Volkswagen’s Unreleased 5-Cylinder Golf R: The Gamechanger That Almost Was

In 2014, Volkswagen had something very big to show to the world. Already famous in the hot hatchback world with its Golf GTI, the German company was ready to up the ante in the shape of the Golf R400 concept. But this particular dream turned out to be short-lived, due to a scandal that rocked Volkswagen to its core. So, let’s look back at the potentially game-changing R400 to find out why it was so different and look at new reports that may, in part, resurrect the dream.