Golf MK7 / MKVII Speculation / Pre-Release Information Thread

[WhiteJames]

Porsche has just gone from hydraulic steering to electric steering, but have had variable rack ratio for both 997 and 991 to my understanding.

Volkswagen Golf MK5 and MK6 both use electric steering and have since MK5 was released in 2004. Hydraulic steering is slowly becoming a thing of the past. Variable rack ratio have been around for a while and the Golf steering, although very good, can be improved on for feel and accuracy imo.

The Golf MK7 with 1.8 litre turbo motor and 125kW and 320Nm of torque should be very good for everyday street use with great economy. Cars these days are becoming too fast for public road use in AUS ... nowhere to explore their full potential other than targa or track. These days the Golf GTI is faster than a Brock VK Group A Commodore. Much prefer a more engaging driver experience.

Cheers.
WJ

[SilvrFoxX]

The Golf MK7 with 1.8 litre turbo motor and 125kW and 320Nm of torque should be very good for everyday street use with great economy. Cars these days are becoming too fast for public road use in AUS ... nowhere to explore their full potential other than targa or track. These days the Golf GTI is faster than a Brock VK Group A Commodore. Much prefer a more engaging driver experience.

Cheers.
WJ

Yes I am with you on this one, the R accelerates so rapidly and you barely realise it. Then when you do want to give it the beans there is no runway or safe place to do so.

[Finance_Analyst]

I take it you missed the muppet reference.

nope. knew about that for a while. quite a barrel of laughs really this mock article in the SMH - No muppets, but a piggy or two

[idaho]

VAQ electronic/mechanical diff as option on the MK7 Golf/Audi range:

PistonHeads Headlines - Next Golf to get active diff

Cheers.
WJ

Current model v6 Mitsubishi Outlanders have that across the front diff as standard. So I guess that is why the reference in the article is to 'first production front wheel drive'. But I would imagine it might be a fine line between not enough and too much and having the stability control intervene.

[Klink1313]

.........The Golf MK7 with 1.8 litre turbo motor and 125kW and 320Nm of torque should be very good for everyday street use with great economy. Cars these days are becoming too fast for public road use in AUS ... nowhere to explore their full potential other than targa or track. These days the Golf GTI is faster than a Brock VK Group A Commodore. Much prefer a more engaging driver experience......

Cheers.
WJ

Yes I am with you on this one, the R accelerates so rapidly and you barely realise it. Then when you do want to give it the beans there is no runway or safe place to do so.

I love the fact that I can accelerate to the posted speed limit as fast as I can. Time is money and since I have had the R I have saved heaps. Will be able to retire soon When I die I will be happy with the speed of the hearse until then.......give me more power

[AdamD]

When I die I will be happy with the speed of the hearse until then.......give me more power

Sig-worthy FTW.

[Buller_Scott]

Much prefer a more engaging driver experience.

amen to that. what's the point of one jillion kw's if you're so far removed/ insulated from the experience, that you dont even realise you've passed the speed limit, you're not part of the act of cornering other than turning the wheel and watching the vehicle apparently change direction through the windscreen?

i saw the rendering in wheels magazine last night... i had no idea that VW hired the design team for the holden viva, to help them design the front end of the mk7........

infact, take the rendering, remove the vw badges, replace them with daewoo ones, and all of a sudden im sure that people would be opining that the car looks weird.

[mfl]

Originally Posted by WhiteJames

.........The Golf MK7 with 1.8 litre turbo motor and 125kW and 320Nm of torque should be very good for everyday street use with great economy. Cars these days are becoming too fast for public road use in AUS ... nowhere to explore their full potential other than targa or track. These days the Golf GTI is faster than a Brock VK Group A Commodore. Much prefer a more engaging driver experience......

Cheers.
WJ

Yes I am with you on this one, the R accelerates so rapidly and you barely realise it. Then when you do want to give it the beans there is no runway or safe place to do so.

No such thing as a car that is too fast for a public road, comments like that border on the pc, . After all, exactly how fast a car is driven, is determined by the operator, I don't tend to use WOT too often in peak hour traffic.

I certainly hope the new GTI at the very least gets the 350nm engine as I feel the GTI as it is is under-done. While that kind of power is available with a stage 1 upgrade, that raises warranty issues.

As the ex-owner of a modified VK Gp A, while a GTI maybe marginally faster than a stock GP A, what is substantially different is the driving experience. A rwd relatively light V8, that sounded good and with decently handling was a lot more enjoyable to drive than my GTI, although nowhere near as forgiving.

[Ben J]

Theres an article in the april wheels magazine I think with all the details of the mk7 gti, sounds like itll be the goods, 200kw and a few hundred kg lighter then the mk6, making it the weight of the older smaller the mk3/4 (only skim read it so cant remember)

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[Ben J]

Looks a bit boring though, I think the mk6 looked much more aggressive

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