- Feb 6, 2007
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Here is the sixth generation of the Volkswagen Golf, known as the <b></b><b></b><b></b><b></b><b></b><b></b><b></b><b></b><b></b><b></b><b></b><b></b><b></b><b></b><b></b><b></b><b></b><b></b><b></b><b></b><b></b><b></b><b></b><b></b><b></b><b></b><b></b><b></b><b></b>Rabbit in US, was caught when being tested in the desert, California. It's wearing only light disguise, as befits a car that will be seen at a motor show in 2008, with sales slated for winter '08-'09.
The new Golf Mk6 definitely exhibits evolutionary rather than revolutionary changes over the current model - the roofline and glasshouse will be carried over, but fatter door frames, an integrated roof lip spoiler and more sculptured side panels give the car a tauter look.
According to Volkswagen, the car was designed with cost-efficient assembly in mind.
So instead of 13 engine choices, Mk6 buyers will be able to pick from 10 units, and trims will be simplified too. End result? The new Golf will be quicker and easier to build, cutting the time required to build each model dramatically. It takes 37 hours to assemble a Golf today - about twice as long as a Focus or Opel Astra...
All engines are direct-injection, apart from the entry 80bhp 1.4 and 102bhp 1.6. There's also a new 1.4 turbo, a 150bhp TSI twincharger, and a 197bhp GTI and 246bhp R32, although that will be replaced by a deeper-chested 300bhp R36 by the end of the decade.
Diesel choice stretches from a 89bhp 1.6 TDI all the way up to a 168bhp 2.0 TDI. Most engines will be available with VW's twin-clutch DSG transmission, and we hear the paddle-shift option will be available with seven forward ratios this time.
Golf Mk6 three door - Look especially at the upsweep in the rear window
Loading of VW Golf; while an angry man discovered the guy from KGP Photography.
Source:
CAR Magazine - Carmagazine.co.uk
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