Mk 6?

[mhh]

How far away is the Mk 6 Golf in GTI form? Anyone know?

[rennenhaus]

i believe i've heard 2009/10

but i could be wrong

[anarchycamp]

The GTI model might be 6 months after the initial release of the Mk6, but from what ive heard about why they are bringing in a Mk6 (to cut costs), I would just get your hands on a Mk5 before they stop making them.

[phaeton]

How far away is the Mk 6 Golf in GTI form? Anyone know?

2010 is my bet once RHD demand has died down in Japan and UK.

[LiFers]

http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2007/10/insider-vw-future-model-arrival-dates.html

We’ve obtained an internal Volkswagen document addressed to VW dealers in Europe that informs them on the market launch of three important new models: the Scirocco Coupe, the Golf VI and the next generation Polo. The first model to arrive in European dealerships will be the Golf based Scirocco. The production version of the IROC Concept that made its premier at the 2006 Paris Show, will be available across Europe during the fourth quarter of 2008. If VW decides to import the Scirroco in the U.S., it shouldn’t be expected earlier than mid-2009.

According to the internal document, the sixth generation of VW’s compact class Golf will go on sale in Europe during the first quarter of 2009. Originally, VW planned to launch the Golf VI at next year’s Geneva Show in March but VW’s new boss, Martin Winterkorn, postponed the presentation for the Paris Show in September of 2008 as he was not pleased with the vehicle’s appearance. The US spec Golf should make its appearance in early 2010.

Finally, the next-generation Polo supermini based on the same platform as the recently introduced Skoda Fabia, will begin its European career during the second half of 2009. An the U.S.? Well, unless gas prices hike over $4 a gallon, we doubt it that the Polo will make it on the other side of the Atlantic.