395-hp Volkswagen Golf R 400 concept races for reality

The Volkswagen Golf R and its 290 hp has at times left drivers underwhelmed. It's not that it's a bad car, it just doesn't differ enough to justify the price gap from the cheaper Golf GTI, despite having all-wheel drive. So what we need is a more powerful version, because power solves many things.

And, according to a report from Car & Driver, that's exactly what we're going to get.

Debuting at the Beijing motor show, the Volkswagen Golf R 400 concept looked surprisingly non-concept-y. It's a Golf, with a few racier bits on the front and rear bumpers and a cabin festooned in Alcantara and carbon-fiber. Under the hood is the same turbocharged 2.0-liter, with merely mild alterations to withstand the increase in turbo boost.