Earlier this year, Volkswagen rolled out a super-Golf – dubbed the R 400 – and blew everyone’s mind away. Before them was a Volkswagen Golf which possessed power levels completely unheard of in the hot-hatch circle. Just how much, you ask? Try 400 hp and 450 Nm of torque from a 2.0 litre TSI engine.
Unfortunately, Volkswagen had announced that the car was only a concept – perhaps an engineering exercise – and that there were no plans to put it into production. Until now. According to a report by Car magazine, the Volkswagen Golf R 400 has been given the go-ahead for production.
The production version will likely employ the 2.0 litre TFSI EA888 engine, seen earlier in the TT quattro sport concept. In this state of tune, the engine is said to develop 420 hp and 450 Nm of torque. All that power will be transferred to the road via a Haldex-based 4Motion AWD system and a six-speed DSG gearbox.
Performance figures are enough to give most supercars a headache with the concept recording just 3.9 seconds for the 0-100 km/h sprint while top speed is likely to be electronically limited to 250 km/h. Naturally, an uprated suspension and braking system will be drafted in to cope with the added power.
Though Volkswagen has yet to officially confirm the news, word on the street is that the finished article – rumoured to cost less than €50,000 (RM208,378) – is scheduled to make its public debut late next year, with deliveries set to commence in the year 2016.
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still no no for golf car although they are using TSI instead DSG. Thus courtesy to car service cannot be done due to whatsoeverproblemSfromC
Hahaha. Bash without knowing the fak is TSI/ DSG.
Can have all the bhp and torgue, no pint. DSG is DSG. You will still be stuck by the roadside waiting for the tow truck to come and get your 400Bhp car.
VW is the only Mat Salleh continental car that is so unreliable and full of problems. All my office mates and family spend their whole annual leave in the SC fixing their cars up.
I can never understand Malaysians. Pay Rm200,000 and above for problem and problem. Even your low down Proton is better than VW problems.
This is sad car. In traffic jams even Axia cheapo can smoke it left right front back. No use thise 400 500 600 even 10000
Haha!!
we have to change our mentality in this..now u are comparing VW with proton saying proton is better..but people buying proton aso shouting at SC because of the problem they face..as I know VW are doing their best to solve the technical problems..
What if I said TSI and DSG can exist together in one car?
Go prepare yourself before making fool of yourself.You could forget it since you can’t afford a golf r.
I read in one of the article that VW start to give out courtesy car starting from 1 nov..btw do you have personal experience with VW?
Sure can smoke Iriz owners
the other way round
Actually 4WD, 400+bhp Hot Hatches already exist back in the 1980s, albeit in Group B rally monsters form : The MG Metro 6R4, Peugeot 205 T16 & Lancia Delta S4.
400 times go to SC…
don’t be silly, 5 years warranty.
1 year with fun the rest 4 years in sc.
What’s the use of producing more powerful models when they can’t even fix their DSG gearbox.
as VW mentioned, the DSG issue is resolved..just need to wait for them to repair the models which were affected..new cars are not affected..sure they would have improved their technology..
You’re forgetting that the volume of cars that they need to fix. They’ve solved it… they jst need the time to fix em’ all.
Let’s play fill in the blanks.
Q. What else is confirmed?
A. G _ _ _ _ _x f_ _ _ _ _ e
You can never have too much.
A new GTD with the new 240hp TDI diesel and a consumption of 4l/100km would be even more interesting…
A car like this, needs a full rally spec roll cage or it would be pretty much a death trap tin can. Then again, still not safe to other road users.
perhaps, someone can remember what VW did in 2007 – putting a W12 engine into a modified golf GTI. perhaps, just as to show what they are capable off in terms of engineering.
tht never went into production, for the 650bhp engine is just too powerful in a car so so light in weight.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=golf+w12
wtf sub 210k? only if it was the same case in malaysia lol
Why need to go that fast?
All WV Service Centre don’t need speed because a lot of DSG problem car there.
they are implementing new technology which can give better performance..who don’t like a fast fast car nowadays..this car looks very tempting for me..and to make things clear, only certain models were affected by DSG and it was the June 2008 and September 2011 batch..new models has no problem so far..