« Reply #341 on: 05 December 2016, 15:28 »
Got some new information about this today as a company car customer came in and was upset she knew more than us. Her list had the p11D of a new SE Nav 2.0TDI 150ps DSG as £27kish so I guess we are expecting a big price increase. GTD, GTI and GTE were all on the list and GTD was 184ps so no new diesel engines I guess.
Hopefully the higher prices will reflect a much higher standard equipment level featuring bigger nav screens and digital gauges inside without dipping into the extras list.
Hopefully this is VW's thinking to keep the Golf at the cutting edge technologically and competitive price wise. Higher standard kit means easier to manage resale prices too.
According to EVO Mag, the facelifted GTI and the PP will get about 10bhp extra each. In what seems to be an official VW press release, they say that the 7 speed dsg box will also be fitted, but not straight away. Don't know why VW have announced that, as I'd say the new box is worth waiting for. I love my dsg, but a quicker box with even closer cogs is a nice thought.
VW mentioned a gradual adoption of 7 speeds at launch so that's accurate information.
However, in a country with a 70mph speed limit how many gears do you really need?
The thing will just be non stop hiccuping.
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