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Title: Golf Mk7
Post by: Khare on 30 January 2012, 21:33

http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/new-volkswagen-golf-gti-mark-7-2012-01-30 (http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/new-volkswagen-golf-gti-mark-7-2012-01-30)

Sounds good on paper.

Title: Re: Golf Mk7
Post by: Jimble on 30 January 2012, 21:59

Sounds promising, i doubt it'll be out in 2012 though, the basic mk7's will be first as usual followed by the GTI a year later. :undecided:

Title: Re: Golf Mk7
Post by: CraigBest on 30 January 2012, 22:05

The weight saving for the gti sounds good.

Title: Re: Golf Mk7
Post by: Jay on 30 January 2012, 22:13

Weight savings sounds the best part, bet buyers won't see the cars being cheaper though, they need more than 230bhp imo

Title: Re: Golf Mk7
Post by: CraigBest on 30 January 2012, 23:02

Don't see the point in having more than 230 bhp in a front wheel drive car.

Title: Re: Golf Mk7
Post by: bobbarley on 30 January 2012, 23:17

Perhaps it'll capture a bit more of the mk1's magic with all the weight loss.  Can only be a good thing  :smiley:

Title: Re: Golf Mk7
Post by: Mitching on 31 January 2012, 11:21

Aluminium roof and bonnet?
A good idea until some pissed teenager decides to run over the top of all the cars parked in the road. :rolleyes:

Title: Re: Golf Mk7
Post by: Mr Blue on 31 January 2012, 11:56

They are coming out with a new golf almost every year. Boring! :tongue:

Title: Re: Golf Mk7
Post by: Organisys on 31 January 2012, 12:45

So, it will cost less to build. So, can we expect a price drop!?

All sounds good, some of it is not new though...The more recent Tdi's already have balancing shafts.
 :smiley:

Title: Re: Golf Mk7
Post by: Jimble on 31 January 2012, 21:40

Quote from: Mitching on 31 January 2012, 11:21

Aluminium roof and bonnet?
A good idea until some pissed teenager decides to run over the top of all the cars parked in the road. :rolleyes:

Yeah cos that doesn't affect steel roofs and bonnets?.... :laugh:

Title: Re: Golf Mk7
Post by: PenguinGTI on 01 February 2012, 00:25

I'm definitely interested.

Title: Re: Golf Mk7
Post by: shepgti on 01 February 2012, 11:43

wonder if they follow the golf trend and the mk7 will be bigger than a transit van so reps have more space to hang their shirts :undecided:

Title: Re: Golf Mk7
Post by: rob.043 on 01 February 2012, 12:24

Generally sounds like good news... But why do they have to use an electronic limited slip diff? It sounds like an improvement over the brake system, but would a mechanical LSD not be better still? Does it cost much more?

Title: Re: Golf Mk7
Post by: SoundillusioN on 01 February 2012, 12:58

This is surely the genuine mk6 they are referring to that will replace the current 5.5?  :rolleyes:  :grin:

Title: Re: Golf Mk7
Post by: The Mighty Elvi on 02 February 2012, 14:51

(http://i482.photobucket.com/albums/rr182/the_flying_elvi/Volkswagen-121212132162021600x1060.jpg)



http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/261171/

Title: Re: Golf Mk7
Post by: SoundillusioN on 02 February 2012, 14:55

^^^ Interesting.

Title: Re: Golf Mk7
Post by: Cory on 02 February 2012, 16:30

sounds super interesting, hopefully the body styling wont be too garish like the car
in the background  :sick: