Volkswagen Working On Lightweight Uber Golf R Evo For Beijing Motor Show

Volkswagen will unveil a more extreme version of the Golf R at the Beijing Motor Show in April, an inside source has revealed. Presented as a concept car initially, with a production model likely to follow, the stripped out hot-hatch is expected to be badged Volkswagen Golf R Evo.

The standard Golf R produces 296bhp and 380Nm from its 2.0 TSI engine, and sends power to all four wheels via a Haldex 4MOTION system. Expect the Golf R Evo model to receive a small bump in power, but the real performance gains will come from reducing weight.

MattDarringer - 1/23/2014 7:45:23 PM

+1 Boost

Take the overpriced Golf and make it more overpriced as a GTI then make it more overpriced as the Golf R and then make it more overpriced yet again

The GTI needs to be the basic Golf at non-GTI prices
The Golf R needs to be the GTI at GTI prices

The GTI used to be a very basic Golf with a hotter engine and now it's a tarted out bling mobile