Golf Mk7 Officially Revealed !! (Now with First Drive Reviews on page 8)

[Deadly_headmen]

German price remains the same for entry 16,500 euro

[DkN]

Exterior: Meh
Interior: Yum

That about sums it up.

One of the strengths of the Golf is that the styling doesn't drastically alter from model to model. I like it as it doesn't obsolete my Golf as quickly.

I'd say mk4 to mk5 was a pretty big change, and even mk5 to mk6 feels like a bigger change than 6 to 7. Unexpected since mk6 was considered a mk5.5 externally, and mk7 is supposed to be using the brand new MQB platform and all..

[brisgtimkv]

looks great in video. look at the rear 3/4 view in particular at the end of the vid. the rear of the car is perfect. those creases are so sharp, and the lines...

[ralp2dam]

looks great in video. look at the rear 3/4 view in particular at the end of the vid. the rear of the car is perfect. those creases are so sharp, and the lines...

Looks like a good detailed review shame I don't speak German or wasn't in English.

[MkVIGTI]

if they do the same with the GTI and it gets +-170kw that puts it in the same power/weight territory as a lotus exige s. The R will be pushing around 200kw/tonne.

Not really, the old Exige S has 163kw but weighs less than a tonne. The GTI even with 100kgs weight reduction will still come in at about 1.3tonnes and is rumored to get 169kw (130kw/tonne) so still quite a bit off. The Golf R with its AWD will be about 1.4 tonnes and with its rumored 209kw, will come down to about 150kw/tonne. Having said that it is still a healthy increase compared to the Mk VI (GTI - 112kw/tonne, R - 127kw/tonne)!

[ziggyboy]

I didn't know the Golf was that heavy. My Jetta MK6 is 1.34 tonnes.

[Lima]

Manual Mk7s are 1270kg, so you'd expect a Mk7 GTI to be at least that, possibly more with extra equipment maybe???

A DSG box weighs around 20kg more than a manual.

Mk6 GTIs weigh 1360kg (1380Kg DSG).

[MkVIGTI]

Don't forget the Mk VII is 'up to' 100kgs lighter, so it won't be 100kgs for every model. But I sure hope that the rumoured aluminium panels will make it to the GTI/R!

[Ryan_R]

I heard the GTI lost the most amount of weight. How much does XDL weigh (if anything), since this is being added to all Golf's but the GTI already had it, so that affects weight loss comparison.

[MkVIGTI]

I heard the GTI lost the most amount of weight. How much does XDL weigh (if anything), since this is being added to all Golf's but the GTI already had it, so that affects weight loss comparison.

Not sure how much the XDL weighs (if anything) but the new GTI will come with a mechanical diff. This will be heavier than the XDL for sure! But then again it also improves cornering grip.

[gt_eye]

Wake me up when the GTI and R are announced...

[Ryan_R]

... when September ends?



Sorry couldn't help myself

[AdamD]

Not sure how much the XDL weighs (if anything) but the new GTI will come with a mechanical diff.

Do you have a source for this? I've not seen any reference to a mechanical LSD being fitted to the MkVII GTI.

[jrgti]

Not sure about the GTI but pretty sure all the golfs have an electronic controlled mechanical lock diff.

Really tempted to get the 2.0 GTD mk7 for my next car given the fuel consumption ratings. A theoretical range of ~1300km is equivalent to only having to refuel once a month at least for the distances that I cover on average each week. Hope all the speculation in the press turns out to be more or less accurate.

[AdamD]

Not sure about the GTI but pretty sure all the golfs have an electronic controlled mechanical lock diff.

So, all cars (excluding electric cars with one motor per wheel and no common axle) have a mechanical differential. The Mk6 GTI and all MkVII Golfs will have XDL, eXtended Differential Lock, which despite the name actually has nothing to do with the differential, and is not a mechanical limited slip diff (although it's often compared to one), or a differential lock. It uses the ABS sensors (and possibly others) to detect wheel slip when exiting corners under power, and applies the brakes to the inner driving wheel to send more torque to the outer wheel, with more grip.

AFAIK, there's no plan to introduce a mechanical LSD (ala RenaultSport Megane RS, etc etc) to any of the MkVII Golfs.