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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: Exonian on 02 October 2012, 17:29
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Autocar seem to be quick out of the blocks:
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/volkswagen/golf/first-drives/first-drive-review-volkswagen-golf-mk7
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-video/volkswagen-golf-mk7-video-review
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Drls look nice.
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That "infotainment system" looks superb! although the exterior of the the car in the GT trim looks woefully boring. :( it's really not looking great for the lower spec cars.
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although the exterior of the the car in the GT trim looks woefully boring. :( it's really not looking great for the lower spec cars.
Not much change from the current car then. A wheel upgrade will help and some Yeti tips to bling up the exhaust, but the front is poor. They could have made a bit more of the foglights like Mk6 GT
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although the exterior of the the car in the GT trim looks woefully boring. :( it's really not looking great for the lower spec cars.
Not much change from the current car then. A wheel upgrade will help and some Yeti tips to bling up the exhaust, but the front is poor. They could have made a bit more of the foglights like Mk6 GT
I disagree, you can definately tell a GT apart from say a Match or S which as you say is mostly due to the wheels but there are a few other bits like tinted rear windows and darker tails, the new one just looks bland.. :sad:
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I counter your disagreement with the following facts Jimble
Externally, the new GT will have in addition to the SE,
17" alloys and 10mm lower suspension (18" option)
Black front air intake and radiator grille with chrome trimmed inserts and roundel surround
Cherry red rear light clusters
Chrome trimmed front air intake surround
Chrome trimmed fog light surrounds
Gloss black door mirror mounting bracket
Front fog lights including static cornering function
Heat insulating rear tinted glas 65% light absorbing from B pillar backwards
So more or less the same differences as the Mk6 then.
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Touche! :grin: I maintain the your GT looks better than the mk7 in comparison to the respective base model.
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Touche! :grin: I maintain the your GT looks better than the mk7 in comparison to the respective base model.
I'm ordering a SE with the 1.4 120bhp. drove this in a mark six it's nippy enough for me but the big plus is the better fuel over the GTI. I'm a private driver and the cost of filling up the GTI is costing me 500 a month which is ridicules.
I will put a set of BBS on the SE, panoramic sunroof tinted glass from the middle pillar xeon lights with the cornering fog lights and white paint. For a 3 door that comes in at just over 21,000 with my choice of white paint.
At first I did not like the SE dashboard as the centre consul is covered in aluminium which goes right along to the speedo and rev-counter. However on the two tone dash it looks really smart For me adding the extras keeps the price down over the GT which only has marginal advantage on performance.
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Touche! :grin: I maintain the your GT looks better than the mk7 in comparison to the respective base model.
I'm ordering a SE with the 1.4 120bhp. drove this in a mark six it's nippy enough for me but the big plus is the better fuel over the GTI. I'm a private driver and the cost of filling up the GTI is costing me 500 a month which is ridicules.
I will put a set of BBS on the SE, panoramic sunroof tinted glass from the middle pillar xeon lights with the cornering fog lights and white paint. For a 3 door that comes in at just over 21,000 with my choice of white paint.
At first I did not like the SE dashboard as the centre consul is covered in aluminium which goes right along to the speedo and rev-counter. However on the two tone dash it looks really smart For me adding the extras keeps the price down over the GT which only has marginal advantage on performance.
Have they given you a estimated delivery?
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Autocar driven it in the UK now as well - http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/volkswagen/golf/first-drives/first-drive-review-volkswagen-golf-14tsi-act-140-5dr
As usual it's only the priciest model they test though :rolleyes:
Good to hear it's smooth on the 17" tyres though on our crappy roads
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Autocar driven it in the UK now as well - http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/volkswagen/golf/first-drives/first-drive-review-volkswagen-golf-14tsi-act-140-5dr (http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/volkswagen/golf/first-drives/first-drive-review-volkswagen-golf-14tsi-act-140-5dr)
As usual it's only the priciest model they test though ::)
Good to hear it's smooth on the 17" tyres though on our crappy roads
That looks very nice IMO, I even like the two tone interior cos it seems to add a touch of luxury to it rather than looking sporty, I'm yet to be sold on the piano black dash though, it'll attract a lot of dust and finger prints! The surround on the head unit in mine annoys me enough! :-\
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http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/volkswagen/golf/61510/volkswagen-golf-mk7
Good review from Autoexpress :smiley:
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http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/volkswagen/golf/61510/volkswagen-golf-mk7
Good review from Autoexpress :smiley:
Good to see another 5 star review! Nice quote from it - "So, are there any chinks in the VW’s armour? Well, not really."
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Touche! :grin: I maintain the your GT looks better than the mk7 in comparison to the respective base model.
I'm ordering a SE with the 1.4 120bhp. drove this in a mark six it's nippy enough for me but the big plus is the better fuel over the GTI. I'm a private driver and the cost of filling up the GTI is costing me 500 a month which is ridicules.
I will put a set of BBS on the SE, panoramic sunroof tinted glass from the middle pillar xeon lights with the cornering fog lights and white paint. For a 3 door that comes in at just over 21,000 with my choice of white paint.
At first I did not like the SE dashboard as the centre consul is covered in aluminium which goes right along to the speedo and rev-counter. However on the two tone dash it looks really smart For me adding the extras keeps the price down over the GT which only has marginal advantage on performance.
have you had an extended drive in one to test this?
The reason I say this is we had an A1 with the 120 1.4 in and on my commute route I was getting worse than the GTI and it did not do great for the rest of the time. So we have started to look at the tdi instead. It's why I rules that engine out. Maybe it was.just a.poor example one though.
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My brother had the 1.4tsi 160bhp in his Scirocco which was costing him a fortune on the daily commute, he rarely got over 38mpg on the motorway :o thats why i don't really buy into the small economical petrol units especially in larger cars, little runarounds yes.
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Hi Snoopy also had one on hire from Avis and drove up and down to Dundee from Glasgow. It had over 9,000 on the clock and was way better than my GTI.
Will still miss the GTI have to say. Still I get home on the 12th Dec so on Saturday while the wife goes Christmas shopping I’m driving up to the Loch Fyne Whisky Shop in Inveraray. From there driving to Colintraive for the ferry over to Isle Of Bute. The run is full of twisty roads and magnificent scenery :laugh:
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My dad has managed 52mpg in his skoda Octavia 1.4 TSI (122). So its quite possible to get good mpg from that unit and thats with less than 3000 miles on the clock. He loves it. I have driven it too and its a reasonable ride too. Brand new for 14K in Elegance Spec what else do you want.