MK VI GTI Pictures Leaked

[BadKenny]

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I will bet you $20 it is heavier than the Mk5

And regardless if whether the GTI is about absolute power, this car is probably among the very slowest so-called "hot hatches" now. In Europe it was so non-competitive that they started selling Mk5 GTIs with 240hp so this car is actually slower than its predecessor.

A GTI is now even slower than a stock Civic :/

I will give you that it has a nice interior though.

Ya, even in the Fifth Gear hot hatch comparo (which the GTI won, you can youtube both parts), they used the ed30 version...but it still won and not because of power (much more powerful cars got the axe long before the end)

[nordex]

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VW is going to make the most of its new GTI, with three models joining what has already been a well received hot hatch. A 'GTD' variant using a 2.0-liter common rail diesel will go into production in April 2009, with 170 horses and nearly 260 lb.-ft. moving through either a six-speed manual or VW's DSG gearbox. The GTD will be sold at an €800 premium over its gasoline brother, and will get to 62 mph about a second slower in return for longer hauls between refills.

After that, toward the end of 2009, comes the GTI 'Plus' that will push the car dangerously close to the Audi S3 and may spell the end of the current R32. A 60 hp bump over the standard GTI takes the Plus up to 270. The fun-to-drive factor should be raised with a seven-speed DSG transmission, and handling mastery will come courtesy of a Haldex all-wheel-drive system.

The capstone: to help everyone get over the current and rather underwhelming R32, the hottest hotness is supposed to come in 2010 in the form of an R42. Swapping the current V6 for a 2.5-liter, turbocharged 5-cylinder that it will share with Audi's TT-RS and RS3, the raunchy R is rumored to get a chest-hair-growing 350 hp. If Auto Motor und Sport are to be believed, it will start rolling out of factories in November of 2009 at an undisclosed price.

[The_Stig]

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So its ether a 170hp diesel engine or a 270 hp gas engine?

[Kor]

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I was about to post this news

350hp Turbo 6 is going to make me VW/Audi crazy again. About a year after its out I think I will swap the Cayman for a car with this engine.

[nordex]

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I believe the normal GTI is going to be 207hp.

I hope we get it in Canada. Peaked my attention.

[The_Stig]

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I hope we get that 270 hp model!

[Canadian Turbo]

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The R42 name appears to make no sense though, usually based on displacement, so I guess the R25 would seem odd but 42 makes no sense either.

I guess we will wait and see.

So....

GTD 170hp
GTI 207hp
GTI-R 270hp
R42 350hp

[NeonGTI]

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Dammit!

I have been itchin for a new car for a while but now with such interesting possibilities 'coming soon' I want to wait.

[R_Ethug]

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yea no doubt

[nordex]

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These days, when discussions turn towards the cars we'll be driving a few years from now, efficiency and emissions are two unavoidable topics. Such is the case with the next-next generation of the VW Golf, following the sixth iteration that will hit European dealerships later this year. So, what will the seventh version have in store for us? Smaller engines and a smaller structure. For the last few decades, every succeeding redesign was just a bit bigger and more powerful that its predecessor. Expect that trend to end with the Mk VII Golf. You can bet that diesels will account for a larger percentage of sales too, possibly even in the States.

Just when are we likely to see Golf v7.0? Rumors point to 2012, but VeeDub is keeping quiet. What they do admit to, however, is working on it as you read this.

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/29/2...o-shed-pounds/

[twisted by dezign]

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Gonna tell my gf to buy a GTI-R or an R42 if that is real so we can have an MkV and VI in the family

[Tuna]

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Do you think we'll see any of those versions here though? I don't want to get my hopes up.

[R_Ethug]

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i bet nope.. gti-r maybe the r42 doubt it.

[Tuna]

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i bet nope.. gti-r maybe the r42 doubt it.

I'm pretty skeptical, but figure I'd post the question.

[Canadian Turbo]

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There seems to no longer be a deterrent for Canada versus the US as with the previous 2 R cars since the bumper harmonization, so if the come to the US they should come here now, or at least be allowed in.