« Reply #51 on: 16 September 2018, 12:10 »
Indeed, will the Performance Golf 7.5 order book ever re-open before Golf production shifts to the 8? There’s an interesting thought.
We can speculate an awful lot but don't have much insider info coming out, at least on this forum.
At a guess I'd say the engines VW will be putting most of the resources into will be those that will be carried over into the next generation or are used prolifically in other models in the range where their investment will be paid back.
Plus I'd imagine the main focus of Golf investment will now be aimed towards the upcoming mk8 unless VW decide to hold that back a year. I doubt the latter as the focus on low emissions worldwide will kind of force VW's hand to get the tech into production as soon as possible.
So it all depends on how easy VW find getting it to pass the new standards with the current bigger engines and where their cut off point is.
The R engine is more likely to have extra resources thrown at it as it will feature in SUV's as well as estates in the shorter term so has a broader scope. Again, this depends on what VW are planning for the mk8 and T-Roc R.
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