Sub7UP Vibes! 170hp Track Modified VW Lupo GTI SINGS!

A few months back Clayton ( / claytonjoness ) and I got in touch and made a plan to do a lap with his unique Lupo GTI. The rest is history.
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Topics & Time Stamps:
00:00 Mutkurve Flat
00:17 Intro, Specs & Walkaround
03:05 Drive, Talk, More Info
05:40 Lap
15:30 Final Thoughts

[@ClaytonJoness]

Full spec of the car below for anyone interested! 2002 Lupo GTI Engine: Headwork (port and polished) Piper 270 cams 4-2-1 decat stainless manifold Kam Racing cat back exhaust Sprogley Motorsport Intake Custom stainless steel cold air feed Aluminium Radiator Oil cooler Custom engine mount Mapped by Wayne at Chipwizards 169.9bhp Transmission: Fully rebuilt 6 speed box Epytec Lightened flywheel (2.9kg) Stock is 6.5kg Coolerworx short Shifter Quaife LSD Suspension: KW V2 Coilovers Whiteline rear anti roll bar OMP upper strut brace Every bush replaced (Powerflex or OEM) Geometry setup by Spires Tuning Wheels: ATS DTC Michelin Pilot Sport 3 (road wheels) OZ Superleggera (Grey) Nankang AR1’s (track wheels) PSDesigns Titanium stud kit Brakes: Wilwood 4 Piston Calipers Ferodo DS1.11 pads (front) Brembo HC discs (front) & (rear) Ferodo DS2500 pads (rear) HEL braided brake lines Motul RBF 660 fluid Interior: Recaro Pole Positions Schroth Profi 4 point harnesses Blox Harness bar BAF Motorsport K Brace OMP Targa steering wheel retrimmed in Alcantara by Royal Steering Wheels B-G Racing 80mm steering wheel spacer Heel & Toe accelerator pedal extension No rear seats

[@666Ketz]

You forgot the amount of poop in the passenger seat after mutkurve 👀

[@s.-8406]

Proper setup

[@valentijnvelthuizen860]

Great car!

[@mopedmarathon]

Rad car dude. Did you manage to get the brake pedal power cut function disconnected?

[@waynejacksonofficial]

What more do ya need....

[@ArveenaRacing]

Mutkurve was a close one. The owner took it like a champ. Well done misha

[@robmccall5017]

Yeah but why no Helmets??

[@ctv4646]

@@robmccall5017 put your glasses on

[@robmccall5017]

@@ctv4646 sorry no Glasses; my Point remains though

[@mgcharoudin]

@@robmccall5017 Touristenfahrten, not necessary.

[@robmccall5017]

@@mgcharoudin Not agreed! I have been doing TF for 13 Years now; definitely a relevant Feature to wear a Helmet during TF especially whilst driving the Way shown in this Video. (When You just rolling about it is a different Story) .But imagine the possible Aftermath if the Scene on the Grass shown here ended worse! You should be a Role Model on this Topic by the way.

[@ianmoone6562]

"You can run over the curbs, he loves it" "Yeah, ITS FLAT" Say less my G, lovely build btw

[@SidNorth]

This Lupo is such a well sorted car 👌🏽. Glad to see it being thrashed around the Nurburgring 🙌🏽.

[@benhopwood4410]

Thought this was the same one you reviewed a couple years back.

[@brendanfleming6584]

11:53 Code Brown! Well held indeed. Clayton is rightly proud of that car, superb build, and a nice drive too Misha!

[@tasosarpoudis1604]

A yes as a proud vw owner I can say that the lupo is well sorted. Also the check engine is on so that a good sign of a healthy car

[@hamzasherazi9334]

I just love builds like these. They are just so refreshing. Would love to have a Lupo any day of the week. Have to say you drove that thing very well. Great save too.

[@Murphy252000]

Thing is, all high mileage mate

[@ClaytonJoness]

@@Murphy252000 Nothing wrong with high milers, I’m on 130k!

