STOP THE PRESS Golf VI pictures due.....

[Golf Houso]

Looks ok, pity the wheels on the second car are horrible eerrrrgghhhh gross!

[dubbed]

A very conservative update, but a good one nonetheless. I am not rating the rear lights though... Maybe they will grow on me.

[Mischa]

ill reserve judgement until i see one in real life dumped on some nice rims

[VW GTI]

I hate the MKV compare to the 4. This update has done a bit to get back to a nicer look. Especially the taillights.

Would like to see it in a non-homosexual colour.

[rayray086]

Wow, I like it! To me the headlight + grille combo looks like they took the best from the Mk4 and Mk5 design. The side mirrors look too triangular compared to the rest of the body. Side swage lines (reminiscent of the Mk3) is back, which I like (no bias there ), but lack of side mouldings is different compared to the other models. I actually don't mind both sets of wheels - the second one is certainly different but seems to work with the 2-door body... maybe it's the lowered stance. Speaking of doors, the 4-door looks atrocious Looks like a minivan! Rear-quarter shot of it looks like a Touareg as Ben had mentioned already, but the taillights do have a hint of Scirocco in it, which I like. Interior looks very conservative though.

I reckon the Scirocco should've been the Mk6 Golf.

[phaeton]

Large images courtesy of VW I can't blow embargo even though its technically 2 hrs from Wednesday in Germany

http://s216.photobucket.com/albums/cc78/vwphaetonfan/

[WEDEL.1]

Is this reallya Mk VI or should it be called a Mk V and a half?

Maris

[VW Convert]

Is this reallya Mk VI or should it be called a Mk V and a half?

Maris

I hear what you are saying Maris, it's hardly a radical revamp is it? An evolution of the existing model unless there are radical changes under the skin.

Cheers

George

[VW Caddy]

In todays Heraldsun Cars Guide...............
http://carsguide.news.com.au/site/mo...tos_vw_golf_6/

Smoother styling but no Porsche input.
The foundations for the next generation of Volkswagens has just been laid in Europe.

The car called Golf 6 is public today in pictures which show a compact hatch which is just as you would expect - as well as the building block for a new range of updated models which already share their mechanical package with the current Golf.

There is no sign of a Porsche input in the car, even though the sports car maker now owns its big brother, but the new look of the Golf will be reflected in everything from the next Jetta and Golf to cars with Skoda and Seat badges.

Volkswagen is making big claims for Golf 6, saying it is the “safest, most technically advanced and most dynamic iteration yet”.

It is also promising new benchmarks in quality, style, safety and emissions for a car which has been its best seller since the 1970s.

“This sixth generation of Golf cars will completely redefine the quality and comfort level of its class over broad categories, offering more customer value than ever before,” says Martin Winterkorn, chairman of the Volkswagen.

The sixth-generation Golf is expected in Australia towards the end of next year following a full-scale preview at the Paris Motor Show in October and European sales before the end of 2008.

Early details point to smoother, evolutionary styling for both the three and five-door Golf hatches. The cabin is more refined and the quality of materials is improved.

“It is more accentuated than its predecessor with precisely defined lines and edges and with finely proportioned flared surfaces and recesses,” says VW design chief, Walter de Silva.

Safety is handled by seven airbags, Golf Six will come with new or updated petrol and diesel engines, and the list of standard and optional equipment includes everything from Adaptive Chassis Control to an Automatic Distance Control which promises automatic braking if it detects an obstacle in front of the car.

[Lima]

The full release from Volkswagen Australia can be read on AUSmotive.