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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: jv on 13 October 2016, 16:22
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Not one of their finest - seems somewhat lost in translation:
"WORLD PREMIERE IN NOVEMBER: THE COUNTDOWN HAS BEGUN FOR AN EXTENSIVE GOLF UPDATE
- The history of this German bestseller features many record breaking milestones
- For 42 years a Golf has been sold every 40 secondsaround the world
Wolfsburg, 13 October 2016– The countdown has begun: in early November, Volkswagen will be introducing a major update for its most successful model – the Golf. This best seller has been around for more than four decades. An entire generation has been named after it as Generation X is known as “Generation Golf” in Germany. No other European car has sold better. By the end of last year, 32,590,025 Golf cars had been sold. In effect, therefore, over the last 42 years someone, somewhere in the world, decides to buy a new Golf every 40 seconds. Record-breaking statistics like these have shaped the car's history. And Volkswagen democratises progress to this very day with the Golf.
- 32,590,025 vehicles by the end of 2015 – the Volkswagen Golf is the most successful European car ever.
- 21,517,415 vehicles– 2002 saw Golf sales overtake the hither to most successful car in the world: the Beetle.
- 10,000,000 vehicles – by 1988 the Golf had already broken through the ten million vehicles barrier.
- 1,000,000km – in 2003, a Golf Mk1 driver broke through one million kilometres on the clock. More “millionaires” followed.
- €188,938– the most expensive Golf (Generation V) was auctioned in 2005; the first owner was Pope Benedict XVI.
- €10,156– the German Chancellor Angela Merkel's first Golf (Generation II) was auctioned in 2012.
- 2,120 Golf cars per day– this works out at more than two thousand new Golf cars being produced and sold every day for four decades.
- 730 days for the first million– only two years after its debut, the millionth unit of the first Golf was delivered.
- 650 PS for the enthusiasts – the most powerful Golf ever was the GTI W12-650. It was presented in 2007 at the GTI meet at Wörthersee.
- 155 countries – today the Golf is manufactured in five factories (Brazil, China, Germany, Mexico) and exported to 155 countries.
- 5 drive worlds – the Golf is the only car in the world which is available with electric, hybrid, petrol, diesel and gas powered engine options."
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You've gotta love a German press release.
They missed a bit: "•21,517,415 vehicles– 2002 saw Golf sales overtake the hither to most successful car in the world: the Beetle." I'm sure "Nazis" should be in there somewhere... Actually when I first skimmed this post I did think "hither" said "hitler" lol
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Haha, same for me!
Anyway, there's more:
- The history of the Golf began in 1974 with a revolution
- Golf Mk1 sold 6.99 million cars, becoming an instant bestseller
Wolfsburg, 14 October 2016 – Volkswagen is preparing a major update for the Golf. The world premiere is coming up in November. It will be the update of a style-icon. Head of Design at Volkswagen Klaus Bischoff says: “There are only a few cars in the world other than the Golf which have so consistently continued to develop their design from generation to generation.” Bischoff goes on to explain: “Vehicles which successfully manage an evolution of their design over decades have the potential to one day be celebrated as an icon. The most prominent example of such a development is the Porsche 911; in the high volume models segment, however, the Golf is clearly a member of the automobile Hall of Fame.”
Retrospective: 1974. The year when ABBA won the European Song Contest with “Waterloo” and Germany won the World Cup for the second time. The year when Muhammad Ali defeated George Foreman in the most legendary boxing match of all time. The year when Volkswagen presented the first Golf.
The first generation was an instant success; the successor to the Beetle achieved sales of 6.99 million. Klaus Bischoff says: “The step from the Beetle to the Golf was revolutionary. The change from the air-cooled rear engine to the water-cooled front engine created a completely new vehicle layout.” Round became square – a paradigm shift. Bischoff, Head of Design at Volkswagen explains: “The main design elements of the Golf Mk1 were the side profile with its upright, solid C-pillar; the distinctive wheel arches; and the horizontal front with the slim grille and downwardly protruding head-lights – present to this very day in every Golf.” These are stylistic features of the most successful compact car design in the world.
So who was revolting in 1974?
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So who was revolting in 1974?
Every worker in the British car manufacturing industry?
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^ good answer.
