Mk 8 Golf

[fredgroves]

Got to be the end for Mk7.5 production by now then?

I actually quite liked the (obviously) rendered GTI shot...

[Jim_mk7.5]

Reveal date confirmed 

https://uk.motor1.com/news/374332/vw-golf-reveal-october-24/

If this is the interior it’s looks very good 

[Guzzle]

Few more scraps to feed on...

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/new-volkswagen-golf-design-shown-official-sketches

[Jim_mk7.5]

Few more scraps to feed on...

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/new-volkswagen-golf-design-shown-official-sketches

The sketch looks very Scirocco like! But I think there is still a lot of hope that it will actually look good in finished 'performance' guise. Certainly, think the interior is going to be a massive step up that could date the Mk7/7.5 very quickly.

[Exonian]

Few more scraps to feed on...

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/new-volkswagen-golf-design-shown-official-sketches

The sketch looks very Scirocco like! But I think there is still a lot of hope that it will actually look good in finished 'performance' guise. Certainly, think the interior is going to be a massive step up that could date the Mk7/7.5 very quickly.

The sketch does look very Scirocco! Very rakish and sharp.
And then you see the photo of the actual car in the next shot that looks about as rakish as a double decker bus. Maybe Brexit will do us a favour...

[fredgroves]

Yes the sketch vs the actual photos of the real thing are something else...

The photos of the yellow coloured one going down the muddy path is what you are going to get.

It looks like the love child of a current Passat and an Astra.

Its definitely a Golf because of the C pillar, but its not as nice as a 7/7.5.

The interior tech will of course make the Mk7 look old.

[Philip]

I'm not feeling the love for the new interior - stuck on iPad effect was one big factor in my not considering a new shape C63 back in 2016 (and the still silly fuel consumption..).

Mercedes and others are now moving away from that and back to an integrated look to dash and infotainment so I really don't understand the thinking at VW around this.  Sure the actual tech will be a step change but I much prefer the 7.5 layout.

[fredgroves]

I'm not sure that you are looking at what its actually going to be like - the shots of the interior are clearly stripped down pre-production lash ups.

Look at the Toe-rag that is what you are going to be seeing...

[Jim_mk7.5]

I'm not feeling the love for the new interior - stuck on iPad effect was one big factor in my not considering a new shape C63 back in 2016 (and the still silly fuel consumption..).

Mercedes and others are now moving away from that and back to an integrated look to dash and infotainment so I really don't understand the thinking at VW around this.  Sure the actual tech will be a step change but I much prefer the 7.5 layout.

I don't think it will look as stuck as on you suggest and will be more integrated, as it says 'positioned to flow on from the digital dash'. 

That said, one of the most modern interiors right now is the Tesla Model 3 and that really does have a screen stuck onto the dash!

[sjw]

That said, one of the most modern interiors right now is the Tesla Model 3 and that really does have a screen stuck onto the dash!

Yeah, and it has windscreen wipers controlled by a touchscreen.

Seriously, the sooner we get away from this crap, the better. Don't mind the Mk7.5 touchscreen as the key functions all have button/dial alternatives. Touchscreens in cars, in general, suck.