« Reply #536 on: 12 November 2019, 12:30 »
I'm sure I read somewhere its to do with the new active bonnet and pedestrian protection system. I saw an image of the bonnet lifted on the MK8 and there now seems to be 2 bonnet clasps at the front - one each side (not one central one like on the MK7). I'm thinking that having a horizontal strut there might pierce the bonnet (if it's a different profile to the MK7) and so VW removed it.
Anyway, that's my conspiracy theory.
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