Here we have another shocker:
Wolfsburg, 18 October 2016– The Golf is unique, forgery-proof. A design icon. In November, Volkswagen will show how this unique gem has evolved with its update of the Golf. A masterpiece in automotive design continuously refined over seven generations. A phenomenon, because the Golf is one of the few affordable cars in the world that is truly classless.
Experts agree – the most defining moment in the history of the Golf came in the late 70s when the decision was made to create the Golf MkII by further developing the Golf MkI's design DNA. And so the “Golf Phenomenon” came about – the Volkswagen of all Volkswagen cars; the perfect image of the brand; a compact car with a classless status reaching out to all levels of society.
Retrospective: 1983. Germany is thrilled when the German Ulf Merbold is launched into space on “Columbia”. Meanwhile Michael Jackson's album “Thriller” rockets into unimaginable heights of sales and is the best-selling LP/CD on the planet. Apple presents its first mass-produced computer “mouse”. That autumn, meanwhile, the second-generation Golf is launched.
The Golf MkII became bigger and more aerodynamic. The designers staying true to the Golf MkI's DNA while creating progressive new details. Radical new features in the rear: the Golf MkI's rear lights were right at the bottom just above the bumper – in the Golf MkII, they were moved much further up. In 1983 no other car had this. A bridge between the generations, the C-pillar configuration remains typical to this very day. In the words of Volkswagen in 1983: “The Golf must remain a Golf. So no redesign should move away from the Golf concept – yet it should still be a new car from bumper to bumper, abiding by the fundamental principles: concept continuity, progress in detail and quality.” It was the formula for world success.
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Here we have another shocker:
Tune in next week when they discuss how crap the Mk3 and Mk4 were. :evil:
The Mk4 Golf was on a list of top 10 worst German cars.
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Hang about, what do we have here? Yep, more delicious prose:
Wolfsburg, 21 October 2016 – The third Golf came onto the market in August 25 years ago. With the benefit of hindsight, it is clear: Volkswagen ushered in a new era of safety with this model. On the one hand, the Golf MkIII was the first of the series to have front airbags, starting in 1992, while major advances in car body construction also resulted in significantly improved crash safety. The third generation, however, also made a great design leap: it was the first Golf with a wedge shape that was as dynamic as it was aerodynamic.
Retrospective: The roots of the Golf MkIII date back to 1985. While Mikhail Gorbachev was taking over leadership at the Kremlin in Moscow, and 17- year-old Boris Becker was sweeping his opponent from the court in the final at Wimbledon, in Wolfsburg the development of the third Golf was officially launched. In February 1987, Chief Designer Herbert Schäfer submits nine different models of the next Golf to the Board. In the ensuing months, the results are discussed and further refined until the very best design emerged in December and it could move beyond the drawing board. In 1991 the Golf MkIII is ready for series production. Herbert Schäfer: “In the first step from Golf MkI to MkII we made the car bigger, provided more powerful engines, and improved its handling. In the third generation, design now takes precedence. We have found a look that typifies the Golf: it radiates quality and safety.”
Thanks to the significantly wider track the car has a powerful stance on the road and, as opposed to the previous generation, the wheels are flush with the aerodynamically styled vehicle body (drag coefficient 0.30).
Although no detail, shape or radius was taken from its predecessor, this is clearly a Golf. The MkIII goes on to sell 4.83 million before its next regeneration.
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My build week for my GTD is W/C 24/10 - I guess I wont get an updated one ?
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My build week for my GTD is W/C 24/10 - I guess I wont get an updated one ?
At least on a positive note, it'll be updated on the ones mentioned in jv's press releases if nothing else. :whistle:
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I know, you've been bursting with excitement for the next part.
Warning - contains outrageous 'style icon' claim.
Wolfsburg, 26 October 2016 – In 1997, the Golf MkIV was created under the direction of the Volkswagen Group Head of Design Hartmut Warkuß (1993 to 2003). Today, the fourth generation is considered a style icon – particularly because of its graphic clarity and fundamental C-pillar series design forming a bridge to the 1974 Golf MkI. However, the Golf MkIV was not only pioneering in terms of its looks, it was groundbreaking in its engineering as well. Volkswagen achieved a totally new standard of quality in this market segment with this car and thus became the first manufacturer to overcome vehicle class boundaries. With the debut of Electronic Stability Control (ESC) in the Golf (1998), the car continued to democratise safety. By 2003, 4.99 million units of the Golf MkIV, including all of its derivatives, had been produced.
