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Will the new Volkswagen Golf VII weigh 100 kg less?
The long-awaited seventh generation of the mighty Volkswagen Golf is expected to debut on the market worldwide in the second half of the current year, and a new GTI version of the iconic hatchback is obviously in the works too. According to some rumors collected by website GermanCarBlog, the new Golf range will weigh - roughly and on average - a good 70 kg less than the current version thanks to the extensive use extra high-strength steel in the shell, optimized suspension and lighter engines and components. Apparently, the new Golf GTI will go even further than that.
The next sporty version of the German hatch is in fact supposed to make use of even more aluminum, which should result in an overall weight loss of about 100 kg over the current GTI, which boasts a dry weight of 1,320 kg. Rumor has it that the roof will also be made of steel, a move that will play a part in keeping its center of mass as low as possible.
This diet will obviously be an adavantage for the new engine too: the revised 2.0 TSI engine of the next model should end up receiving an extra 20 hp, boosting the total output of the model in the 230 hp region, while the maximum torque figure should go up from 280 to 300 Nm. No doubt these are really interesting figures, which can just add up to the anticipation. The pictures featured in this article are old spy shots of the new Golf GTI and Golf R provided by our parent site Autoblog.it, that date back to last July.
View the full Volkswagen Golf GTI and Golf R spy shots photo gallery
via | GermanCarBlog
VW Golf generation 7: new spy shots available
Spy shots of the eagerly awaited 7th generation of Volkswagen Golf have surfaced. The pictured mule is still quite heavily disguised, but nonetheless these images can help us to figure out which sort of direction the Wolfspurg-based manufacturer is currently weighing up in the development of its historic model.
The new Golf is expected to debut worldwide at some point in the second half of 2012, with a slightly different and yet more aggressive design. The pictured model appears to be wider than the current version, and it might have lost a couple of inches in height too. Besides, that windscreen seems to be more steeply raked.
Apparently, these changes are intended to make both 3 and 5 door configurations of the next Golf distigushingly different from the next Golf Plus, which will be re-designed as well in order to have it clearly positioned in its role of compact 5 seat MPV for the VW range. Rumor has it that the 3-door version of the next Golf will be rather more sporty than its 5 door counterpart.
Volkswagen Golf 7 to appear in 2012
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.
2012 Audi A3 renderings
These renderings of the future Audi A3 show the 2012 model which will debut a few months before the new Volkswagen Golf 7. The two new cars from the VAG group will share about 70 percent of the same components, from the so-called MQB platform. The new Audi Q3 compact SUV in turn will anticipate the A3 and its new components in a model which will debut in 2011.
The third generation A3 will be availale in a three-door coupe version and a five-door Sportback version with a similar look around the doors to the Q5 and the Q7. The new Audi A3 has a planned production schedule of 200,000 units a year and with the shared Golf platform, we could see hybrid and electric versions emerge.
Standard versions of the A3 will appear with the three-cylinder, 1.2-litre TDI engine with 75 hp, which has CO2 emissions of just 89 g/km. The top of the range Audi S3 will have the 2.0-litre TFSI twin turbo with 300 hp. A new engine to appear will be the 2.0 TDI with increased power to 184 hp and the whole engine range will be Euro 6 compliant.
Source | Auto Motor und Sport
New Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet rendering: debut date move to 2011?
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
2012 Volkswagen Golf 7 new renderings
These Volkswagen Golf 7 renderings show more links again to the Volkswagen Scirocco design, suggesting that the 2012 Golf generation will have a sporty style. We know that it will have a lower and wider body with a sloping windshield design. Despite this sports focus, the new Golf will be even more environmentally friendly that it already is, continuing the larger BlueMotion philosophy currently driving Volkswagen models.
The new Golf 7 will have both hybrid and electric models, of which the former is expected to make up 20 percent of the annual one million units. The TwinDrive hybrid technology combines three electric motors with a 1.5-litre diesel unit for a range of 48 km when in electric mode only.
Other new features include a new entry-level, 1.2-litre engine with 86 hp, and we should also see the seven-speed DSG gearbox appear. Sales are expected to start in 2013 after a 2012 launch. Thanks to Jezza for the tip.
Source | Steering News
Volkswagen Golf 7 rendering and details on 2012 Golf generation
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
Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet: to debut with Golf 7 in 2012
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
Volkswagen Golf 7 GTI renderings
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
New Volkswagen Golf 7 spied in video
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.
Alfa Romeo 149 vs Golf 6 GTI design
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.
Volkswagen Golf 7 spy shots
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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