The Volkswagen Golf R Cabriolet sports 265bhp from a highly tuned turbo 2-litre 4-cylinder, but unlike its four-wheel-drive hatchback equivalent (which has gone out of production), the convertible delivers its power to the front wheels.
The high-performance SUV completed the 99-turn, 11.3km mountain road in 9 minutes and 51 seconds, beating the benchmark of 10 minutes and 31 seconds set by a Ferrari 458 Italia.