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General => General discussion => Topic started by: Egbutt Wash on 01 March 2009, 15:57
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This weeks Autoexpress had pictures of the Mk7 Golf.
Lighter, smaller and stronger than the Mk5/6.
With some great engine options.
On sale two years earlier than anticipated.
Not sure why they bothered with the Mk6.
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http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/234231/bold_new_golf_gets_into_shape.html?CMP=NLC-Newsletters
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http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/234231/bold_new_golf_gets_into_shape.html?CMP=NLC-Newsletters
That's it Shandy.
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http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/234231/bold_new_golf_gets_into_shape.html?CMP=NLC-Newsletters
That's it Shandy.
Shandy? LOL!
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This weeks Autoexpress had pictures of the Mk7 Golf.
Lighter, smaller and stronger than the Mk5/6.
With some great engine options.
On sale two years earlier than anticipated.
Not sure why they bothered with the Mk6.
The mk6 was launched as the mk5 was too expensive for Vw to make and they needed to cut costs.
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This weeks Autoexpress had pictures of the Mk7 Golf.
Lighter, smaller and stronger than the Mk5/6.
With some great engine options.
On sale two years earlier than anticipated.
Not sure why they bothered with the Mk6.
The mk6 was launched as the mk5 was too expensive for Vw to make and they needed to cut costs.
Like adding extra gristle to cumberland sausages.
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This weeks Autoexpress had pictures of the Mk7 Golf.
Lighter, smaller and stronger than the Mk5/6.
With some great engine options.
On sale two years earlier than anticipated.
Not sure why they bothered with the Mk6.
The mk6 was launched as the mk5 was too expensive for Vw to make and they needed to cut costs.
Exactly, the Mk6 had to be launched because the quality of the Mk5 was not up to scratch internally plus as stated it cost to much to build.
That Autoexpress artical doesn't mention anything "quoted from VW" so I would take that with a pinch of salt. The Mk6 should be seen as a facelifted Mk5 rather than a new model. In fact the Mk6 is what the Mk5 should of been from day one.
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This weeks Autoexpress had pictures of the Mk7 Golf.
Lighter, smaller and stronger than the Mk5/6.
With some great engine options.
On sale two years earlier than anticipated.
Not sure why they bothered with the Mk6.
The mk6 was launched as the mk5 was too expensive for Vw to make and they needed to cut costs.
Exactly, the Mk6 had to be launched because the quality of the Mk5 was not up to scratch internally plus as stated it cost to much to build.
That Autoexpress artical doesn't mention anything "quoted from VW" so I would take that with a pinch of salt. The Mk6 should be seen as a facelifted Mk5 rather than a new model. In fact the Mk6 is what the Mk5 should of been from day one.
Cheap and nasty?
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Interesting read
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I thought the Mk6 was launched because the build time of the Mk5 was 60 hours compared to the Focus taking 17 :shocked:
It might look nicer, but I do wonder what corners are cut below the surface if they can get the build time down to 20 hours for the Mk6.
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Talk of the Mk7 already!? Not even got settled with the Mk6 yet.
Those pictures look good if they are actually what it will look like
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Looks crap.
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Looks crap.
So does a GTT :grin: :grin: :grin:
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Looks crap.
So does a GTT :grin: :grin: :grin:
lolz.... Know which one i would go for
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Looks crap.
So does a GTT :grin: :grin: :grin:
lolz.... Know which one i would go for
I know which one I'd go for :P
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Its rumoured in the mk8, the headlights will be stretched so far they will end by the door hinge......
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Its rumoured in the mk8, the headlights will be stretched so far they will end by the door hinge......
Yeh and it comes out in 3 years time.
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You lot sound surprised they're working on the MK7 already, they've probably had a small team working on it for a year or so by now.
You can't honestly think they start working on it 6 months before launch? :grin: mind you... :lipsrsealed:
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Mk7 will be shown at Frankfurt in October
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Mk7 will be shown at Frankfurt in October
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Wich year?????
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Perhaps something a little more upto date? :rolleyes:
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/251851/seven_up_for_golf.html
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Like the rear in those pictures, but from the side some of the lines remind me of the 1 series BMW especially the shape of the windows. The front is quite bland but this is what the new passat headlights seem to be like so can see them sticking with a similar design.
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All I can see is a Hyundai 130-terrifying :sick:
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Looks like a Hyundai to me too, not a great move !!
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?? GTI mark 7 rival
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/motorshows/paris-motor-show/257431/next_astra_vxr_gets_286bhp.html
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Hope they don't produce that ugly duck. :sick: It's certainly got a beak.
It will destroy any semblance of design continuity IMO. :sad:
And as far the Vauxhall Arsetra VXR is concerned, it might look good, but chav it is and chav it will always be. The over-styling will grate after sometime. An over-styling exercise in the extreme is the Honda Type R GT. Also, as is usual with hot Arsetras, they can never put all that power onto the road. Pointless playing the numbers game.
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http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/234231/bold_new_golf_gets_into_shape.html?CMP=NLC-Newsletters
That's it Shandy.
