In fact, the engine is capable of producing 395 horsepower, as Volkswagen showed in the Volkswagen R400, a concept car based on the VW Golf R. There’s no set amount of power announced, but considering that its sole aim is to go really fast, there’s a good chance that it’s going to have a lot more than the usual 300-horsepower output attributed to this specific engine. Under its hood, the Bonneville Jetta comes with a modified version of Volkswagen’s EA888n 2.0-liter, turbocharged and direct injection, four-cylinder engine. A fire suppression system was also installed for safety reasons. Oh, at the back, there’s nothing but a roll cage for obvious reasons. It still has a steering wheel, a racing seat, a dashboard, and a transmission box. Actually, the “work” involved stripping almost every part of the interior except for the equipment that’s needed to actually make the car run, let alone reach 209 mph. In order to achieve that, a lot of work was also done to the Jetta. It even tapped Bonneville preparation specialists THR Manufacturing to build the car to ensure that it’s up to the task of beating the existing class record of 208.472 mph. That’s why Volkswagen didn’t leave anything to chance with this car. All jokes aside, the Bonneville Jetta underwent serious exterior and interior modifications for the singular purpose of making it as light as it can be. Apart from the weird livery that was designed by Volkswagen’s own design studio, the lack of side mirrors, the skinny tires, and the presence of a pair of actual rear-mounted parachutes, this looks exactly like a standard Volkswagen Jetta.
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