Okay, so the new Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet is not exactly the most interesting car on the road from a design point of view, but we think it will be very difficult to beat in its class. Back from a discontinued production in 2002, the new Golf Cabrio is based on the Golf 6 and could run away with the economical, compact cabriolet crown.

VW seems to have managed a combination of refinement and good sense with its cabrio. It drives like a Golf with good steering and a zippy 1.4 TSI engine, but also provides a quiet interior even with the roof down (AutoExpress says you can hold a conversation at highway speeds).

Again, not an exciting vehicle but a “relaxing package” on a cabriolet is probably what a lot of people will appreciate for their open-top summer driving. The new cabrio also gets to cash in on the Volkswagen Golf image of reliability and reasonable cost. We’re expecting to see a few of these on European roads this summer.

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The seventh generation Golf model could be ready for an end-2012 market release according to a spokesperson cited by German magazine Automobilwoche. The Volkswagen Golf success will continue with the Golf VII which could appear at the 2012 Paris Motor Show in autumn, although specific production details haven’t been released. At this stage it looks like the new hatch will use the VAG MQB platform with front wheel drive and transverse engine.

The MQB platform is destined for most B,C and D segment vehicles for Volkswagen, with estimates that it will be utilised on about three million vehicles in total, starting with the new Audi A3. It will replace more than just one platform, subsituting the PQ25, PQ35 and PQ46 models which correspond to the Polo, Skoda Superb and Yeti, Audi TT and Volkswagen Touran models.

The new Golf should therefore prove to be a significant step in the Golf lineage, distancing itself from the current Golf 6, considered a transitional model before the car gets its overhaul. It should also herald the first electric, or at the very least hybrid, drivetrain for the hatchback, which Volkswagen hopes to be able to offer at an affordable price.

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These new renderings show the Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet, whose debut was planned for 2012 along with the new Golf 7, although the cabrio version is based on the current Golf 6. It will have a classic fabric roof and possibly a central rollbar which harks back to the first Golf of 1974 and the third generation of 1991.

The Golf Cabriolet will appear in the range below the Eos which will have a new generation in 2013 representing the coupé-cabriolet model of the new Passat. The new Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet could even debut next year, avoiding any possibility that it could already be out-of-date when it hits the market. Bringing forward the date of its presentation also leaves more room for the Golf 7, planned for 2012-2013.

New Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet renderings

Source | Theophilus Chin

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The Volkswagen Golf 7 is continuing its development towards its presentation in 2012, and here is a rendering showing the Golf 7 in Scirocco style. The next generation Golf is expected to go on sale sometime in 2013, replacing the current intermediate Golf 6 model. Design is being directed by Walter de Silva who has recently declared that the new Golf will be based on the style of the first and fourth generation Golf models, with a sloping windshield and angular lines. The Golf 7 will be longer and wider than the current model, but slightly lower in height.

The Golf 7 should have a totally revamped interior with new multimedia components. A transverse engine and new platform forms the major change for the new car, which will herald a new platform for all of the VAG compact models. To keep price and CO2 emissions down, the Golf 7 will also be available with a smaller, entry-level engine: the 1.2-litre TSI with 86 hp. The Golf R with its 2.o TFSI and 300 hp sits at the top of the range.

The whole TDI engine range will comply with new Euro 6 norms in Europe, while we should also see hybrid and electric versions, with the latter called the E-Golf. Volkswagen is planning to sell approximately one million units a new, of which it believes the hybrid model will make up about 20 percent. This would make it less of a niche model than the electric Golf, and hopefully contribute to taking hybrid technology more mainstream.

Source | Autointernationaal.nl

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The new Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet will debut in 2012, the same year the new Golf 7 is set to be revealed. Despite this, the Golf Cabriolet will still be based on the current Golf generation, the Golf 6. The cabrio marks the third model of its kind and will be a four-seater, with soft roof. The boot capacity will be 300 litres and the central rollbar of previous versions will disappear.

