New Golf Mk7

Tomcat825 · 14 Jan 2013 at 08:27

Bland...

Relentless81 · 14 Jan 2013 at 08:37

Looks the same as the last one, a painted box

I would never buy a Beetle and dont like the old one but think the new one looks quite good

Eliot · 14 Jan 2013 at 08:39

Its ****, looks like a massive panzer tank.
A trait it shares with all of them since the mk2

iaind · 14 Jan 2013 at 08:40

Eliot said:
looks like a massive panzer tank.

Wut

Raymond Lin · 14 Jan 2013 at 08:42

Snooze

Tinders · 14 Jan 2013 at 08:44

VW are good at marketing, a bit like apple, basically bring out a facelift and make out that its a whole new model.

****'s

Jonnycoupe · 14 Jan 2013 at 08:50

Tinders said:
VW are good at marketing, a bit like apple, basically bring out a facelift and make out that its a whole new model.

****'s

Worth pointing out the Golf is on the new MQB platform, so its a bit more than a facelift.

Eliot · 14 Jan 2013 at 09:29

iaind said:
Wut

It does, Its massive.
Tbh to me its starting to look like a MPV in the category that the old B Class Merc used to fill.

All though i'm pretty sure its that un flattering angle of the photo that causes that.

t.oldaker · 14 Jan 2013 at 09:38

stoofa · 14 Jan 2013 at 09:40

Not in the least but interested myself. I'll be looking at and watching the Octavia Mk3 - which I feel is better looking, will offer the same levels of specification (more or less) is a brand that always appears above VW in the reliability charts and will be cheaper spec-for-spec.

iaind · 14 Jan 2013 at 09:46

Eliot said:
It does, Its massive.
Tbh to me its starting to look like a MPV in the category that the old B Class Merc used to fill.

All though i'm pretty sure its that un flattering angle of the photo that causes that.

Lol

Anyway, it's 4.3m long by 1.8m wide - how is that a massive car?

Crizzy · 14 Jan 2013 at 09:48

stoofa said:
Not in the least but interested myself. I'll be looking at and watching the Octavia Mk3 - which I feel is better looking, will offer the same levels of specification (more or less) is a brand that always appears above VW in the reliability charts and will be cheaper spec-for-spec.

Not to mention totally classless and unassuming, which is a very good thing imo.

MagicBoy · 14 Jan 2013 at 10:05

GT3 said:
Mk5/6/7 have come along quick!

The Mk6 was essentially a big facelift of the Mk5 on the same platform. The Mk5 got criticised for a poorer quality interior than the Mk4, plus it was expensive to assemble. So it got a thorough re-engineering and a Mk6 badge.

I'll be interested to see how blingy the DRLs are. Most VWs at the moment just use halogen bulbs in the foglight aperture, even Kia use million watt LEDs on the Picanto thing.

Draeger · 14 Jan 2013 at 10:50

Since it seems to be a bit of a talking point, the DRL's are sort of 'U' shaped and as far as DRL's go (if thats what floats yer boat) they are a bit, well......meh. :cool:

Eliot · 14 Jan 2013 at 10:53

iaind said:
Lol

Anyway, it's 4.3m long by 1.8m wide - how is that a massive car?

That surprises me,
Maybe its the photo then.
But all im saying is when I look at the photo of the white one in the OP it looks MASSIVE to me.

iaind · 14 Jan 2013 at 10:55

I'm not really sure how you can judge the size of something without much (if anything) to judge relative scale

Saint · 14 Jan 2013 at 11:02

from what I've read, it doesn't sound like the MK7 was aiming for much difference on the exterior, but instead more focused on the interior / performance.

Was speaking to someone at the weekend who was looking to get the new Audi A4, but after seeing this said he'd rather go for the golf

!

I can't personally comment as I haven't loooked at it, but surely the A4 would be superior to the Golf?

MagicBoy · 14 Jan 2013 at 11:03

iaind said:
I'm not really sure how you can judge the size of something without much (if anything) to judge relative scale

Numbers say it's about 2 inches longer and a inch wider than the Mk5/6. Interesting bit is the weight - 100+Kg lighter.

iaind · 14 Jan 2013 at 11:11

MagicBoy said:
Numbers say it's about 2 inches longer and a inch wider than the Mk5/6. Interesting bit is the weight - 100+Kg lighter.

So a tiny bit bigger - as you tend to expect from newer models. Hardly a "panzer tank" though, its just a golf

4T5 · 14 Jan 2013 at 11:13

[TW]Fox;23553598 said:
I hope it has loads of LED's on the front. Thats totally what matters now.

I hate those ******* things. :mad:

New Golf looks good in certain colours but the New Beetle looks Awesome. :cool:

Just looked for some pics of the new beetle & it looks **** in pics.