MK5 Golf GTI

General => Random Chat => Topic started by: AlanEdition30 on July 12, 2011, 08:15:55 pm

Title: 300 bhp Mark 7 Golf
Post by: AlanEdition30 on July 12, 2011, 08:15:55 pm

Apologies if this is a re-post, just seen this on auto express:

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/269962/new_vw_golf_is_go.html

300 bhp 2.0 litre mark 7  :drool:
Though obviously no one knows what its going to look like yet  :happy2:

Title: Re: 300 bhp Mark 7 Golf
Post by: Weston on July 12, 2011, 08:19:32 pm

I wonder if the 65bhp one would move by itself?  :signLOL:

Title: Re: 300 bhp Mark 7 Golf
Post by: andrewparker on July 12, 2011, 08:30:04 pm

Ha, but every other hot hatch will be running 350+ :wink:

Title: Re: 300 bhp Mark 7 Golf
Post by: vRS Carl on July 12, 2011, 08:36:22 pm

I'll wait for the 300bhp engine to filter to the Octavia and save myself £10k  :evilgrin:

Title: Re: 300 bhp Mark 7 Golf
Post by: ali6n2 on July 12, 2011, 09:33:59 pm

thats looks like a mk6 to me, not sure how vw are going to get away with that

Title: Re: 300 bhp Mark 7 Golf
Post by: Hedge on July 12, 2011, 09:35:33 pm

300bhp Golf sounds nice but how much will it weigh?

Title: Re: 300 bhp Mark 7 Golf
Post by: rich83 on July 13, 2011, 12:41:15 am

Quote from: Hedge on July 12, 2011, 09:35:33 pm

300bhp Golf sounds nice but how much will it weigh?

Just enough to keep the power to weight ratio below "EXCITING" levels  :signLOL:

Title: Re: 300 bhp Mark 7 Golf
Post by: stealthwolf on July 13, 2011, 12:52:39 am

I think I preferred the look of the other mk7 mockup they did. With angular headlamps and a very narrow grille.

Title: Re: 300 bhp Mark 7 Golf
Post by: AlanEdition30 on July 13, 2011, 02:21:37 pm

The car on auto express is a mark 6. Its a new chassis, suspension etc being tested under an existing body  :happy2:
The actually design of the new mark 7 body work comes later.... come on hurry up vw :party: