Golf MK7 / MKVII Speculation / Pre-Release Information Thread

[hentaiboy]

Actually... it's the size of the fourth gen Golf

Guess we can expect to see the new Lupo here in Oz next year then

[MkVIGTI]

Actually... it's the size of the fourth gen Golf

Oops

Anyways, I wonder how many of those new techs will make it to the Oz spec. What I would like to see most is true keyless entry/start! Hope they bring this over to Oz...

[WhiteJames]

Here's an autoexpress.co.uk article on the forthcoming Audi A3 on new MQB platorm:

Audi A3 spy shots | News | Auto Express

With the use of high strength steels & alloys in the Mark 7/Audi MQB platform making for a weight saving of up to 80kg over the Mark 6 Golf is encouraging in terms of handling, performance and fuel economy.

Cheers.
WJ

[Corey_R]

Here's a worldcarfans.com article with the first spyshots of the full-body prototype for the Golf MK7.

[WhiteJames]

Looks like Audi are currrently developing the new S3 along side the A3 with a view to a 2013 release:

Audi S3 (2013) first spy photos and new A3 info | Secret New Cars | Car Magazine Online

Cheers.
WJ

[phaeton]

Here's a worldcarfans.com article with the first spyshots of the full-body prototype for the Golf MK7.

Still at least a year or two away from release depending on whether they launch it at 2012 Paris show or 2013 Frankfurt.

[WhiteJames]

Here another autoexpress.co.uk artcile suggesting that the new Mark 7 Golf will be shown in March 2012 at Geneva Show with deliveries starting in Europe as early as Oct 2012. The Audi S3 is also tested along side the Mark 7 Golf, which may suggest that it's (and the GTI/R) may not be as delayed as previous models.

New Golf GTI spied | News | Auto Express

Cheers.
WJ

[sharkablue]

wow. New GTI already?

I'll be very interested if it will be worth upgrading to it. I wonder if it will be like it was with the MK6?

MK5 owners told to wait for MK7 as the MK6 wasn't THAT much different.
Will MK6 owners be told to wait for the MK8?

Im guessing if its launched in October 2012 overseas, we won't see in RHD and in Australia until 2013 at the earliest.

Which also means by the time the GTI and R are launched overseas we won't see the GTI or R in Australia until around 2014 at some stage?

[Corey_R]

I wonder if it will be like it was with the MK6?

That's already been mentioned many times in this thread. The MK6 Golf was a MK5.5... same platform, many shared parts etc etc. The MK7 Golf is a completely new platform, never before used by a VAG product. It's wider, longer, yet lighter. Will probably share some engines, but yeah... a completely new Golf.

[Ideo]

If the R is released in early-mid 2014 that works perfectly for me. Fingers crossed.