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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: Sootchucker on 18 April 2013, 09:53
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Don't know if this has been posted before, but I've just been browsing the VW website to see if the mythical GTI/GTD brochure is available yet (no it's not), and noticed under the "explore" banner at the top, more technical details are available which I'm pretty sure were not there before. Bits that caught my eye were:
Colour Combination animated display and needle sweep - Switching on the ignition you will see the coloured red Rev counter and Speedometer sweep round the dials.
New "Sport" ESP - Sport ESP lets you have a little more fun than standard ESP, giving you more control of your car and allowing a more sporty driving style before intervening.
Bi Xenon Headlights with Dynamic Cornering - Bi-Xenon headlights have a dynamic cornering feature that improves illumination of corners by up to 90%. It enables the headlights to swivel by up to 15° so the beam can follow the angle of your steering wheel.
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Don't know if this has been posted before, but I've just been browsing the VW website to see if the mythical GTI/GTD brochure is available yet (no it's not), and noticed under the "explore" banner at the top, more technical details are available which I'm pretty sure were not there before. Bits that caught my eye were:
Colour Combination animated display and needle sweep - Switching on the ignition you will see the coloured red Rev counter and Speedometer sweep round the dials.
New "Sport" ESP - Sport ESP lets you have a little more fun than standard ESP, giving you more control of your car and allowing a more sporty driving style before intervening.
Bi Xenon Headlights with Dynamic Cornering - Bi-Xenon headlights have a dynamic cornering feature that improves illumination of corners by up to 90%. It enables the headlights to swivel by up to 15° so the beam can follow the angle of your steering wheel.
Good spot. This is all 100% new on the website. Me thinks it will be lifted from the new brochure (whenever that arrives). However the copy is orientated towards the GTI and not the GTD? Are we to assume that the copy is written for both but is biased towards the GTI?
Is 'Driver Profile' now part of standard kit - five driving modes - normal, comfortable, sporty, individual or eco style? If so it sounds similar to ACC which is nearly £800 quid!
Is needle sweep just for GTI? It doesn't say it's for GTD :angry:
They also mention Adaptive Cruise Control and not ADC. Is UK spec getting something different? In the 1 April price list it defo says we get ADC.
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Brochure (for the gti) appears to be up on the mobile site but not the desktop version:
http://cdn.volkswagen.co.uk/assets/common/pdf/brochures/golf-gti-vii-brochure.pdf
Enjoy!
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Is 'Driver Profile' now part of standard kit - five driving modes - normal, comfortable, sporty, individual or eco style? If so it sounds similar to ACC which is nearly £800 quid!
Those driving modes (from what I understand) impact throttle and steering response, as well as a few other drive-assists. However, the suspension profile is fixed. With ACC, the suspension is constantly adjusting itself regardless of driving mode to give optimal road handling for the chosen mode.
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You still have to read that brochure in combination with the normal Golf one if you want information about options - I remember doing the same back when I was researching Mark VI GTDs and options. And it's dated 26 March 2013 (on the back) - did they forget to add it to the web site?
I wonder if the "Bi Xenons with dynamic cornering" means that you don't get separate turning lights, like the fogs on the Mark VI?
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There's one less thing to code in with VCDS there then with the needle sweep :whistle:
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You still have to read that brochure in combination with the normal Golf one if you want information about options - I remember doing the same back when I was researching Mark VI GTDs and options. And it's dated 26 March 2013 (on the back) - did they forget to add it to the web site?
I wonder if the "Bi Xenons with dynamic cornering" means that you don't get separate turning lights, like the fogs on the Mark VI?
The 1st picture in the brochure seems to show the car with a 3 light headlamp cluster, then the rest show it as having a 2 lamp cluster. My guess would be the 2 lamp cluster is correct, given it's got the bi-xenon dynamic cornering.
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The static cornering lights are for when turning at junctions to light whichever way your turning, the dynamic curve lights swivel the main xenon beam by using flaps in the housing to point the light round curves not corners, so it'll have both.
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Another thing i've just noticed is it only has a 50 ltr tank as opposed to the mk6's 55 ltr.
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Another thing i've just noticed is it only has a 50 ltr tank as opposed to the mk6's 55 ltr.
Weight saving.
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I've just noticed that the DSG versions are 2db louder than the manual car according the figures shown ... sounds a bit strange :rolleyes:
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That'll be the farts on change up! :grin:
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Another thing i've just noticed is it only has a 50 ltr tank as opposed to the mk6's 55 ltr.
Weight saving.
All of about 3.5 kg saved in fuel plus negligible reduction in weight of tank itself. How pointless.
Only reasonable explanation would be that they couldn't physically fit a 55l tank, which I find hard to believe.
New S3 also has measly 50l tank. Maybe they would have been better off saving weight on that one by halving the number of exhausts?
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Another thing i've just noticed is it only has a 50 ltr tank as opposed to the mk6's 55 ltr.
Weight saving.
All of about 3.5 kg saved in fuel plus negligible reduction in weight of tank itself. How pointless.
Only reasonable explanation would be that they couldn't physically fit a 55l tank, which I find hard to believe.
New S3 also has measly 50l tank. Maybe they would have been better off saving weight on that one by halving the number of exhausts?
:grin: :grin:
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I've been told that ACC is now standard on the GTi too. (Not ADC - ACC)
Dave
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I've been told that ACC is now standard on the GTi too. (Not ADC - ACC)
Dave
Where did you hear that Dave?
What about the GTD model?
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I've been told that ACC is now standard on the GTi too. (Not ADC - ACC)
Dave
I'm pretty sure they're the same thing but the terminology varies depending on where you read it, i doubt they'd make a £795 option standard tbh.
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If ACC is standard then happy days for everyone - extra kit for some or money off for others!! Personally I think on their flagship Golf it SHOULD be standard but that's rarely the case as we all know. Ill be very interested to see how this one pans out, fingers crossed its true!
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I hope so to as I've specified this on the GTD and that would save me £765.00 :grin: