If you looked at the new Volkswagen Arteon and
thought it'd make a solid basis for a performance sedan, you're not alone. In
fact, according to reports, VW is working on just such a beast – with over 400
horsepower.
Speaking to Car Throttle at the media launch of the
new Polo GTI, Volkswagen spokesman Martin Hube said that the company has a
prototype for an Arteon R in the works. The prototype reportedly packs a
(likely twin-) turbocharged version of VW's 3.0-liter VR6 engine, sending some
404 horsepower to all four wheels.
Hube even went so far as to suggest that it'd be a
hotter performer than the Porsche Panamera, base versions of which also employ
a 3.0-liter turbo six to the tune of 325 horsepower (434 hp in 4S spec). Here's
hoping that the bean-counters in Wolfsburg give it the green light, even if
it's almost entirely unlikely to make the transatlantic voyage to North
American showrooms.
