britain

If you see a Volkswagen Caddy on the street, you probably wouldn’t even give it a second look. Designed as a commercial vehicle that offers economy and load capacity at the same time, you would pay it more attention if you needed a work or business vehicle. But what do you say about putting one on track to compete in one of Great Britain’s most popular championships?

The Royal Automobile Club of Great Britain, the RAC, is going to sponsor a Volkswagen Caddy TDI to take part in the Volkswagen Racing Cup, a fairly popular category in that country. It is well known that in the islands Volkswagen is one of the two or three most popular brands, well ahead of the rest, but it is still a curiosity that a Caddy dares to take on the Golfs or Jettas that regularly enliven the championship.

For the occasion, the Caddy will be dressed in the RAC’s official colors, including a tune-up that will give it 256 horsepower and 368 lb-ft of torque. I suppose the suspension will receive extensive treatment, since it is a vehicle with a very high center of gravity, prone to rollovers.

Best of all, a Caddy can carry far more advertising than a Jetta or a Golf, for example. A real attraction.

Via | Jalopnik