[@Kuchenblech_Mafioso]

Small, front driven and decently powerful cars are so underrated

[@YBFocus]

Mutkurve scares the life out of me, well held 😳

[@matthiasona]

thats where the name comes from :D

[@YBFocus]

@@matthiasona really, my German is non existent. Despite knowing all the corners I know little of what they mean translated!

[@matthiasona]

@@YBFocus it means Braveness-Curve. You got to be brave to go full throttle through.

[@YBFocus]

@@matthiasona ah very good 🤣 Definitely to stay in it there is scary! Thanks dude good info!

[@matthiasona]

@@YBFocus you're welcome

[@Mofamichi]

Mutkurve flat on the first lap with the car… i guess it was too heavy because of the balls of steal on this man😂

[@Skafiskafnjak51]

that explains everything 😂

[@timlamein9637]

On Mischa or the owner? :)

[@JeremiBulakowski]

LHD version of Lupo would definitely go smooth there as the weight balance would be different 😂

[@rockyslay4310]

Before the lap started I was thinking Mischa probably has good insurance haha. That was a close one in the Mutkurve!

[@Zenzak35]

When you talked about the grey SLK in the beginning, I thought he would be slow but he was not too bad in front of you ! I followed the Lupo on Saturday evening going back to the hotel, and I told myself that would be a fun car to drive, it's confirmed !

[@ClaytonJoness]

You must of been in the M3/M4?👌🏼

[@Zenzak35]

@@ClaytonJoness Nope yellow Megane 3 RS

[@jn904]

Lupos have a nice combination of an airy cabin, plentiful torsional stiffness and a healthy air flow around the engine block/head (underbonnet temps are cool & plus they're so easy to work on). Only downside is their boxy shape creating air drag (but an 8:36 BtG in such a draggy car says LOTS about how sorted the car is). Amazing build by the owner, and a classy, careful yet exciting drive by Charoudin. Top content!

[@Blazs120gl]

11:52 the moment you start to appreciate that you haven't lost what've been building for years.

[@gnutscha]

I listened to the video partially from my kitchen without watching and it sounded like an episode of Beavis & Butthead, you guys had some serious fun out there, lol.

[@davidsmall7676]

What symphony of engine sound. That was fun on video, so must have been a blast in person!

[@florian_montuzet]

Pure joy machine. It's the first time i hear a VW which sound so good.

[@romeodogg]

Yes well held indeed! 👏🏾 and the sound of this thing is like music to any petrol heads ears. Great video clay and misha 💯

[@charlesmartin6967]

Talk about close call 😮 good recovery and that car looks and build amazing! Sounds great too!!

[@fabz_______1242]

VW Lupos are great. Red really fits the car. Great sounding car!

[@TheCarLovingSwede]

Brave owner of a very nice car. I would have never trusted someone to drive my 9 year project car that I've invested so much in flat out at the ring. But this guy did it 😍

[@hywel4767]

Nice one Clayton, what a great advertisement for the baby dub, excellent driving too, love it 🙌

[@coraautumn1130]

11:51 Mutkurve oooooh code brown ahahaha nicely held Misha! And you've put together a great car Clayton

[@tunes4life]

This is a brilliant car and that exhaust note,brought me back to Need For Speed 2 in the MX5...

[@sheldonaubut]

I enjoyed this lap immensely. A great build, a very pleasant owner and the drive was very nice. I enjoyed this way more than "just another Porsche" making the circuit.

[@rjnation5042]

What a little ripper, she sings a beautiful song, the young bloke who has built it up is a great bloke too, that was such a fun video, this is why we follow Misha, Rj in Oz

[@jamesmccabe5188]

Awesome car. Making optimum use of what is available instead of getting involved in an arms race - love it!

[@j490tgm]

Mate I’m in awe!!!!! Love it so much

[@gergoantal1066]

That save and the fistbump, awesome, haha!

[@trendliners9658]

At 11:50 we see Clayton laugh, 1 millisecond later he is scared to death and then he laughs again. His face changed different status in a few milliseconds. I laughed so hard!

