It’s going to be the fastest and most exciting Golf to date. That’s right, Volkswagen has confirmed the Golf R400 concept will become a reality and should hit roads in 2016.

The Volkswagen Golf R400 concept was a revelation when it was shown off at the 2014 Beijing Motor Show thanks to its 294kW 2.0-litre turbo engine. Rumours were strong that a road-going model was to follow and finally Volkswagen Group Powertrain Chief Heinz-Jakob Neusser confirmed the news to UK Car Magazine.

“Soon we will have the Golf R 400 – we will do this car. We are, in fact in development right now.” While the 294kW output sounds pretty exciting, there’s talk that Volkswagen wants to extract as much as 309kW from the motor. The concept had 450Nm of torque, but there’s no word on what the production model will have. All that power will be sent to Volkswagen’s all-wheel drive 4Motion system through a six-speed DSG transmission. The current DSG units can only handle around 400Nm so that unit will have to be strengthened or replaced with an all-new gearbox.

The braking system will also be upgraded and we won’t be surprised if there’s a hot, yet subtle bodykit thrown into the mix. We doubt it’ll be as outrageous looking as the Golf R400 concept, but it should be a looker. If all goes according to plan, we think there may be a showing of a pre-production model at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show which is in September. We can’t wait.

Volkswagen Golf R400 Video

Here’s a video of the Volkswagen Golf R400 concept being driven around prior to being loaded up into a truck. It sounds epic.