Benjamin “Benny” Leuchter is no stranger to TopGear.com. A fearsomely talented racer, serial winner and Volkswagen’s official test driver, he first popped up on our radar back in 2016 when he set a then front-wheel-drive production car record by managing 7m 49.21 seconds around the Green Hell in the Mk7 Golf GTI Clubsport S.
Then, in 2022, he went even faster, clocking 7m 47.31s in the Mk8 Golf R 20 Years. But now he’s trumped even that, setting a time of 7m 46.13s – astonishingly quick given the track was damp – in the Mk8 Golf GTI Edition 50.
