Spied: 2009 Volkswagen Golf Plus
September 29, 2008 by Alborz Fallah
Update: Volkswagen Group Australia says at the moment there are no plans to bring the Golf Plus down under.
When the new Volkswagen Golf makes its first public appearance at the Paris motor show this week, the revised Golf Plus, Europe’s most popular Golf, will remain a secret until spring next year.
Nonetheless, if prototypes are out and about, you can rest assured the CarAdvice crew are in pursuit. Our photographers snapped a prototype of the facelifted Golf Plus cruising along mountain roads in Switzerland.
The Volkswagen Golf Plus is currently not sold in Australia. It differs from the standard Golf in many ways: it sits 1.58 metre high (up by 95mm over the Golf), allowing for the front seats to be 75mm higher (rear 85mm), meanwhile the rear seats are designed to be movable (16cm) lengthways (fore and aft) allowing for up to 43 different rear seating arrangements.
If that wasn’t enough, the range topping Golf Plus even comes with a mini fridge in the console between the front seats.
These spy photos of the new Golf Plus clearly show the evolutionary re-designed front with modified air-intakes and newly-shaped headlights.
While we suspect there won’t be many changes to the rear of the car, engines will be re-fined and the interior modernised.
Will the new Golf Plus make it to Australia? We’ve just asked VW Australia, so check back later in the day for their response.
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I don’t get the concept of these vehicles, being only slighty bigger than the vehicle they are based on, what is the point? Buy the wagon or if available the MPV version.
Correct me if I’m wrong but this car looks like Polo with Golf badges.
“the revised Golf Plus, Europe’s most popular Golf”?
I would check your sources there. You actually see very few of these odd-looking Golf Plus’ on the roads in Europe.
I see very few of these in London compared to regular golf’s.
For once I agree with car hater.
Looks more like a bloated Polo to me, with badging to fool the masses, but it is difficult to judge size from the pictures. It also looks quite low for a standard car.
It is very different from the Golf VI – the MkVI has longer nose overhang than MkV, and this car does not. This car also has a window ahead of the mirror a la many current vehicles in the market. Much more roof curve than normal MKVI, so it really is quite a different model.
No point in bringing it to AU, IMO. If you want more space than Golf, go Caddy Life.
Reckless1, an interesting thing about the Golf MK6 is that it’s 5 millimetres shorter than the Mk5, and all in the front overhang.
Bring the Touran to Australia instead, it’s got slightly more room than the golf plus it looks better. Volkswagen should bring the lupo to Australia as well to help save the planet.
Golfschwein Says:
September 29th, 2008 at 11:38 pm
Reckless1, an interesting thing about the Golf MK6 is that it’s 5 millimetres shorter than the Mk5, and all in the front overhang.
I’d read that too, but last night I did a “nose to nose” comaparo (obviously using photos) and when you measure the wheel arch from front to back, the VI has the same dimension from arch to nose, but the V is much shorter.
The VI also seems to have a flatter bonnet, more like an Audi, versus the steeper slope of the V.
Might be just picture illusions ?
Forgot to mention I was comparing GTI with GTI. Perhaps the standard Golf is shorter? Bigger intercooler in the GTI perhaps?
Maybe I’m the only one, but the new 6th gen Golf looks like shiznit. I much prefer the 5th gen to the 6th. Theyre basically giving them away down at the dealers. Me gonna go get one.