老款高尔夫R功率只有300马力，因此，大众需要一款功率更强的高尔夫旗舰级版本。最近谍照记者拍的了轻度伪装的高尔夫R Variant改款车。有多种迹象表明该车搭载了一台升级版的2.0升四缸涡轮引擎。目前还不清楚R400概念车会不会变成量产版，如果该车投产，预计将会被命名为R420，功率也将达到420马力。而高尔夫R除了动力系统有所改变外，前后保险杠也将略做改款，配备新的LED前大灯和尾灯组。车厢内的信息娱乐系统将配备9.2英寸触控显示屏，另外还可选装全数字仪表群和取自帕萨特的12.3英寸Active Info Display显示屏。明年，大众的1.4TSI和1.6TDI引擎将退役，替代它的是1.5升汽油和柴油引擎。不过，这两台引擎并非全新，大众已经表示，它们是在现行引擎的基础上进行的改进，进一步提升了效率，结构也更轻量化。。预计大众将在巴黎车展发布高尔夫改款车，随后将于年底上市。

 

VW Golf R prototypes camouflage discreet facelift

The outgoing version of the all-paw R has “only” 300 hp on tap, so it needs to muscle up and regain the crown as the flagship version of the range. It should happen with the upcoming facelift of the Golf seeing as how the lightly camouflaged prototype of the R Variant.

 

These are likely all signs of an upgraded turbocharged 2.0-liter, four-cylinder engine to make things right once again in the Golf family. It’s unclear at this point whether the R400 concept will indeed spawn a production version. If it’s indeed back on the agenda, it might even be called R420 and offer as the name implies an impressive 420 horsepower.

 

Beyond the changes underneath the hood, the Golf R along with the lesser models is going to feature slightly modified bumpers and new full LED headlights and taillights.

 

The interior cabin has also been uncovered already in the very same way, showing that it will remain basically the same, with the exception of a more generous 9.2-inch touchscreen for the infotainment system. In addition, the facelifted VW Golf might gain an optional all-digital instrument cluster in the same vein as the 12.3-inch Active Info Display available for the Passat.

 

Further down the line, at one point next year VW will retire the familiar 1.4 TSI and 1.6 TDI engines to make room for a 1.5-liter unit in both gasoline and diesel flavors. These won’t be all-new, as VW has already announced the two are going to be evolutions of the existing engines featuring an increased efficiency and a lightweight construction.

 

Meanwhile, expect the facelifted Golf range to show up in Paris at the end of the month and go on sale before the year’s end.