Volkswagen Golf R 400 IS going in to production

The VW Golf R 400 (pictured) is going in to production

Well, we did say the VW Golf R 400 – which debuted at the Beijing Motor Show last week – looked production ready. And it seems it is. Car and Driver have had confirmation from VW’s R&D boss, Heinz-Jakob Neusser, that the Golf R 400 isn’t a concept after all but the first look at a new extreme Golf.

That means VW are going to have a new halo for the Golf range – and performance VWs too – with a Golf that can get to 62mph in just 3.9 seconds and on to 174mph.

Those sort of performance figures put the current holder of extreme hot hatch – the Mercedes A 45 AMG – in the shade and start to encroach in proper supercar territory.

It’s a bold move from VW, but it seems unlikely the 395bhp version of the 2.0 litre turbo in the Golf R 400 will stay just with VW, so expect it to turn up in fast Audis to come too.

We have now word yet on when the Golf R 400 will go in to production – or what the price will be – but we’ll be keeping our ear to the ground for more news.

By Cars UK