A new bright turn is coming in the history of the Golf R. In honor of the 25th anniversary of the Volkswagen R division, the German carmaker has decided to install a powerful 2.5-liter turbocharged five-cylinder engine—like that of the Audi RS3—in the anniversary version of its Golf hatchback, reports Autocar.

This is a fundamentally new approach: instead of the usual 2.0-liter EA888 “four,” it is now planned to install a more dramatic power unit with up to 394 horsepower and 354 lb-ft of torque, which will make this Golf the most powerful in its model range.

According to calculations, this Golf will accelerate to 100 km/h in about 3.8 seconds, which is almost 0.8 seconds faster than the current four-cylinder Golf R 333, which accelerates in 4.6 seconds.

At the same time, Audi is already updating its five-cylinder EA855 engine, including improvements to the exhaust system and particulate filters, to meet the new Euro 7 environmental standards,.

Technically, this transformation will require an improvement in the chassis: strengthening the mounts, increasing the negative camber of the front wheels, and improving the suspension and body to maintain controllability in conditions of increased power and mass. This will lead to a small but significant increase in weight—about 25 kg more than the current Golf R 333.

In addition, new aerodynamic solutions, a more aggressive design, forged light alloy wheels, and possibly carbon fiber luggage compartments in the cabin to lighten the structure are expected.

This fifth-generation Golf R will probably be the last to have an exclusively gasoline engine: a hybrid, and then a fully electric version of the Golf will be released at the same time by the end of this decade.