Is Volkswagen current Golf already in 2017 to replace?
Posted on 26-08-2014 at 11:19 by sir_smokalot – 19 Comments”
The VW Golf 7 was introduced in 2012, so you would expect that his successor not before 2020 comes. The German press, however, thinks to make sure that the Golf 8 already for 2017 are afoot.
The current volkswagen Golf stands out much more from his predecessor (Wave 6) than that of its predecessor (Wave 5) did. The 7 is a completely new platform (MQB), up to 100 kg lighter, and when the development is taken into account an all-electric variant, in place of an existing model electrified. The sell walk fine, and will undoubtedly continue to do so, so you could say that there is no reason to deviate from a traditional life-span of approx. 8 years with a facelift in the middle.
Maarrrr…de Golf is not a car with a normal life cycle. The Golf I was indeed 9 years, but this was in the 70s, when you came to another road with a long cycle. However, when we look to the last 3 generations of Golf, then held the IV the 5 years (’98-’03), the V-5 years (’03-’08), and the VI, even only 3 years (’09-’12)
What can we expect
According to Auto, Motor & Sport get the Wave 8 radically new lampunits before and behind, and he will be optically much stronger distinguished from the Golf 7 as these of its predecessor, with a wider, flatter shape and “distinctive” lampunits. We say: first see, then believe.
We got exactly the same story taking place on the Golf 7 when it was developed (yada yada). Then came the stories that the management of the drawings of the table had been wiped, because they are too radical would would be, and now we have the Golf 7, which, although great looking, but not revolutionary compared to its predecessor is to be called.
Of course there will be technology of the Passat trickle down, and we get more fuel efficient (three-cylinder) engines and less weight, but these are shots for open goal. In addition, 2017 is still far away.. Yet the concern full tray to go with the current version, which apart from petrol and diesel now pure electric (e-Golf), as a plug-in hybrid (GTE), and CNG (TGI) is available.
We are actually only curious or VW that R400 is still going to build! do it!), and maybe a real hot dieselvariant. What is the Wave 8 has in store for us, and whether it is actually in 2017? We will see.