Volkswagen heralds a better future of innovative technology with five premieres at Auto China 2014

World premiere of the Golf R 400 sports car concept. The Golf series excerpts its endless potential in sporty performance

It has been exactly 40 years since the Golf made its debut. At Auto China 2014, the Golf R 400, with a top speed of 280 km/h, demonstrates the endless potential of the sporty performance of the Golf series.

The Golf R 400 is at the same level as a super sports car in terms of power. The "400" in Golf R 400 stands for its power of 400 PS (294 kW). The powerful engine (2.0 TSI), with the same genes of the WRC racing version, propels the Golf to 100 km/h in 3.9 seconds. And permanent 4MOTION all-wheel drive impressively transfers the car's extraordinary power to the road.

The New Midsize Coupé concept of Shanghai Volkswagen offers an exciting look at the future of automotive design

The New Midsize Coupé concept car from Shanghai Volkswagen combines the worlds of saloons and sporty cars with perfectly balanced elegance and dynamism that has never been seen before in this vehicle class. The 'New' part goes without saying: the New Midsize Coupé is as new as a new car can be. 'Coupé' is also unambiguous: the New Midsize Coupé is low in height (1,422 mm) and very wide (1,838 mm), it has a low visual centre of gravity, short overhangs, muscular shoulders and side sections, a dynamic roof line with markedly swept-back C-pillars, a short boot lid and a long bonnet. This concept car so clearly exhibits proportions of an extremely sporty nature. The design team integrated these sharp proportions on a body design that makes the New Midsize Coupé a powerful and avant-garde proponent of a new, compact class of saloon.

The New Midsize Coupé concept sprints from 0 to 100 km/h in 6.5 seconds with a top speed of 244 km/h. Thanks to the efficiency of the turbocharged engine and the vehicle’s low weight, the sports car’s performance is accompanied by fuel consumption of just 6.4 l/100 km.