MK7 GTI Facelift

[JoeGTI]

Unless I saw the same thing happening in Germany, then I'd doubt they are cleaning up the warehouse...

Besides, VW will run "just in time", so they won't have vast stockpiles of anything.

Sounds more like VW Ireland need to sell more cars after the scandal (and the 20% fall in profits), so more for less is the way to win customers back.

Yeah that could be a factor too, but VW still seem to be selling shedloads of cars here. Their PCP rates are the best around. The new Passat in particular seems to be everywhere. The likes of Hyundai however have become a really dominant seller here lately, very aggressive marketing campaign for the Tuscon which seems to be working. If anything, VW are probably feeling the pressure from that rather than any fallout from the emissions scandal.

[Skye]

Hi,
A face lift seems the most likely. The Mk8 wont be here for at least a further three years. There have been no spy shots of test mules or prototypes at the motor shows of the Mk8.

[Daz Auto]

Meanwhile...

... we have the Audi A3 facelift and the Seat Leon facelift.

[Daz Auto]

I saw that article a few weeks ago and thought if it's true I would wait for it as really like the front end. So contacted my dealer and VWUK and both said they do not know of any plans for a facelift.

How well do you know your dealer? When I asked my dealer he said there would be a facelift Mk7 and it would be released in Germany at the end of this year - available in the UK early 2017.

[JamesR27]

I have known the guy for about 6 years. He sent me a release they got from VW about the rumours in February.

[Fabio Bignose]

Joe,

whilst not doubting what you've been told, how can the GTI and the GTI PP be discontinued and replaced with a limited edition model? The GTI is a GTI and appeals to the masses whereas the CS is a much more specialised model.
I cant believe that if you want a GTI now in Ireland, the customer can only buy a CS..? And expect the demand to be fufilled from limited stock..!?
To de-range for Ireland the most iconic Golf model if its not actually discontinued is wrong.

[mjh_056]

Before settled on moving to an R my wife dropped in quite hopefully that "a convertible Golf would be nice"

It was never going to happen but when was doing the showroom walkabouts you do still see as 'new' MK 6 Golf Convertibles

So what happened to the MK 7 Golf Convertible, we talking about face lifts but we not even seen one yet? Pretty sure we had even got up to the Golf R convertible being available in same time line on the MK 6.

Not that remotely interested in one, but have always wondered why it seems to be passing the MK 7

Maybe its the potentially low sales against the investment needed to make the MQB chassis robust enough?

[SRGTD]

So what happened to the MK 7 Golf Convertible, we talking about face lifts but we not even seen one yet? Pretty sure we had even got up to the Golf R convertible being available in same time line on the MK 6.

Not that remotely interested in one, but have always wondered why it seems to be passing the MK 7

Maybe its the potentially low sales against the investment needed to make the MQB chassis robust enough?

There wasn't a mk2 or a mk5 convertible either, and the mk4 convertible was just a mk3 convertible with a mk4 'face'.

[mjh_056]

So what happened to the MK 7 Golf Convertible, we talking about face lifts but we not even seen one yet? Pretty sure we had even got up to the Golf R convertible being available in same time line on the MK 6.

Not that remotely interested in one, but have always wondered why it seems to be passing the MK 7

Maybe its the potentially low sales against the investment needed to make the MQB chassis robust enough?

There wasn't a mk2 or a mk5 convertible either, and the mk4 convertible was just a mk3 convertible with a mk4 'face'.

Did not realise this so not something new to miss a version, but a MK 6 GT convertible at MK 7 prices of £30k + is hardly attractive as it does look dated where think the MK 6 GTI etc still hold up quite well.

[Sootchucker]

It the images from Autobild are to be believed, I don't like the Clubsport style scoops in the front bumper, much prefer the slatted version of the current GTI and GTD.

Also, on the interior shots, a couple show the huge touchscreen that occupies the whole of the central area but where are the air vents - surely VW wouldn't delete central air vents and just rely on the two outer ones ? Then in other shots it shows a smaller head unit with the air vents intact - so who knows what's real and what's fantasy ?