Shandy? LOL!
Shandy drinker = big girl :smiley:
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http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/234231/bold_new_golf_gets_into_shape.html?CMP=NLC-Newsletters
I quite like to look of it tbo :cool:
Although I'm tempted to miss a gernation of golf next time I buy a car. Maybe I'll just buy a nearly new mk6 GTi with Bi-Xenons and rear LED's etc in a couple of years time. Or maybe an R or a Rocco (spit).
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not ssure if i like that tbh lets see what the engine department holds for us
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not ssure if i like that tbh lets see what the engine department holds for us
Remember this article is from 2009, so IMO it's not the car that we will see in 18 or so months.
Jim
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Perhaps something a little more upto date? :rolleyes:
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/251851/seven_up_for_golf.html
The OP link is ancient! So i posted the above link from one of gizzywizzy's earlier posts which is more likely to be what the ACTUAL mk7 will look like. Honestly, if Mr Nosh (sorry wash) is as usual just posting to wind people up, he could at least be up to date!! :angry:
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Jimble:
Is that not asking too much? He's still in the Mk5 era. :evil:
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Personal opinion - I loved the mark 1, liked the mark 2, it then went downhill. Even the looks of the mark 4 took time to grow on me, but it was not powerful enough (GTi). With the mark 5, I think VW realised that they could build a hot hatch which will appeal to family men/women etc, and things were back on track. The mark 6, for me, is a cosmetic improvement which is expected during evolution. But my initial thoughts of the mark 7 remind me of the days where VW went backwards cosmetically.
Anyone else agree, or do I need to visit Specsavers :huh:
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Specsavers! But - Im a mk3 owner. :grin: :grin:
I think it looks great! :cool:
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I think it looks great! :cool:
Ditto and if its out in 2012 thats when the car is due for a change
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what I love about this forum is that everyone hates the "new golf" but those that get one :laugh:
hasnt or wont change anytime soon.
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Jimble:
Is that not asking too much? He's still in the Mk5 era. :evil:
Probably.
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I like it a lot and will doubtless end up in one. Could be a while yet though as the GTi will no doubt be a gazillion pounds to buy!!!
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The usual press speculation about the next Golf. Sells magazines.
I can't see a mk 7 GTI before 2013 at the earliest.
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http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/251851/seven_up_for_golf.html
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/234231/bold_new_golf_gets_into_shape.html?CMP=NLC-Newsletters
I like the second one and not the first.
Have a used the wooden spoon?
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I might buy one of these in 2022/23, thats when I'll be able to afford it! :grin: :grin:
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I might buy one of these in 2022/23, thats when I'll be able to afford it! :grin: :grin:
I know the feeling!!! By the rate Golf are going up a base model will be £35k by the time the mk7 gets here!
To be perfectly honest though, I sincerely reckon that the mk7 will again be a heavily facelifted mk5. To come to this unscientific conclusion I have based it on the fact that the new Jetta is just the old Jetta with a big facelift and, by the sounds of it, some Passat parts chucked underneath. The new Passat is really the previous Passat. The new Polo is just the old Polo with a slightly lighter bodyshell and the new corporate face and dash plastics. You get my drift?
With the way Golf prices are going, I hope that the next Leon is a beauty as even that is heading into expensive territory but may still be more affordable than a Golf. Either that or my existing Golf (bought ex-demo and way before all the price hikes) will have to last me until I retire and get my bus pass!!!
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Well Andy,
It's my bus pass that got me into this tortured mess. Now I can neither ride in a bus or drive the car.
Maybe if I had paid for the trip the driver would have taken more care?
They say you get what you pay for. I paid fcuk all and ended up fcuked up!
Now that's not cricket old chap. :wink:
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I paid fcuk all and ended up fcuked up!
:grin: :grin: :grin: Classic!!!
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Perhaps something a little more upto date? :rolleyes:
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/251851/seven_up_for_golf.html
The OP link is ancient! So i posted the above link from one of gizzywizzy's earlier posts which is more likely to be what the ACTUAL mk7 will look like. Honestly, if Mr Nosh (sorry wash) is as usual just posting to wind people up, he could at least be up to date!! :angry:
I take the last part of that back :embarassed: just noticed when the OP was posted.
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Hope thats not the final design it looks Fing Awfull IMO
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It's bound to look Golfy, but also designed to look like a poor man's Audi. The Mk5 GTI looked too good and nicked sales from Audi, Walter De Silva soon took care of that and came up with the rather bland design for the Mk6 GTI.
If it is to be shown at Frankfurt at the end of this year then we should see a special edition Mk6 or two about now. Then the run out models full of leather and gadgets at no extra cost.
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Just looks cheap! They had a good thing going with their styling all through the product range when they brought out the Mk5 but I wouldnt buy anything they make at the moment purely on the looks. Id rather have a megane and thats built by surrender monkeys!
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Autoexpress isn't the most trustworthy source for images of new cars. I'll hold off on any opinion until I see a photograph of a real mk7.
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Fair point Jimp! But that photo in auto express wow Im nae buying it if it looks like that lol!