Cool, but why will VW not give us the Sorrocco? Its the hot hatch we really desire.

F-O, seems like you havent recieved your free Melbourne Motor Show ticket yet. Sucking up a bit?

On topic: This will be a good car, but it just kinda looks bland. A white GTI will be the goods though!!

Looks good as usual from VW. Understated and desirable.
So does that mean the last model was only on the shelf 4 years?

I saw about ten of the Mark VI Golf, completely undisguised, pulling into the rest area at Whittingham (about ten minutes from Singleton) on the corner of the New England Highway and the Golden Highway about two weeks ago.

I saw two together and thought that was weird, then looked down the Golden Highway and saw a few more pulling in to the rest area, and when I looked in the rest area there were heaps!

Tom, we won’t let you have perhaps the most desirable VW because you desire it so much you can’t even spell it.

The Scirocco won’t come here because it will directly steal Golf GT and GTI sales.

The new Golfs look understated but cool, which some might see as a disadvantage, but actually is better for the target markets. The new engines and 7 speed DSG promises to be a technical improvement, there are already some on the roads and the drivers are loving them.

The price of the base model is reportedly the same or +$500 depending on the source of the rumour…

Regarding the stealing of sales I can understand your point and agree, Reckless1, but who cares? Companies go on about cannibalisation of sales but in reality as long as their brand is getting the business it shouldn’t matter! Wouldn’t it look better for a company to have a diverse and appealing product range?

Part of a car’s appeal is the brand’s image and adding such a stylish car even at a low volume would add more impact to VW’s portfolio and therefore more appeal for the brand as a whole – not that VW currently lacks in brand appeal

Well these seem to be the prices. No indication of any GT or GTI models as yet so we’ll have to wait and see…

Volkswagen Mk6 Golf – Australian pricing

25 February 2009

Models

* Golf 90TSI Trendline 6 Speed Manual – $25,990
* Golf 90TSI Trendline 7 Speed DSG – $28,490
* Golf 118TSI Comfortline 6 Speed Manual – $30,490
* Golf 118TSI Comfortline 7 Speed DSG – $32,990
* Golf 103TDI Comfortline 6 Speed Manual – $33,190
* Golf 103TDI Comfortline 6 Speed DSG – $35,690

Options

* Metallic / Pearl Effect Paint – $700
* Electric Glass Sunroof – $1,900
* Comfort Package – Trendline – $2,200
* Sport Package* – Comfortline – $2,000
* Dynaudio Excite 300W Premium Audio System with RCD510 – $1,800
* Satellite Navigation RNS510 – $3,000
* Satellite Navigation RNS510 with Dynauido Excite 300W – $4,000
* Rear View Camera (RVC) (with RNS510) – $500
* Media Device Interface (MDI) – $270
* Leather Upholstery – Comfortline – $3,300
* Park Assist with front and rear parking sensors and Optical Parking System –*$1,400
* Adaptive Chassis Control – $1,500
* Front Fog Lights with Static Cornering Lights – $400
* Anti-theft Alarm System – $600

* Please see your Volkswagen Dealer for combination prices with Leather Upholstery and Adaptive Chassis Control.

You’re probably right, Fasthonda. It should continue its reign as the best car in the class and a worldwide classic. Oh! Sorry!

This is what VW said: “Lets take Scirocco headlights and Touareg tailights and attach them to an old Golf, slightly refine the interior airvents and we have a new Golf”!

Except Volkswagen, it isn’t new at all. Same platform, pretty much the same prices and the same looks. Almost the same car!

Also, if Yianni is correct you can get a 118TSI for $30,490. Personally speaking, I’d MUCH rather a FACELIFTED Skoda Octavia 1.8TSI for $30,990 (although the facelift version prices haven’t been revealed yet) as it comes with ALOT more room (and I know, after testing both cars and buying a pre-facelift Octavia which I might need to trade in when the facelifted RS comes in) and a MUCH bigger boot!

Seriously, if you are looking at the Golf, you have a much better option with the Octavia as its a Golf but bigger, better equipped and priced around the same.

Tom:

Yes, that was us.

We were heading to the Emerald Valley and back to Byron

It’s an interesting car, we’ll have the full take on it online tomorrow.

Jake02, I certainly wouldn’t discount a Skoda next time round for myself, either, even though I’m a better than even chance on a new Golf.

The Octavia and Roomster seriously impress me and even the upcoming Superb will be worth the look. It’s a shame about the name, but no worse than Mercedes-Benz’s Elegance tags.

So, where is the promised full review? it’s been way more than 24hours.