MK7 GTI Facelift

[Hawaii-Five-O]

Autoexpress make mention of a facefifted Mk7 GTI coming late 2016:

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/volkswagen/golf/92375/new-vw-golf-gti-mk8-on-sale-in-2019-with-big-power-boost

Are we to take this with a pinch of salt? In my experience VW don't facelift the Golf between models.

Mk8 due 2019? That seems a bit too far off now VW have moved 5 year cycles. However the GTI may come a year into the Mk8's lifespan so 2019 would roughly fit.

H5O

[Websta24]

Autoexpress make mention of a facefifted Mk7 GTI coming late 2016:

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/volkswagen/golf/92375/new-vw-golf-gti-mk8-on-sale-in-2019-with-big-power-boost

Are we to take this with a pinch of salt? In my experience VW don't facelift the Golf between models.

Mk8 due 2019? That seems a bit too far off now VW have moved 5 year cycles. However the GTI may come a year into the Mk8's lifespan so 2019 would roughly fit.

H5O

Those MK8 mock-ups look horrendous

[Hawaii-Five-O]

Those MK8 mock-ups look horrendous

I know.. horrific!!! The Mk8 GTI will never end up looking like that though. Rest easy

[matchboy]

Car magazine were reporting that the Mk 8 is slated for a 2018 release, which means 2019 for the GTI etc.

Also, I can't see VW chucking in 320 horses into the Mk 8 GTI.  The jump from the 6 to the 7 was only 20-30, and I'm pretty sure it was a similar jump from the 5 to the 6.  I'd expect the Mk 8 GTI to have around 280-290 bhp.

[Rhyso]

MK5 - MK6 was 10bhp
MK6 - MK7 is 9bhp or 19bhp if you spec the PP

So on those figures the MK8 should have approx 235-240bhp

[matchboy]

MK5 - MK6 was 10bhp
MK6 - MK7 is 9bhp or 19bhp if you spec the PP

So on those figures the MK8 should have approx 235-240bhp

That's what I meant to say! 

[Websta24]

A ten speed DSG.....ten speed?!

Seems a little OTT!

[Rhyso]

MK5 - MK6 was 10bhp
MK6 - MK7 is 9bhp or 19bhp if you spec the PP

So on those figures the MK8 should have approx 235-240bhp

That's what I meant to say! 

Of course 

[Hawaii-Five-O]

A ten speed DSG.....ten speed?!

Seems a little OTT!

I tend to agree. I've driven both the dry 7 speed and wet 6 speed DSG boxes. Both excellent. The 6 speed wet can take a lot more lb ft of torque. However I would be slightly concerned once we hit 10 gear ratios as it would be constantly changing gear. No doubt the fuel comedy will improve but it could become quite tedious changing all the time especially for a sporty drive. Obviously you can take over manually but sometimes you just want the box to do the hard graft for you.

On the other hand I'm quite excited by the engineering

[p3asa]

Are we to take this with a pinch of salt? In my experience VW don't facelift the Golf between models.

Not a facelift as such but they did add LED rear lights to the GTD/I on the mk6.

They also added Leather and Nav to the outgoing Mk6 so I wonder what they could add to the outgoing model of the Mk7 as the specs are really high as it is. 

Just leather maybe?