Mkvi Tsi

**faisan** · 19-01-2009, 02:49 PM

Doesnt look too special but at least the bumpers are painted now.

Also, the current MKV base model Golf is hardley awe inspiring either so it may not be too fair to bag this base model MKVI. The GTI will definitely look nicer.

**Golf Houso** · 19-01-2009, 03:06 PM

Regardless of the way it looks, a little bland IMO it may just be the single most significant golf since the original MKI. With TwinDrive and it's other alternative fuel technologies its going to be an incredibly important model and will likely play a key role in the future direction of VW.

**Greg Roles** · 19-01-2009, 04:49 PM

And if the rumoured sequential turbo diesel comes out, well, it may grow on me all of a sudden!

**anarchycamp** · 20-01-2009, 06:55 AM

Looks very VW...which is why we are all here right?

I'll be buying a MkVI when it comes to it....

**philthy** · 20-01-2009, 07:16 PM

Couple of more flattering pics of a base model with some wheels and metallic paint.

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4128345

I think they look very nice.

**tinto** · 20-01-2009, 07:28 PM

I'm *really* trying to like it... i am.

Wheels do make a big difference, but I think I like the new Polo concept better... or the S1.

I'll have to wait and see what happens with the warmer MK6 models, as I think a standard MK5 looks fairly pedestrian too... but that is the point really.

**RhysQ** · 20-01-2009, 09:08 PM

Originally Posted by philthy

Couple of more flattering pics of a base model with some wheels and metallic paint.

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4128345

I think they look very nice.

yeah that one looks better in those pics phil, better than the one i the first post anyway.

IMO, the MkVI Golf has lost sight of the almost 'eccentric' and 'funky' VW flair. I've always loved VW for interesting styling and design that seems to put me in a happy mood, each car produced seems to have it's own personality......THIS DOESN'T!

as mentioned earlier, looks very corporate. yes that may be a good thing for VW's future but it's not a good thing for lovers of that 'different' VW styling, one of the main reasons people get into the dubs.

i'm now hoping like hell that the GT, GTI and GTI-R will pick up the pieces and gain my respect back.

**Lima** · 20-01-2009, 09:54 PM

Nice spotting.

Originally Posted by sixfootchoc

Hey all,

I'm in WA. Was driving through kewdale and passed a holding lot for imported cars, it was a 40+ degree day, ash falling out of the sky from the fires, looked like VW had just taken stock of MKVI cars. I snapped a couple of pics of the golf TSI. Didn't look like a GT variant due to the lack of body kit or inspiring wheels/interior trim. Are VW offering the 1.4TSi in a lower spec car now? Anyway, it looked like ass (IMHO), very boring corporate styling. I was never sure about the Touraeg style tail lights from the promotional pics I had seen. Thought it would look better in the metal, but nay, it had me yawning. Maybe the GTI will get my pulse racing....and my blood pressure as I watch the depreciation on my MY08.

What does everyone else think?

I reckon the Mk6 looks pretty good. Like most new models it will date the Mk5 very quickly. There are some aspect of the Mk6 that seem a bit odd now, but give it a few months and they'll be familiar.

Hey, hardly anyone complains about the excessive front overhang on the Mk5.

**CatonaPC©** · 21-01-2009, 08:23 AM

Yeah, Phil's pics look better. The wheels make a difference. The styling is okay but it seems to have been softened a bit. I still thinik the tail lights are too big.