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New Opel Astra flop for 2010?
After taking a dig at the Audi A1 and its supposedly disappointing sales results so far, German magazine Automobilwoche is also citing the new Opel Astra as a flop for 2010. The take on the Astra comes with comparison of the Volkswagen Golf, which has vastly outstripped the former in sales for this year. On the local German market, Astra sold 65,472 units in the last year against the 234,135 Golfs that were sold. From November 2009 to November 2010, those Astra sales represent just 28 percent of the Golf sales.
Opel sales chief for Germany Alain Visser has admitted that the Astra sales are (unsurprisingly for us) inferior to those of the Golf, but says that the company will be focusing on its new Astra Sports Tourer station wagon in the new year. The Sports Tourer apparently represents 50 percent of overall Astra sales and this compact wagon is more than a significant competitor for the Golf Variant.
The Opel Astra fares better against the Volkswagen Golf on some other European markets, while across Europe over the last year the Astra has sold 254,773 units to the Golf’s 533,009. That makes for a percentage of about 48 percent, which is far healthier than on the local German market. It still puts the Astra behind the Golf but the latter has always reigned as Europe’s favourite hatchback so the figures are not exactly ground breaking. What will be interesting to see is how the Sports Tourer goes in the future.
Karl Lagerfeld Volkswagen Style packages for Polo and Golf
Volkswagen has got together with fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld who represents a new Style package for the Volkswagen Polo, Golf and Golf Plus models. Lagerfeld is being used in the advertising campaign for the package, which is a series of options that when purchased together, save the customer some money.
The Style special editions offer new light-alloy wheels, tinted side and rear windows and fog lights, along with the Style series badging. The Style-Plus package adds another set of alloys and throws in a sunroof or panorama roof as well. On the German market, the Polo style model starts at about 14,075 euros (saving 1,885 on buying the options separately), while the Golf Style package at 18,825 euros is a full 2,335-euros saving. Video after the jump.
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Volkswagen Polo BlueMotion and Golf blue-e-motion
While the Volkswagen Polo models with BlueMotion technology expand to include the petrol line-up, the Volkswagen Golf blue-e-motion plans to become a fully electric vehicle have stalled somewhat. The E-Golf will turn up in 2013, not earlier, and will become part of the Golf VII range. The E-Golf won’t make it to the current sixth generation model as Volkswagen cites possible changes to the platform as reason for the delay.
Currently the electric Golf model is in prototype and testing phase, equipped with an electric motor and lithium ion batteries producing 115 hp and 270 Nm of torque. It’s enough to reach a top speed of 135 km/hr and Volkswagen calculates that the range is about 150 km. The electric motor has a three stage power output: Normal - 88 hp and 115 km/hr top speed, Range+ - 69 hp and 105 km/hr, and Comfort+ with 115 hp and 135 km/hr.
While Volkswagen works on its all-electric vehicle, it continues to roll out the BlueMotion technology across its other models (as a curiosity, the Volkswagen electric Golf weighs about 205 kg more than the BlueMotion Gold variant). The fuel and emissions saving technology is being included on the fuel engine models of the Volkswagen Polo.
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Seventh generation Volkswagen Golf to go three-door
The next Volkswagen Golf will get a three-door model alongside the traditional five-door hatch model despite the smaller version occupying only a small part of the segment. In the first nine months of 2010, just eight percent of C segment hatches sold in Europe were in a three-door configuration, but Volkswagen will return to occupy this niche, especially as the Golf GTI has a high three-door request.
The VW group will broaden its offering of this kind of model, including the new three-door Seat Leon SC in its line-up, which will appear alongside the new Audi A3. Perhaps Volkswagen is one of the brands that can afford to take a different approach compared to other manufacturers. Recently we have seen the three-door Citroen C4, Ford Focus, Kia cee’d and Peugeot 308 exit from the scene, while newer models such as the Alfa Romeo Giulietta and Hyundai i30 will be offered in five-door models only.
Source | Es.autoblog
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
Volkswagen Golf GTI Adidas and Excessive live pics
At the 2010 Worthersee event Volkswagen presented two new special version Golf GTI models: the Adidas and the Excessive. The Golf GTI Excessive, seen in these live pics, will be strictly a show-car model and features a new Firespark Metallic paint and BBS CH Black Edition 19-inch wheels. Other internal sports features on the Excessive model include brushed aluminium finish, sports seats and twin colour red and black upholstery.
The Golf GTI Adidas will be on sale in June and as its name suggests, features styling from the international Adidas sports brand. It has Serron 18-inch wheels, sports seats, bi-xeno lights and rear LED lights. The Adidas model is expected to be as successful as the 1983 and 2007 Pirelli GTI models, and the 2006 Edition 30 GTI.
The Worthersee event, which dates back to 1982, celebrated the Golf GTI model which is enjoying a long and successful career. The first Golf GTI to be built was in 1976 and since then, 1.7 million models have been sold throughout the world.
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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 R new pics
Here’s a look at new pics of the Volkswagen Golf R from its official presentation in the snow of Austria, showing off its all-wheel drive 4Motion system. Improvements on this new model include changes to the torque transmission for smooth distribution across the four wheels, but you may be more interested in the incredible performance stats. The Volkswagen Golf R has 270 hp and 350 Nm of torque at 2,500 to 5,000 rpm.
Those figures come from the two-litre, four-cylinder TSI engine with turbocompressor and direct injection. DSG six-speed transmission is used, helping keep fuel consumption and emissions to 8.4 l/100 km and 195 g/km respectively. Top speed is 250 km/hr and the Golf R accelerates to 100 km/hr in 5.5 seconds.
Other features include a lowered body with DCC adjustment, Normal, Sport and Comfort suspension modes and disc brakes measuring 345 mm at the front and 310 mm at the rear. There are also 18-inch wheels, LED day driving lights, sat nav and a five-door oprtion. Look to shell out 39,000 euros for the entry level Golf R, while 41,000 euros will get you the DSG gearbox.
Europe's top ten cars for 2009
As you may well imagine, Volkswagen did very nicely in the European market for 2009, as did Opel and Ford (and there’s no prizes for guessing for which models). There are a couple of surprises though, with Fiat doing very well, but not with the Fiat 500, which makes a nice change, and Peugeot and Renault put in appearances as well. Check out Europe’s top ten cars for 2009 after the jump.
Pics: Car of the Year 1964 to 2010
Some car trivia for the weekend was required as we get down to the business of Christmas cheer, and in this gallery we take a look at all the Car of the Year models from 1964 to today. This year, the humble Volkswagen Polo took out the title, marking the 47th since the award was incepted. The Car of the Year award is judged by seven European car magazine titles: Autocar in the UK, Stern in Germany, Vi Bilägare in Sweden, Autovisie in the Netherlands, L’Automobile Magazine in France, Auto in Italy, and Autopista in Spain.
The first Car of the Year back in 1964 was the Rover 2000, and things have come a long way since then. The Car of the Year must be a new vehicle that is available to at least five European markets in the year in question. Criteria such as design, comfort, performance, safety, practicality, ecology and economy, price and overall driveability are considered.
Perhaps surprisingly, the brand that has received the most awards in the history of the Car of the Year is Fiat, with a total of nine models, and that’s not including other Fiat Group brands such as Alfa Romeo or Lancia. Following Fiat, the company with the most success has been Renault, winning six times. The Volkswagen Polo for 2010 marks only the second time that Volkswagen has won the prize. After the jump is the full list of Car of the Year models from 1964 to 2010.
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