Retrospective, 1997: Robbie Williams was transformed from a teen idol into a worldwide star with the song and slogan “Let me entertain you”; Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio wrote film history with the US premiere of “Titanic”; and Volkswagen presented the fourth generation of the Golf – in terms of design, the purest and clearest yet. Hartmut Warkuß says, “the Golf is a monument. A car that seamlessly followed in the footsteps of the globally successful Beetle. It made good sense to reinforce the company strategy in an evolutionary rather than revolutionary way. It is important to demonstrate a high degree of continuity.” And that's exactly what Warkuß did with the fourth Golf. However, nothing is copied from the Golf MkIII. On the contrary, not a single body panel of the entirely redesigned new Golf generation was taken over from its predecessor. The front window is flatter, the rear window is steeper, the roof extends even further back. Even Giorgio Giugiaro, creator of the first Golf design back in 1974, expressed his admiration for the new car: “The genetic material of the Golf is still evident in its fourth generation.”
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Mk5 time! Yep, this is amazing:
Wolfsburg, 31 October 2016 – The Golf's debut in 2003 left many a competitor from the higher mid-class standing with its comfort, dynamism and quality. Just one year later, a 200-PS Golf with black radiator grille and sports seats in the legendary tartan “Interlagos” fabric heralded the comeback of the GTI. Demand for the Golf, and demand for the GTI, has never let up since. To date, the Golf GTI is the most successful sportscar in the compact segment. The Golf itself is unassailable as the best-selling European car ever. Now just before the launch of this bestseller update in November, it’s time to take a look back: at the Golf MkV and 2003.
Retrospective: In 2003, Europe experienced a particularly long, hot, summer. Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley feature in ‘‘Pirates of the Caribbean’’. The greatest of all little heroes, however, remains the sorcerer’s apprentice in the 55 million-selling book ‘‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’’. The automobile highlight of the year is the new Golf MkV - bigger, safer and higher quality. By 2003, the Golf had been the bestselling car from Germany for almost three decades. It has generally come to be regarded as ‘The’ car par excellence, as the only truly classless compact class model. And the fifth Golf? It is still built on the DNA of the first generation - but the MkV itself will be visually reinvented. The design of the Golf MkV with the characteristic C-pillar; the powerful rear; the sporty front end and the muscular silhouette rising toward the rear shows pure dynamism. Another Golf innovation is the front end: for the first time, the bonnet follows the contour of the headlight, like a sports car.
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Mk6 flavoured nonsense:
Wolfsburg, 4 November 2016 – The countdown is under way: in six days Volkswagen will present a major update of the Golf in Wolfsburg. That will herald the launch of a Golf which will democratise progress yet again. An ongoing tradition since the launch of the first Golf, 42 years ago. With the debut of the sixth-generation Golf (2008), more and more luxury class assistance systems found their way into the compact segment – marking the beginning of a silent revolution in automotive safety.
Retrospective: In 2008 Barack Obama is elected the 44th President of the USA. The Spanish national team wins the final of the European Football Championship against Germany. The English singer Amy Winehouse wins five Grammy awards in Los Angeles and Volkswagen enriches the year with the sixth generation of a bestseller: the Golf.
New assistance systems such as Adaptive Cruise Control ACC, automatically steered Park Assist, automatic main beam management Light Assist, the Hill Hold function and further technical innovations in the form of adaptive chassis control DCC make the car which will later be named "World Car of the Year" in 2009 the hitherto most advanced Golf. And not only that: by the time it was replaced in 2012, the Golf MkVI had madei ts mark in the history of Volkswagen, becoming one of the safest compact cars of its time – thanks to its numerous assistance systems, up to nine airbags (including knee airbag) and sovereign five stars in the EuroNCAP crash test.
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"Connected with its environment" - guess that's one way of describing it :grin:
Wolfsburg, 9 November 2016 – The countdown is under way: tomorrow, Volkswagen will introduce a major update of the Golf thus continuing the success story of this bestseller. It began in 1974, with the debut of the first-generation Golf. The update of the seventh Golf generation in 2012 – the first Volkswagen model based on the modular transverse matrix (MQB) – brought about a car that was connected with its environment more than ever, establishing a new type of digital display and control elements in the segment and bringing assistance systems from the luxury class into the compact class.
