Mkvi Tsi

[sixfootchoc]

Hey all,

I'm in WA. Was driving through kewdale and passed a holding lot for imported cars, it was a 40+ degree day, ash falling out of the sky from the fires, looked like VW had just taken stock of MKVI cars. I snapped a couple of pics of the golf TSI. Didn't look like a GT variant due to the lack of body kit or inspiring wheels/interior trim. Are VW offering the 1.4TSi in a lower spec car now? Anyway, it looked like ass (IMHO), very boring corporate styling. I was never sure about the Touraeg style tail lights from the promotional pics I had seen. Thought it would look better in the metal, but nay, it had me yawning. Maybe the GTI will get my pulse racing....and my blood pressure as I watch the depreciation on my MY08.

What does everyone else think?

[gtimk5]

Hey, nice find and good spotting.
Hardly the sort of style to stand out, it looks very bland...
The taillights are way too big as well.
Andrew

[LiFers]

Are VW offering the 1.4TSi in a lower spec car now? Anyway, it looked like ass (IMHO), very boring corporate styling.

Yeah, MkVI goes on sale March. The 1.6 will be replaced with a 1.4 TSI with Turbo only. There will also be a 1.4 TSI twincharged replacing the 2.0 natrually aspirated. And (hopefully by the end of the year) a 2.0 TSI powering the GTI (GTI-R to follow later). There'll be a slew of brand new common rail diesel.

They've renamed all TFSI and TSI to TSI.

I've already complained about the styling, typically VW conservative. The Iroc looked great, and then that new design guy took over and is in the process of replacing the corporate image with a very horizontal style.

You'll notice that almost every car manufacturer who is renown for sexy faces uses a vertical design language - Alfa, Aston Martin... Audi (I like the Audi exterior design).

[idaho]

Yeah, MkVI goes on sale March. The 1.6 will be replaced with a 1.4 TSI with Turbo only. There will also be a 1.4 TSI twincharged replacing the 2.0 natrually aspirated.

I got the impression that the the 1.6 was staying as the base model, the turbo only 1.4 TSI was replacing the NA 2.0, and the 1.4 twin charged was remaining (as in current GT Sport).

[tinto]

looks like a poorly executed scale model of a touareg.
I'm really hoping it will grow on me - I think the performance models will look a bit sharper.

[phaeton]

Great spotting

[vw poster]

Well spotted!

[Guest212]

Well spotted.

But she sure does look like a bit of a minger from those angles.

[Greg Roles]

Geezus looks like a Corolla or something....

[CatonaPC©]

Geezus looks like a Corolla or something....

My first thought was it looked liked the back of a mid-90s Camry. Pretty staid if you ask me. The wheel covers look very cheap.

Oh well . . there goes any idea of buying another Golf in 2010 . . .

[faisan]

Doesnt look too special but at least the bumpers are painted now.

Also, the current MKV base model Golf is hardley awe inspiring either so it may not be too fair to bag this base model MKVI. The GTI will definitely look nicer.

[Golf Houso]

Regardless of the way it looks, a little bland IMO it may just be the single most significant golf since the original MKI. With TwinDrive and it's other alternative fuel technologies its going to be an incredibly important model and will likely play a key role in the future direction of VW.

[Greg Roles]

And if the rumoured sequential turbo diesel comes out, well, it may grow on me all of a sudden!

[anarchycamp]

Looks very VW...which is why we are all here right?

I'll be buying a MkVI when it comes to it....

[philthy]

Couple of more flattering pics of a base model with some wheels and metallic paint.

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4128345

I think they look very nice.