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Offline BanksyGTI

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Re: Golf 8.5 - you saw it here first!
« Reply #30 on: 10 October 2023, 22:42 »
Have you seen the video of the new Tiggy where the demo shows it bonging like crazy?
I haven’t, but it’ll be a pre-production model and probably in all sorts of showroom modes. I wouldn’t take too much from that

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Re: Golf 8.5 - you saw it here first!
« Reply #31 on: 11 October 2023, 07:44 »
The new GTI is on the UK VW website? Is this it?
https://www.volkswagen.co.uk/en/new/golf-gti.html#build

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Re: Golf 8.5 - you saw it here first!
« Reply #32 on: 11 October 2023, 08:17 »
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Re: Golf 8.5 - you saw it here first!
« Reply #33 on: 11 October 2023, 08:19 »
The new GTI is on the UK VW website? Is this it?
https://www.volkswagen.co.uk/en/new/golf-gti.html#build

No, that’s the current mk8 GTI. The mk8.5 facelift will have a larger infotainment screen, and the spy shots of pre-production mk8.5’s being tested show it having a very slim upper grille and slimmed down headlights.
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Re: Golf 8.5 - you saw it here first!
« Reply #34 on: 11 October 2023, 08:41 »
The new GTI is on the UK VW website? Is this it?
https://www.volkswagen.co.uk/en/new/golf-gti.html#build

No, that’s the current mk8 GTI. The mk8.5 facelift will have a larger infotainment screen, and the spy shots of pre-production mk8.5’s being tested show it having a very slim upper grille and slimmed down headlights.

Ah ok got too excited there!

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Re: Golf 8.5 - you saw it here first!
« Reply #35 on: 20 October 2023, 08:49 »
According to the rumors (motor.es), Tiguan R is going to be a plug-in, just like the Touareg R. I hope Golf R won't face such fate..

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Re: Golf 8.5 - you saw it here first!
« Reply #36 on: 30 October 2023, 09:46 »
Latest spy shots of the 8.5 GTI:
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/volkswagen-golf-gti

If even 60-70% of things mentioned in this article become true then we could be in-line for more changes than we'd usually expect from a mid-life facelift. The new front end looks great, the subtle changes make it look a lot more mean.

Would have preferred a full width light bar in the rear though similar to some newer VWs.

I think we can definitely expect the base price to be over £40k for this and that's without adding any options, meaning the £500 road tax would be a killer!

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Re: Golf 8.5 - you saw it here first!
« Reply #37 on: 30 October 2023, 10:40 »
Agree on the starting price being north of £40k, bearing in mind the list price of the current GTI is now £39,575 before options. However, maybe VW will adopt subscription-based services as a means of keeping the base list price below £40k, with owners then being able to retro-purchase certain options via OTA activation?

Unless it’s a dummy sensor in the Autocar pictures, moving the front radar sensor to the lower grille (mk7 style) rather than having it behind the VW badge in the upper grille seems a strange move…….
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Re: Golf 8.5 - you saw it here first!
« Reply #39 on: 13 November 2023, 22:54 »
VW UK heavily promoting their deal for ‘in stock’ Golfs with a £3k deposit contribution and 5.9% APR for the latter end of November again pointing towards a model run down, as does a lot of the current dealer stock cars having leather and sunroofs as they clear parts.
Makes me think a 2nd quarter 2024 full launch for the revised car(?)
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