Here's What Happens When You Race A Golf GTI Against A Chevy Bolt

We won’t spoil the outcome of these races, but two of the three are really, really close. The races demonstrate the performance potential of electric vehicles and their instant torque - as a sort of lower key equivalent of all those Tesla vs supercar videos that have been flooding YouTube over the last few years, this effort shows that even an EV at the less exciting end of the market can give a petrol-powered performance car what-for.

On paper, they’re strikingly similar: the pre-facelift Mk7 GTI is good for 217bhp and 258lb ft of torque, while the Bolt puts out 197bhp and 266lb ft. All of this tees up a fascinating real-world race.

Place your bets, then hit play…