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Volkswagen Golf VII in video

We’ve got a couple of new videos showcasing the Volkswagen Golf VII. Keep an eye on this post as we’ll be sure to add new videos as they come to hand. [Thanks to Ben for the tip] UPDATE: Video showing 8″ multimedia touchscreen has been added.

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Volkswagen Golf VII revealed

Here’s your first official look at the new seventh generation Volkswagen Golf. It’s roomier and more technologically advanced than the 29 million Golfs to have gone before it. It’s also up to 100kg lighter than the previous model, enough to help it become 23% more efficient. It’s no surprise to see Volkswagen has taken an […]

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Volkswagen Golf VII images leaked?

Are these the first images of the all-new Volkswagen Golf? We’ll know for sure in a day or two as the official reveal is due to take place in Berlin today. We expect we’ll have the official word from Volkswagen late tonight Australian time. We’re not entirely sure if these blurry pics are completely accurate, […]

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More Golf VII details leaked in two videos

Last week Autocar brought us some official numbers for the next-generation Volkswagen Golf. Turns out they were probably presented in the (edited) video we see here. As you can see the dimensions of the Mk7 compared to the Mk6 Golf are quite similar and so too is the car’s side profile. Volkswagen has kept the […]

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Golf VII sized up ahead of world premiere

New and supposedly official details of the new Volkswagen Golf VII have emerged ahead of its world premiere in Berlin on 4 September. The Mk7 Golf will be the first VW to use the company’s new MQB platform and along with improvements in ride and handling quality it will also give us the largest ever […]

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Golf VII to debut on 4 September?

The next-generation Volkswagen Golf is due to be launched on Tuesday 4 September in Berlin, German newspaper Wolfsburger Allgemeine Zeitung reports. According to the paper, Museum Neue Nationalgalerie has been booked for the event and it means the Golf VII will debut ahead of the Paris Motor Show, where it was previously expected to debut. […]

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Another stab at a Golf VII rendering

We know the next-generation Golf will debut at the Paris Motor Show, starting in September this year. We know it will be built on the MQB platform. But we don’t really know what it will look like. Well, except that it will be a familiar progression in line with the last 38 years of Golf […]

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Golf VII GTI expected to be 100kg lighter

TopGear is telling us they have the scoop on the Golf VII GTI, which they reckon is due to be revealed later this year. If true, the most likely date would be the Paris Motor Show. That’s when the garden variety Golf is scheduled to debut and it would be unusual to show the GTI […]

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Golf VII continues march to September debut

This latest spy shot of the Mk7 Golf show Volkswagen is in full swing as it prepares to launch at the Paris Motor Show in September this year. On that basis pencil in a 2013 launch for the Australian market. Speaking to Car, Volkswagen Group boss Martin Winterkorn said, “The modular transverse matrix [MQB platform] […]

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Golf VII preparing for rendezvous in Paris

The latest tip on the new Golf VII says it will premiere at the Paris Motor Show in September. This spy shot of a three-door GTI prototype, captured last year, shows the Golf will continue its well proven evolutionary path. It will be a bit longer and a bit wider, as is the norm with […]

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Volkswagen Golf VII continues evolution

Volkswagen’s latest Golf, the seventh generation, has been seen out and about once again. It’s fairly predictable Golf styling, although the Mk7 is expected to sport a sleeker look. Earlier shots show the Golf’s iconic C-pillar design will continue its evolution. Speculation over the release date for the new Golf is a bit hit and […]

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Golf VII test mule spied in Europe

You’re looking at a prototype of the next-generation Golf VII. It has to be the most heavily camouflaged car we’ve ever seen. That crazy magic eye puzzle pattern really messes with your senses! In profile view, though, we get a preview of the more heavily raked front windscreen and see that the famous Golf C-pillar […]