MK5 Golf GTI
General => Random Chat => Topic started by: liver on January 30, 2012, 09:13:42 pm
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http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/new-volkswagen-golf-gti-mark-7-2012-01-30
interesting, still very early days obviously
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Ha ha, I just came on here to post that very URL! Interesting to see they're going for an ally roof and bonnet on the GTI.
190 bhp in the new GTD thought. :happy2:
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Sounds tasty but I hope the styling's there!
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Just saw this myself from a link on Facebook and was going to post here.
Sounds great :happy2:
Hope they pass on the cost saving to the customers.
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Hope they pass on the cost saving to the customers.
:signLOL:
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Hmmm, 25 years of experience in buying Golf GTIs and their close cousins leads me to think a lot of that is wishful thinking!
Most of the techno stuff mentioned will be expensive optional extras, the probable difference in the suspension will be that base model Golfs will go back to cheapo back axles a bit like US spec Jettas, thus the GTI will keep the rear axle we see now but in a wider track (Scirocco back axle?).
The extra torque from the Audi engine would be a bonus and save the re-map or not to re-map issue for many.
And cost? Will it be any cheaper than today's mk6? Do I have to answer that... ? :grin:
The hotter GTD sounds much more interesting.
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Hope they pass on the cost saving to the customers.
:signLOL:
+1
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Hope they pass on the cost saving to the customers.
:signLOL:
Well the Mk6 is supposed to be cheaper than the Mk5 and look at the savings they passed on there. :stupid:
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What they will probably do is keep the price the same as now. But with it costing 20-30% less for them to build then they will be making a huge profit.
If i were to pay the premium for the badge i think i'd be looking at the diseasel. But i think i'll stick with the Czech Dream Machine for now :evilgrin:
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Comes with an electronicly controlled Mechanical LSD....... Finally :congrats:
A detuned 2.5tfsi would be nice aswell although i doubt thats lighter than the crrent 2.0tsi engine :evilgrin:
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Hope it doesn't look like this...... :sick:
http://www.clubgti.com/forum/showthread.php?t=200633
Looks fat and ungainly
Does anyone know if these are genuine or a guess?
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They're the magazine's photoshop attempts.
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Hope it doesn't look like this...... :sick:
http://www.clubgti.com/forum/showthread.php?t=200633
Looks fat and ungainly
Does anyone know if these are genuine or a guess?
that article is from 2009, it's on British plates (when would you EVER see a German car on a press release with British plates) and if you look at the 2nd picture the numberplate isn't even in the right format, which i'm sure is a mistake VW wouldn't make.
i'd put money on it looking nothing like that
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Hope it doesn't look like this...... :sick:
http://www.clubgti.com/forum/showthread.php?t=200633
Looks fat and ungainly
Does anyone know if these are genuine or a guess?
that article is from 2009, it's on British plates (when would you EVER see a German car on a press release with British plates) and if you look at the 2nd picture the numberplate isn't even in the right format, which i'm sure is a mistake VW wouldn't make.
i'd put money on it looking nothing like that
Good! I hope you're right, it's a munter!
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more info http://www.staffs-vw.co.uk/staffs-vw-news/1413-mk7-golf-uncovered.html (http://www.staffs-vw.co.uk/staffs-vw-news/1413-mk7-golf-uncovered.html)
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I wonder what the new chassis will be like?