IMHO having seen the mk6 & pic's of the GTI.
It look's like a half cast
Half Scirocco & half mini Touareg with bit's of the interior from a EOS & Tiguan!
( I hate EOS'! )
Doesn't even know itself what it want's to be.
But it may grow on me yet.
The quality of the plastic's are the same as the mk5. Not flash.
Remember that this car is built a hell of a lot cheaper than a mk5 too, so some thing's have to suffer somewhere.
I don't think any VW model made from now on will have the interior quality of a mk4!
Last edited by Oneofthegreats; 23-02-2009 at 02:03 PM.
So long as they don't make another Golf that handles like the Mk4 again I think that's a fair compromise, haha.
To be honest, after owning a MY00 Mk4 GTI for 3 1/2 years, I'm still struggling to see this supposed massive difference in interior quality over our MY07 Mk5 GTI.
Maybe I can't see it for the trip computer, unique GTI leather steering wheel, dual zone climate control, proper metal inserts instead of cheap looking timber and anthracite colour headliner.
Perhaps I might also be side tracked a bit by the superior engine, better handling and fun factor as well.
I reckon the Mk5 was a huge step forward and sales figures would tend to agree. If the only thing people can nitpick over the Mk5 compared to the previous model is the quality of interior materials then Volkswagen have done a fantastic job I reckon.
I suspect the Mk6 will be another step forward too, even if it may largely be in engine tech and options such as adaptive chassis control etc, rather than intrinsic hardware.
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