Retrospective: 2012. Joachim Gauck is the eleventh President in Germany. Hurricane Sandy turns all the lights off in New York. In England, Adele's new album “21” becomes the best-selling album of the 21st century thus far. And in Berlin, Volkswagen presents the seventh generation of the Golf. It is up to 100 kg lighter and impresses with an armada of new assistance systems. In 2013 it was awarded the internationally prestigious “Car of the Year” title. From 2014 onwards, the Golf MkVII is the first model in its class to be available with both pure electric drive (e-Golf) and with a plug-in hybrid drive (Golf GTE).
Thanks to MQB, it is not only new technologies that reign supreme in the Golf – the design also gains a new dynamism due to its entirely new proportions. The front wheels are significantly further forward.
Consequently the front overhang is shorter while the bonnet appears longer. Head of Design at Volkswagen Klaus Bischoff: “The vehicle cab is shifted backward in visual terms, resulting in the so-called ‘cab backward impression’. That is the name given to the proportions of vehicles from classes above, where the bonnet is long and the cab is located further toward the rear. The new Golf MkVII therefore has the type of proportions usually only seen in higher segments.” Klaus Bischoff and his team have now further honed this design. On 10 November in Wolfsburg, Volkswagen will introduce the new look of the Golf along with new assistance, infotainment and drive systems.
The presentation of the new Golf in Wolfsburg will be broadcasted live on Thursday, 10 November 2016, from 12.30 pm until approx. 1.00 pm CET (11.30 am - approx. 12.00 pm GMT):
Internet (#Golf): http://volkswagen.gomexlive.com/vw_live_pk/?lang=en
YouTube: https://youtu.be/XxWrSoPCKhE
1 e-Golf: power consumption in kW/h/100 km: 12,7; CO2-emissions in g/km: 0, efficiency class: A+
2 Golf GTE: fuel consumption in l/100 km: 1,7-1,5 (combined), power consumption in kWh/100 km: 12,4 - 11,4 (combined), CO2-emissions in g/km: 39 – 35 (combined), efficiency class: A+
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"Volkswagen is digitalising the most successful model in the Group’s history – the Golf – with a major update."
Here we go:
Key facts – the Golf update in summary
1. World premieres: Volkswagen presents the updated 2 and 4-door Golf as well as the Golf GTI, Golf GTE and Golf Variant.
2. The “Discover Pro” infotainment system with gesture control sees the interface of the future make its debut in the compact class.
3. The complete range of infotainment systems has been redesigned and fitted with larger touchscreens.
4. Range of online services expanded; “Guide & Inform” as well as “Security & Service” for models with a navigation system.
5. The spectrum of assistance systems in the Golf democratises progress, featuring Traffic Jam Assist and Emergency Assist for the first time.
6. New generation of TSIs: 1.5 TSI Evo with 110 kW/150 PS and Active Cylinder Management makes its debut in the Golf.
7. Added performance for the Golf GTI: 169 kW/230 PS for the standard version and 180 kW/245 PS for the GTI Performance.
8. Newly developed 7-speed dual clutch gearbox (DSG) will gradually replace all 6-speed DSGs for the Golf.
9. Front and rear sections with new bumpers. Full LED tail lights; animated indicators for the top-of-the-range version.
10. Brand new LED headlights replace all Xenon headlights for the 2017 model year Golf and Golf Variant.
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And just for Exonian....
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:lipsrsealed: :whistle: :grin:
I wouldn't have said a word, honest guv!
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8. Newly developed 7-speed dual clutch gearbox (DSG) will gradually replace all 6-speed DSGs for the Golf.
Gradually replace? Not immediately, gradually.
And:
democratises progress
WTF does that mean? That's like an American I once heard say "we're going to democratize the f*ck out of Syria" ;-)
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democratises progress
WTF does that mean? That's like an American I once heard say "we're going to democratize the f*ck out of Syria" ;-)
Maybe it means the updates will be free :whistle:
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Well there's nothing on the update to put me off getting one if I was changing. The technology updates leave me cold, the power update is neither here or there and the styling tweaks are okay. Like the hidden ACC sensor, probably the best bit! Apart from 3 door models remaining, the day they go I'm definitely looking elsewhere.
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8. Newly developed 7-speed dual clutch gearbox (DSG) will gradually replace all 6-speed DSGs for the Golf.
Gradually replace? Not immediately, gradually.
Means some people will get 6.43 gears. 6.99 might be annoying.