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PanterroR · 01-10-2007, 03:58 AM

And i hope he's right 'cause that, imo, looks SUPER NICE!

phaeton · 01-10-2007, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yannis

The new Golf is coming March 2008 according to my information. One year earlier than initially expected. So when replaced it will be 5 years on the market.

Could be released at Frankfurt in Concept form this year, making official debut next year

Habitual Speeder · 01-13-2007, 08:32 PM

From the look of the impressions, I'm not going to like the next Golf, as I hate chrome.

The shape is alright, but lose the chrome...

hu§eindesign · 01-14-2007, 06:17 AM

I'm gonna sleep form just looking at it.. it soo boring!

King-B · 01-16-2007, 10:39 PM

Hopefully vw will correct some of their fuzzy style in favor of a more aggressive approach. I actually think the current rabbit, looks like a rabbit(animal).

Yannis · 01-17-2007, 01:53 AM

The new Golf will be more aggressive and mascullar than the current model which is rather conservative. Also it will be easier to produce allowing VW to make bigger profits.

The engines will be more or less the same as now but there is a new 1.2 lt TSI engine on the works with around 100-120 hp output and that engine will be used in new Golf (and next Polo). Also the chassis will be redesigned and the new 3.6 lt VR6 (used in Passat now) will be able to fit under the hood. Also the 2.6 lt I5 Turbo that Audi is preparing for TT-RS will find it's way in the next Golf either that will be the Golf GTI (with lower output than TT , around 280 hp) or some other version.

Mr. M · 01-17-2007, 03:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yannis

The new Golf will be more aggressive and mascullar than the current model which is rather conservative. Also it will be easier to produce allowing VW to make bigger profits.

The engines will be more or less the same as now but there is a new 1.2 lt TSI engine on the works with around 100-120 hp output and that engine will be used in new Golf (and next Polo). Also the chassis will be redesigned and the new 3.6 lt VR6 (used in Passat now) will be able to fit under the hood. Also the 2.6 lt I5 Turbo that Audi is preparing for TT-RS will find it's way in the next Golf either that will be the Golf GTI (with lower output than TT , around 280 hp) or some other version.

Thanks for the info Yannis, very exciting indeed.

Yannis · 01-17-2007, 03:59 AM

No problem.

Actually the 1.2 TSI is now under development (i read that in an interview of a VW chief engineer) and the output will be around 100 hp but there is a chance of a second , more powerful, version with 120 hp in case the competition gets close.

Deutsch · 02-07-2007, 03:22 PM

I'm anticipating the launch of the new Golf to see exactly what's planned for this new and "improved generation". Winterkorn now apparently has plans of his own for this new model.

Quote:

VW's Rabbit refresh, hybrids on hold
New models are under chairman's scrutiny

By HENNING KROGH | AUTOMOTIVE NEWS

AutoWeek | Published 02/06/07, 5:14 pm et
WOLFSBURG, Germany - Volkswagen's hybrid-vehicle programs have been put under the microscope by Martin Winterkorn, VW AG's new chairman.

The chances of hybrid variants of the Golf, Jetta and Touran coming to market soon have sunk rapidly under VW's new management. Winterkorn succeeded Bernd Pischetsrieder on Jan. 1.

Company sources tell Automobilwoche that Winterkorn is looking skeptically at sales projections for VW's planned hybrids.

Forecasts for the hybrid version of the Touran minivan, to be badged as the Highbrid, are "far too low," company insiders say he has told planners.

Given the price sensitivity in the compact segment and the high cost of hybrid drive relative to a standard engine, "the hybrid business case doesn't work out, no matter how you look at it," one VW executive says.

The executive estimates the price premium for a hybrid drive at 2,000 euros minimum, or about $2,580.

Pischetsrieder had announced plans for a Jetta powered by a mild hybrid for the 2008 model year, initially with the United States in mind.

A mild hybrid uses an electric motor to give the internal combustion engine a boost, but the electric motor does not provide full power.

The hybrid version of the Touareg SUV remains on track, sources say. Based on current plans, the recently updated SUV will be the first regular-production VW with hybrid drive. It is slated to be available in late 2008.

Reviewing Rabbit's revisions

Winterkorn is also ordering a reworking of the design of the next VW Golf, known as the Rabbit in the United States. The changes probably will delay the planned 2008 introduction of the hatchback by up to six months.

Winterkorn thinks the design of the new Golf - done while Wolfgang Bernhard was VW brand chief - is "too progressive." In particular, Winterkorn wants to tone down the large air intakes to avoid putting off conservative Golf buyers.

Winterkorn has asked new VW group design chief Walter de' Silva to alter the design of the company's top-selling model.

The new Golf was scheduled to be launched in the first quarter of 2008. A high-level VW manager said the launch will be delayed "because of the design revision."

Dresdner Kleinwort automotive analyst Arndt Ellinghorst wrote in a report that VW could lose 90,000 Golf sales by delaying the launch until the third or fourth quarter of 2008.

http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dl.../70205010/1528

Some recently circulated renderings:

PanterroR · 02-07-2007, 03:45 PM

This is good, but everything else... IROC!

Bad chop.

There are much better CGIs than those, especially those from Huck.

The new Golf will be incredibly good car, i'm 100% sure. I was amazed by improvement fro MKIV to MKV, they did great job with the V, and now, the 6th generation can only impress me even more, i'm quite sure about that... Design wise as well.

I'm also looking forward to new Golf, i'm sure i'm gonna buy it to my wife.

And of course, i'm gonna drive it too, just like this one.

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