The VW Golf is one of the most successful automobiles of all time. True there are others that sold more units but so has the Golf, it’s easily recognisable and widely available all over the world. It has been in Malaysia for about two years now and it’s successful here as well, just take a drive along any federal roads and you’ll see, chances are, even you own one.
Well the 2009 model is ripe for release and these are the latest images to make in to the internet. It’s obvious that the MkVI Golf has taken some inspiration from the mad W12 Golf that attended the Golf gathering at Worthersee. The front air-dam echoes the width of the car, its foglamps are pushed out to the far corners to also emphasize on its width, and out back the tailpipes follow suit. Inside, the de rigeur upholstery is in place and looks better than the current generation with the metal accents and a flat-bottomed steering wheel. Let’s just hope the plastics don’t feel as cheap as they do now.
The MkVI is powered by a 207-hp TFSI engine and comes fitted with an electronic limited-slip differential called XDS and utilizes the same adaptive chasis as the Scirocco. DSG is of course, standard. Malaysians are going to have to wait till somewhere mid next year, or if we’re lucky, sooner.
