The cynic in me thinks that VW might possibly be a bit touchy about emissions in the USA and especially California. That makes electric Golfs or VW's in general seem the natural thing to showcase in the city & state with a bit of a history with vehicle emissions. So it's hardly surprising they've held off the Golf FL and gone for an electric car for Paris which will postpone or deflect emissions questions leading up to LA, and then launch VW's bread and butter model with a huge fanfare on home ground just before it goes into production. Obviously the launch just might have one or two things to show how VW is taking low or zero emissions very seriously. I doubt Greenpeace will be invited to the unveiling though.
Quote from: Exonian on 01 October 2016, 11:55The cynic in me thinks that VW might possibly be a bit touchy about emissions in the USA and especially California. That makes electric Golfs or VW's in general seem the natural thing to showcase in the city & state with a bit of a history with vehicle emissions. So it's hardly surprising they've held off the Golf FL and gone for an electric car for Paris which will postpone or deflect emissions questions leading up to LA, and then launch VW's bread and butter model with a huge fanfare on home ground just before it goes into production. Obviously the launch just might have one or two things to show how VW is taking low or zero emissions very seriously. I doubt Greenpeace will be invited to the unveiling though.Americans are not big fans of hatchbacks. I wonder which VW model sells best in their market?
MKII had a significant facelift in 89 to the "big bumper" model. I preferred my original at the time and still do. Facelifts aren't always better.
Quote from: GTI_Ant on 04 October 2016, 22:39MKII had a significant facelift in 89 to the "big bumper" model. I preferred my original at the time and still do. Facelifts aren't always better.Funny how we see things differently. I remember thinking how dated the Mk2 GTI looked pre-facelift, compared to it's full bumpered rivals like the RS Turbo and Astra GTE.