The VW Golf R400 Has Been Killed Off, But Its Engine May Live On
Amid the financial turmoil following VW’s dieselgate scandal, we’ve always worried that the amazing Golf R400 would be one of the victims of the company’s inevitable belt-tightening activities. And indeed, while a production version of the 395bhp concept was mooted for a time, it seems the R400 is dead.
It was already looking doubtful when VW’s R&D head Heinz-Jakob Neusser - the man who’d confirmed a production version - stepped down following the emissions scandal, and now Automotive News is citing company insiders as saying the R400 project has been shelved for good.
The silver lining of all this? According to the same source, the stupidly powerful version of the EA888 2.0-litre engine that was intended for the R400 is still being worked on by Audi for future products. The source also claims that we’re looking at even more power and a substantial weight reduction for the next Golf R.
In other Golf news, a limited-run, 305bhp GTI Clubsport S has been ‘confirmed’, making its debut at next week’s Wörthersee Meet in Austria.
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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F*CK WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
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NOOOOOOOOOOO!
I read a couple of days ago that they are putting the 2.5 I5 in the R420, I dont know what to believe now
Well it has been totally canned now :(
Too bad :( this little rocket Golf would have been awesome
My 04 wrx has 319 at the wheels with stock internals, which equates to almost 400 before drive train loss. Its not crazy it’s just computers making engines more and more efficient.
In the words of MrFruit: “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”
So the Beetle is continued, but this won’t be made. VW, get your priorities right.
First, the Evo. Then, the Viper. Now this epic Golf. Why?!
Great…wont stop making jokes about dieselgate making VW more unpopular, then start crying when they drop projects like this.
I sense a lot of dislikes coming, but all I’ve seen in CT this last year is jokes and hate on other brands instead of excitement and enthusiasm.
There is not VW post without some idiot joking about the old joke of dieselgate, or mustangs and running people, I don’t even like ford but I hate those kind of jokes.