[@JamesGlenCarSales1982]

I was on Anglesey with this awesome little car! Cracking build and the lad did say he went to the ‘ring ALOT 😄

[@tomasso911]

I’m really impressed by how good it sounds. What a fun little pocket rocket 🚀 great job with all the mods by the owner👍

[@stephenlatimer1428]

love it, fist pump n a little chuckle. sweet ride Clayton.

[@charliemorgan8374]

Been following Clayton for a little while now on Instagram. Inspiration for the future build of my Lupo. Going to need a little more work than his unfortunately as I made the mistake of buying a 1.4 74hp Lupo instead of GTi 😅. Can't wait as it looks so much fun and going by how fun mine is on the road while on air suspension I can't wait

[@DJSammy69.]

What a Lap! What a Noise! Loving this 3-picture/video layout!!

[@GEARED_MrLucas]

Mega little car Clayton has created! 👌🏻 Such a clean example too! Great video 👍🏻

[@Carnold_YT]

I truly enjoyed this video and this car. It's a very nice built little machine, loved the sound. Naturally aspirated is the best!

[@bob19777]

God I miss the vw up content, I still have hope you will get an up gti

[@TheTechnoaddict]

Awesome car. The sound when you drive behind it is just amazing!

[@howtorepairpendulumclocks]

Very cool. the owner was great. Blue skies. Car sounded great and no crazy speed and a great save as a bonus! Perfect 'ring lap.

[@michaelmorgado]

Nothing like the sound of N/A!

[@kinglouiesshed8995]

What a well setup car not just thrown together and hoping for the best I like it 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@faisalleeds]

Great video Misha, the video was actually more engaging than watching a supercar go round.

[@rees-racing6834]

Very impressive save. Look forward to you taking mine around in October 😎

[@nrandom5506]

This looks so much fun and sounds great too! Very nice build.

[@Champi59Fr]

very nice lap the lupo was really fun to drive !!

[@Tracked_Cupra]

Lupo GTI’s are phenomenal wee cars! Engine note sings through the revs 😎🤙🏼

[@frankvermeulen4621]

Holy shit, that Mutkurve! Also: Holy shit, that Lupo! :-D Nice lap!

[@planchernewfinish]

Makes me remember my golf 86 4 door with a bunch of mods. Had a 1.8 16v head with a 2liter passat bottom and rally cams. 3 wheel turn in was a blast !

[@seabracing8880]

What a car! (and driver) Loved this video man

[@matthewvenet1082]

Quality car corners very well power isn’t everything when a well set up car with 200ish up per ton can put a smile on your face all they way round

[@Ramsi-Berlin]

Nice sound ❣️👍🏼

[@clarkyclarke9817]

Great vid as always and great driving!👌🏻

[@Robustus1985]

The Lupo GTi was my First car in 2003! ❤❤❤ i miss him so much!!

[@Juli021987]

Nice, to see the crowded Brünnchen.🙂

[@bandie3481]

Wow impressive how quick that lupo is much respect ! love it

[@raulio81]

That would be the end for inexperienced driver, like me :))) You know you must avoid sudden steering or braking but pure fear of death is telling you to brake as hard as you can. As Misha said, and I will say that it can also be advised for open road and even for city driving, you must feel the car, it's weight, position and direction and use that to avoid crash. It was great advice but on the track I think I'd lost it ;)

[@coraautumn1130]

Sounds so sick!!!!!! Love it!!

[@sighheinrich]

Goddamn that was CLOSE! NIcely saved, cool video, cool car, cool owner and driver. :D

[@Lyxess]

VW and Check engine light, name a more iconic duo. Cool car though i love these type of builds!

[@raphaelguillot6840]

That video was so nice ! Great car Clayton and great drive Misha ! Love it ! This type of video are so good, try a mini serie "Misha drive your car" ! 😁 I would be the first to give you my keys 😛

[@luupboy]

My favourite Lupo GTI, after my own! Great video, few scary moments, definitely need to hit the Ring one day!

