BETTER PARTS400 - PS - golf to become a reality
Wolfsburg, 30 April 2015
According to VW development chief Heinz - Jakob Neusser is a production version of the VW Golf R400 " in development ". This was confirmed by Neusser British Car Magazine. As a study of R400 was presented at Auto China 2014 is now the over - Golf could hit the market as early as 2015.
What gear?
The VW Golf R400 makes 400 hp and 450 Newton meters of the 2.0-liter TFSI, who is known among others from the current Golf R. The study has four-wheel drive and a manual six-speed gearbox. The over - Golf will accelerate in 3.9 seconds to 100 km / h and 280 km / h fast. One of the main problems on the way to series production seems to be the choice of a gearbox that can withstand the high torque of the R400. In order to meet the global requirement, VW wants to offer also an automatic version. The six-speed DSG the Golf R can withstand but " only " 380 Newton meters.
Under 50,000 euros
If the Golf go into series R400, he is at ease with the new Audi RS 3 ( 367 hp ), the Mercedes - AMG A45 ( after the facelift to the 380 hp ) and the forthcoming BMW M2 ( about 370 hp ) to must fight the fast clientele. Apparently, the most powerful Golf of all time is then cost less than 50,000 euros. The Golf R will start at 39,000 euros currently. That the R400 can already marvel at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2015 applies, however, unlikely . ( sw )