Volkswagen Golf R 400 Concept Revealed At 2014 Beijing Auto Show

If you thought the latest 2015 Golf R was going to be the most extreme version of the seventh-generation Golf, then you’d be wrong. Volkswagen has just rolled out a 395-horsepower version of its latest Golf, and though it’s strictly a concept at this point the German automaker says the hotted-up hatch reflects the sporty potential of the Golf series.

The concept, which was revealed today on the eve of the 2014 Beijing Auto Show, is called the Golf R 400 (400 refers to its metric horsepower measurement, ps) and performance is impressive for a compact hatch: VW quotes a 0-62 mph time of 3.9 seconds, and a super-sedan baiting top speed of 174 mph. Peak torque, meanwhile, is a tick under 332 pound-feet.

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