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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This pic could be of the new Volkswagen Golf 7, which may have been revealed in a promotional video filmed in the Volkswagen design centre premises. The director of the video, in doing a “making of” video of the L1 Concept, seems to have also inadvertently filmed work on the next generation Golf.

Let’s say it isn’t a commercial ploy on the part of Volkswagen and take a look at the background on the right where a new car is being worked on. It is characterised by narrower headlights elongating the look of the bonnet. Could this oversight have just given the world its first preview of the Golf 7….? The video is after the jump.

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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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Here’s a look at the new Golf VII or Golf 7 with a test mule doing the rounds in Germany. While still very similar in style, the new Golf will have a wider wheelbase than the current Golf 6, but more technical details are likely to emerge in the future.

The Golf 6 seems to be a transition model for the brand, and its production end has been earmarked for December 2011, giving it a very short life span. According to leaked reports from Volkswagen, less than 1.6 million Golf models are expected to be sold.

The new Golf 7 will have a new engine line-up and will adopt more environmental solutions, with the possibility even, of alternative fuels being used. Hybrid and highly efficient diesel models are also planned, and the Golf 7 will share the same MQB platform as Audi’s new A3.

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So much for Audi ‘inventing’ a new niche with its A5 Sportback model, reports from France say Volkswagen could be preparing a similar coupé sedan model for its Golf 7. The “Golf CC” as it would be called, would follow the same line as the Passat CC after the success of the Mercedes CLS.

The Golf 7 generation is planned for 2012 and will depart from the current model. The plan is to develop new and unexpected vehicles that move away from the classic hatchback, creating a family of vehicles that stem from the original standard.

The new range could include this Volkswagen version of the A5 Sportback, as a kind of five door coupé. With the German cars all jumping on each other’s bandwagons, a hybrid-diesel version of the TDI could also be in the works.

Source | Automobile Magazine via Autoblog.it

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