Reply With QuoteThe mk7 isn't out here............Originally Posted by minircc
It won't appear in the Aus market until around 2014 which will give the Mk6 a 5 year life, on top of the mk5's life (5 years) this means there is a 10 year cycle between major updates.
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they bring out changes all the time to remain competitive in the market.. no point keeping the same shape.. and that way people with mk6's will want to upgrade to mk7's hence they make more money out of ya
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The mk7 isn't out here............
It won't appear in the Aus market until around 2014 which will give the Mk6 a 5 year life, on top of the mk5's life (5 years) this means there is a 10 year cycle between major updates.
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So true team v, was speaking with manager at Vw gold coast 2mths ago and he also stated that Vw changes there shape every 6 yrs, so all ppl should just chill until 2014/15 before we see the mk7 @ the motor show
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Mk6 was built over the Mk5 framework, some called it a Mk5.5. Mk7 will be on that new MQB platform and should be lighter, and have more tech.
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Where did you get 2014 from? Do you think they will wait a whole 12 months from its (any Golf Mk7 variant) release in Europe before shipping it here?
Look at mid 2013 for the Mk7 (non-GTi/R etc) for its landing in Australia.
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It won't be released in Europe until the 2013 motorshow's which puts it's arrival in the Aus market at early 2014 as per all the previous VW models.......
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It is being shown at the Paris show in September 2012,European sales begin on 1 December 2012,and will be in Oz by mid 2013.
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It is usual practice that the "press release" will be 9 months after the Euro release with a bunch of dealer models only, if you want a custom order it will be 2014.
Last edited by team_v; 07-05-2012 at 07:25 PM.
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I concur, the same went for the Range Rover Evoque. Saw a few around in February/March and in dealers. But when we enquired about getting a built to our spec one it was going to be around 14-16months before it got here. 2-3 of those months were because of high-demand but otherwise it was as you said.
Also when it gets shown at a motorshow, it can still be several months or even a year for it to become available to the public.
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Audi S3 is due to hit the show stand around Sept/Oct 2012. Audi S3 is stated to have about 280 bhp, which means that the MK7 Golf R will also have 280 bhp. MK7 Golf GTI is slated for 217 bhp and 340 Nm with Haldex sideways mechanical LSD in addition to EDL/XDS. See link to carmag.co.uk:
Audi S3 (2013) caught track-testing | Secret New Cars | Car Magazine Online
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