New VW Golf spy pictures

The roofline looks alittle lower than the MK V golf I drove. Im looking forward to testing the Cylinder Deactivation. I believe this was also used in the Crysler 300C a few years back. Might be completly wrong. Wonder if its possible to bring such technology to Diesels aswell? Or needing the quick fire of a petrol unit? hmm, very interesting none the less, looking forward to later in the year!

By Kevtoon2905 on 17 February, 2012, 3:56pm

Look like another winner from VW, they seem to be on a roll at the moment Golf and Polo were the top 2 best selling cars in Europe last year.

VW seem to make something for everyone no one need feel left out AWD, hybrid or electric, they look well their way to becoming the worlds No1 car producer.

Love those VW past - now - future happy cheerful Beach Boy adverts they are the best on the box at the moment they lift the spirit in these austere dark days.

By Richie767 on 17 February, 2012, 4:19pm

Another boring VW Group car

Let's all get a life and buy something with a bit of style. VW Group are getting better, if the new Porsche is anything to go by, but God help us if any new Audi or VW is anything but samey or boring to look at.

By Mike_the_Trike on 17 February, 2012, 6:29pm

New Golf? Yawn. A car for people with no imagination.

Will it really look any different to any other previous Golf?
'Richie767' mentions the 'Golf and Polo were the top 2 best selling cars in Europe last year' but as far as I'm concerned who cares? I dont want to buy a car that everyone else drives and that will blend into the background which is why I would never buy a VW. The Golf is at the end of the day just another boring and frankly overated Eurobox. I can think of many other ways I would spend my money. VW you can leave the disguise on the new Golf pictured above, because the suspense isn't killing me......

By cousins11 on 17 February, 2012, 9:07pm

yawn boring yawn.

i posted a few days ago hoping VW might just adorn the latest Golf with an enticingly stylish handsome body to break the boring monotonous mould, this thing looks even worse than the present offering, my god ,VW, Audi etc., stop this boring clinical perfectionism & get a life. More thought & design flair goes into the production of cardboard boxes.

By brendan on 18 February, 2012, 1:19pm

another new shoe box?

No prizes if you can guess what the designer used for inspiration,,,

By liverpool on 19 February, 2012, 4:13pm

Quick judgements

Wow, so much criticism for it before you can even really see how it looks. Of course it will probably be quite conservative in styling, but what do you expect from VW for their biggest seller and one which is aimed at such a broad demographic? The Golf has always been evolutionary. I doubt they'd want to take too many risks with it.

By iderek on 21 February, 2012, 3:02am

Boring, boring, boring

Let's have some excitement from VW Group. Boring cars that sell well just show how boring we all can be.

By Mike_the_Trike on 21 February, 2012, 7:47am

Statistics

The average production period for the Golf is over 7 years. (Golf I to V) I don't believe the Golf VI will be replaced only 4 years after it's introduction. Boring or not, a car you can trust and it sells well. And that is what it counts.

By hakangurun on 21 February, 2012, 8:30am

Let's Hear it for Boring!!!

Having owned two Golfs, a Jetta and a Beetle in the past I found them like the present one to be good to drive,reliable,relaxing and economical. If that is boring then bring it on.
We are not all Clarkson Clones. Some of us actually want a car we can use in the real world, not some teenagers wet dream of an car

By Carmad3 on 21 February, 2012, 8:33am

Pointless Pictures

How on earth can any sensible person give an opinion of a car based on these totally pointless pictures which give absolutely no impression of the actual car.

By AlanShaw on 21 February, 2012, 10:34am

@Carmad 3

Heaven forfend that we should be Clarkson clones! Yet the great vehicles of the past (e.g. Lambda, Traction Avant, Topolino and Issigonis Mini) had one thing in common, namely fun. This is not the same as the Clarksonian phwoarr factor evoked by various tweaked versions of the boring basics.

There is not much fun around now. Renault and Alfa seem to be a bit off the boil. Although it does not advance engineering science particularly, the DS3 is well sorted, fun to use and practical with it. This seems to be about the best we can expect.

By aeolus on 21 February, 2012, 11:29am

Get yourselves 2l engine..

.. and four wheel drive and it's not boring?!

By hubabuba on 21 February, 2012, 1:26pm

And if you look closely...

...it looks just like a Golf

By nhunt2 on 21 February, 2012, 7:12pm

It IS boring .....

I have always been a VW man, having owned many over the years, but after a Mk V Golf a couple of years ago, I drove the Mk VI GTD and decided to move over to BMW (123d M Sport), as the Mk VI was exactly what I'd hoped it wouldn't be; an absolute clone of its predecessor. It does have to be said that this looks yet another variation on a well worn theme and it really is about time VW got a little more inventive, even if the Golf is a well tried and tested (and loved) car. Despite my love of VW I possibly will never return, as I've come to realise that they are lovely cars, but actually not as great as everyone perceives them to be. No car is perfect, but my 1 series has proven a dream to drive, although flawed as all cars are.

By privatepaul5 on 21 February, 2012, 9:36pm

it's got 4 wheels..

can't think of anything else to say about it ..yes it looks like a yawnnnnnnnn GOLF

By CAPTAIN_CAVEMAN on 12 March, 2012, 8:31pm

£16 grand plus for a basic model if you even consider buying this you...

..need a check up, from the neck up!

For £16k you can (from June) buy the new Kia Cee'd with everything on it, attractively styled and a 7 yr warranty!! What idiots keep on buying over priced VW's that aren't even reliable anymore?

By exhibition on 26 April, 2012, 10:40am

To Richie 767 and Carmad3

I give VW 5 to 10 yrs at the most before they are bought out by an Eastern car maker, either Korean or Chinese. They are out of ideas and out of touch! When you lose your main selling point: reliability, you can't justify the high price.

VW's and bland, samey and not particularily reliable. The M4 corridor is strewn with broken down Passat's Golf's and Polo's and VW have so little faith in their own product they put a little 3 yr warranty on their cars. whereas MG, Kia, Hyundai and Toyota put a 5 to 7 year warranty on theirs. And they are all better in reliabilty and equipement levels. And aside Toyota they are all cheaper than VW too. So they questions is why would you?

By exhibition on 26 April, 2012, 10:53am

another golf...zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.....wake me up when VW employ a styling department rather than a room of photocopiers...

By steedie on 30 April, 2012, 10:32am

@ hakangurun:
The Golf V was very expensive to build, especially the doors, so the VI was rushed to make it cheaper, but with quite a lot of carry-over from the previous generation. Because of that carry-over, an all-new replacement on the new MQB platform is necessary to keep it competitive with the Astra, Focus, Megane, Ce'ed.

@exhibition:
It is almost impossible for another company to take over VW because the German state of Lower Saxony has a stake with veto rights attached to it (the notorious VW Law). Even if the law is scrapped, from an economic point of view, it would be a jolly expensive purchase. VW is on track to reach their 2018 target of becoming the world's largest manufacturer two years early, and they are sitting on a mountain of cash, at least Euro 20 billion. Their market cap could exceed 100 billion by then, from 59 today.

By wheelnut on 12 May, 2012, 3:27pm