[ep_83]

If you thought the latest 2015 Golf R was going to be the most extreme version of the seventh-generation Golf, then you might just be wrong. According to the latest reports, a more hardcore Golf R Evo is in the works and is set to be previewed in concept form at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show in April.
According to the U.K.’s Auto Express, VW is yet to decide on whether it will build the Golf R Evo but will use the reveal of the concept version in April to gauge interest.

In an effort to reduce the Golf R’s current 3,250 curb weight, a number of weight-saving measures will be employed. This will include stripping out the cabin of amenities like the rear seats, replacing the standard front bucket seats with thinner units, and using carbon fiber for some of the body.

You may recall that VW was reported to be developing a new construction method where carbon fiber sheets could be laminated with steel and aluminum components to help save weight in a low-cost and efficient manner.

The combined weight-saving measures could see the Golf R Evo weigh around 220 pounds less than the regular Golf R, making it almost as light as the front-wheel-drive GTI but with a lot more power. The best part is that the Golf R Evo may even see a boost in output beyond the Golf R’s current 290-horsepower rating.

VW’s Design Vision GTI concept featured above, which was first shown at the 2013 Wörthersee Tour in Austria, gives clues as to what’s possible.

In related news, VW is said to be also planning to make its performance upgrades offered on its dedicated R models available across the range. This means owners of the regular Golf would be able to add sporty body kits, beefier brakes and even engine upgrades to their cars. BMW, for example, already does this with its M Performance range of accessories.

Stay tuned for an update.


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[aajami]

It's good to see car manufacturers realize that there is a viable business strategy to offering retrofit go-fast parts from the factory, as BMW has been doing for years.

Also good to see an increased focus on adding lightness.

[IEDEI]

Motor Authority is such a crap website. They get pretty much everything wrong OR steal it from other sites.

YES there will be a Golf R Evo...but no it will look nothing like the Vision GTI concept...

[Year's_End]

Yeah, because the last Worthorsee concept was so influential on the MkV GTI models that followed. We're talking about VAG here. I wouldn't discredit the idea of a plus-one model in the pipeline, but I'll be damned if it strays from the brand's perpetually conservative roots.

[Red Bread]

Originally Posted by Year's_End

Yeah, because the last Worthorsee concept was so influential on the MkV GTI models that followed. We're talking about VAG here. I wouldn't discredit the idea of a plus-one model in the pipeline, but I'll be damned if it strays from the brand's perpetually conservative roots.

And if it ever comes to the US, it will be two or three years behind the ROW. I'd hate to be a US VW dealer.