6th Generation Volkswagen Golf Details and Photos
After a low resolution leak yesterday, Volkswagen has decided to just release the initial info for the Mark 6 Golf, with full details to be revealed at the Paris Motor Show. The new Golf carries over the design language that made its debut with the Scirocco. The front grille is now slimmer and wider extending all the way to a headlamps, which is kind of like a modernised Mk4 Golf. This gives the Golf the effect of a more low-slung look. This means the upcoming Mark 6 GTI will likely look so much more sportier as well.
In the engine bay, the turbodiesel line-up is now fully common rail direct injection instead of the Pump Duse system and is available with various output levels: 90 PS, 110 PS, 140 PS and 170 PS, while the TSI petrol engines put out 80 PS, 102 PS, 122 PS and 160 PS.
The dashboard uses a dual-cowled design with white backlit dials. The interior shows use of aluminium and chrome highlights, kind of like an Audi’s dash but without all the red backlighting. The new Golf also promises to be quieter. It has a special damping film in the windshield and a newly developed seal for the doors and side window guides to reduce noise. The wing mirrors are also aerodynamically shaped to reduce wind noise. Other NVH tricks include new engine bearings, quieter tyres fitted as standard and sound proofing for the engine bay.
The Golf now features an optional Volkswagen Adaptive Chassis Control (similiar to Audi drive select) which is standard on the Scirocco and an option on the Passat CC. With ACC, the driver will be able to select between normal, comfort and sports modes which will vary the suspension, steering and accelerator behaviour accordingly. The car’s cruise control system has also been enhanced, now using a series of sensors to reduce the vehicle’s speed automatically if there is an obstruction in its path. The system can bring the car to a complete halt if necessary.
Safety enhancements include a more advanced ESP system, seatbelt sensors for the rear passengers and a new head restraint system designed to reduce whiplash injuries.
Look after the jump for more hi-res photos.
PHOTO GALLERY: Volkswagen Golf Mark 6
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August 6, 2008 @ 3:22 pm
nice… prefer the turbodiesel…
August 6, 2008 @ 3:31 pm
I think the outgoing Golf is better looking…..
August 6, 2008 @ 4:09 pm
altimi, I second that.
August 6, 2008 @ 4:21 pm
looks to me like they’re Scirocco wing mirrors and the rest of the car had to be designed around it… not good. But its a Golf. It will sell no matter what…
August 6, 2008 @ 4:23 pm
yea, but a new car is always improved in many ways, more fuel efficient, more uber golf gti, r32 etc etc
August 6, 2008 @ 5:37 pm
the honeycomb front grill might be reserved for gti version only.
but.. hey!.. that’s beige interior color! remind me of earlier version of Gen-2!.
Now!!!.. how many person gonna say it S.U.C.K.S?
August 6, 2008 @ 6:10 pm
Dimensionwise, same or bigger?
August 6, 2008 @ 7:08 pm
i think d current one better than this..btw..jz wait n c in flesh
August 6, 2008 @ 10:18 pm
meh, looks boring, i also agree that the current one looks better. But they seemed to have made some impressive advancement technology wise.
August 7, 2008 @ 12:10 am
woo, wonder how the GTI will look with its fiercer genes.
i think current one already looks pretty good.
August 7, 2008 @ 12:36 am
looks japan-ish to me
August 7, 2008 @ 7:12 am
Has a very vauxhall astra, holden look to it.
August 7, 2008 @ 11:02 am
I like the current Golf better.
August 7, 2008 @ 2:22 pm
Nice update of the current car, but like most golfs, you have to see it in the flash to appreciate the design. To me the beige interior is nice, much better option than your average boring ol’ black-on-black interiors, and it’s blasphemous to compare it with a proton. The dark brown would be perfect. I’ll be waiting patiently for the GTi version.
September 3, 2009 @ 11:30 am
Definitely current model looks better. But we’ll see until they are on the road.