In replacement the Golf Cabriolet will feature two small rollbars under the rear headrests. A new air flow system, similar to the Aircap on the Mercedes E-Class Cabrio, will be implemented to reduce air turbulence for rear passengers. The Golf Cabriolet will have the same engine range as the current Golf 6, will the petrol 1.2-litre TSI with 105 hp, the 1.4 TSI-litre with 122 hp and the 2.0 TSI with 211 hp.

On offer among the diesels will be the 1.6-litre TDI with 105 hp and the 2.0 TDI with 140 hp. All engines will have the DSG gearbox with either six or seven speeds, and the BlueMotion package could be included, too.

Source | Autointernationaal

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These renderings of the Volkswagen Golf 7 GTI have been produced by the guys at Infomotori getting there photoshop out and making something to compete with the likes of the Megane RS or Ford Focus RS. They’ve designed to be a halfway point between the Volkswagen Scirocco and the Golf with a long, pointy nose and a bulky “Golf-like” rear end.

The new Golf 7 will replace the Golf 6 at the end of its production run in 2011, being a short-lived version of this model. The Golf 7 should be a new chapter for the popular Golf, with a greater focus on environmental solutions and the possibility of a Golf hybrid being developed.

Volkswagen Golf 7 GTI renderings

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Happy news for the US with the Volkswagen Golf 6 coming to America, getting rid of the “Rabbit” name (did we say thank God??) and being available in both three-door and five-door versions. The Golf 6 US version will come with the five-cylinder, 2.5-litre engine from the Golf 5 with 170 hp and a newer, 2.0-litre TDI Clean Diesel with 140 hp that had originally appeared on the Volkswagen Jetta.

The TDI version comes with DSG twin-clutch transmission and paddle shift, while the petrol unit has a tiptronic automatic transmission for the US market. The petrol 2.5-litre starts at 17,490 US dollars while the TDI starts from 21,990 US dollars and a few extra gadgets, including touch-screen audio system and a lowered body kit.

Source | Autoblog

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Someone’s been doing a comparison of the design look of the Alfa Romeo 149 vs the Golf 6 GTI. We hadn’t really considered this before, but in this pic you can see some similarities, though the Alfa 149 is clearly the heftier of the two. It will be interesting to see what happens when the Alfa Milano and Golf 7 come out, because we get the feeling the future models won’t have quite as much in common. Image from Imageshack.

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Volkswagen is developing its next generation Touran people mover, as seen in these spy shots. The Touran was originally designed on the basis of the Golf, launched in 2003, and undergoing a restyling in 2007. The new model shows similar body work to the current version, though it will take on elements of the Golf VI, with simpler lines seen already on the Scirocco and Polo.

The new model could be presented at the Frankfurt show next September, and if not in its final version, we could see a concept car form. Having seen the Golf Plus and Variant, the Touran may not stray much from the current version. The engines will be those already seen on the Golf, starting with the 1.4 litre TSI, and including the 1.6 litre TDI, 1.8 litre TFSI and the 2.0 litre TDI Common Rail with manual or DSG transmission.

Source | Worldcarfans

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By 2011 Volkswagen is set to have its Golf Cabriolet available, based on the current sixth generation Golf recently released. The roof will be soft-top electric model, differentiating it from the Eos coupè cabriolet and its name will be simply “Golf Cabrio”. Engine options will include the full range, along with all the important new units, such as the 1.2 litre TSi and diesel and hybrid options.

Source | Motorspain

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The news is official that Volkswagen will abandon the name “Rabbit” and introduce the Golf to the US market with its original name, which is a relief to anyone who thought “Rabbit” was a bit too silly. The presentation of the Golf 6 will take place this month at the New York auto show, with Managing Director of Volkswagen America, Mark Barnes, announcing the name change.

The decision was taken on European shores, though, as the Golf is sold in more than 120 countries as a kind of autonomous brand. To continue the globalisation theme, the Rabbit name, introduced in the US in 2006, is being abandoned in favour of Golf.

Source | Autoblog.com

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This video of the Volkswagen Golf GTI comes from Maxime Fontainer, who also has a YouTube channel if you want to see more. The video comes from the official Golf GTI presentation at Saint Tropez recently and shows just what you can do with 200 hp on an open road.

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