[@BiglumpADV]

Awesome little car, bang for your buck it's got to be up there 👌🏻

[@Shady97342]

I watch every video like this one. More laps in people's modified cars! It's interesting seeing what people do with different platforms.

[@tedium37]

Much more fun and faster than I was expecting.

[@irelandshane1984]

The reason I have a Lupo GTI right there!! Beautiful car

[@ahmadwhocos]

Love this car allways wanted one, my first time was on gran truisms years years ago also loved that face misha did when he was about to loose control 😂😂, thankfully all safe 👌 and thank you for the lovely non super/hyper car videos recently, we only want to watch what we can afford !!!! Keep it up 💪💪💪💪💪

[@jake_6n246]

Lovely car man. Ive got a 6n2 1.6 16v (avy) the sound never gets old. once Ive got my brakes dialed in i would love to head the head on my engine done like this guy once the brakes are done.

[@dehaviland7645]

That was awesome!

[@Paul_VanGo]

Yes! A nugget again! Loved it!

[@RosskoPeeko]

This is right up my street. I’m currently in the process of building a fiesta st line. Yeah yeah I have heard “why didn’t you just buy an st” well I’m doing it for the exact same reason as this guy. It’s different and it’s a great chassis to build on.

[@azurri0298]

In love with this Lupo GTI after Sid North review n test it..what a lovely pocket rocket car

[@AVM-Music]

This is what I like Well handling little cars that need to be driven hard

[@TheStasi1]

Sounds very Nice !

[@ricardoribeiro308]

Perfect car for Nurbburgring, not much power but fun and is so cool !!

[@MrKuschelTieger]

I love seeing different cars awesome

[@Be4tJumper]

I have a pd130 lupo which i was planning on driving to the ring. I can't say this video has given me confidence

[@darrenprior6339]

Beautiful car. Misha is next level recovery skills.

[@Kreisy1510]

That save was insane!

[@sasko1502]

Nice heel-toe, nice save and nice reaction from the owner 👍🏼

[@heidelbergaren5054]

Properly sorted, well done

[@Emil_Bucholc]

Cool video 👍🏻

[@twinesupra1]

Man I love that little car, it had me focus! Lol

[@hormahfill2230]

Reminds me of the hot cup car version in gran turismo. Great lap, and great example of slow car fast, although it's hardly slow lol 😆

[@martinbladowski1312]

Great save!

[@AlienLivesMatter]

That really interesting little red machine really grips in around the corners. Mostly.

[@MrTchou]

Very nice lap @misha, as usual, impressive save, my student misshifted 3 times today (4th instead of 2nd) and managed to stall the car each time ;-) I can now show her how pros do it without stalling…

[@mgcharoudin]

Haha! Gotta start somewhere!

[@mcfireballs3491]

The lupo is such a cutie ❤️ the sound is lovely

[@peterthemaniac]

love cars like this!

[@acodike]

Well done!

[@gjermundhigraff7789]

Warning: Video may contain some instances of nervous laughter from the car owner. And who can blame him 🙂

[@portalracingcanarias6608]

menudo susto Misha pero controlaste con mucha firmeza eres un gran conductor muy potente ese lupo saludos

[@rp20832]

Sounds just mega!

[@tomellingham8627]

Beautiful little car the Lupo.

[@Julia-xz7vb]

Excellent! 👍👍👍

[@bneexotics2120]

Great little car 👍

[@big-R]

I had an all original one, except for Bilstein shocks and 215mm tires. Was a lot of fun on the ring even with 125 hp.

[@phillipchandler8862]

Really enjoyed that. Very cool owner.👍

[@AndrewTSq]

what I love about these cars (have not driven a lupo... but anyway) is the weight. Smaller cars are usually very light, and it feels more fun to drive in corners (if you have good suspension) then trying to make a 2000kg+ car turn :)

[@JD-eo7dr]

Don't worry about missing gears. Your on the right side of the car. Always loved the Lupo GTi. Off to the classifieds I go😂

[@Mexxx65]

Pocket Rocket Misha!!!! With athletic shoes!!!!