Volkswagen Golf Spotted Testing

fx45 · 8th June 2010, 23:44

thats TDI bluemotion right?

KALINGA · 9th June 2010, 10:18

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Originally Posted by fx45

thats TDI bluemotion right?

Yes that car was TDI bluemotion .

Is VW lunching Golf in india ?

I think it was much bigger then POLO.

Thad E Ginathom · 9th June 2010, 13:03

It is the Jetta without a boot --- in fact, Golf came first, of course.

Yes, it has always been quite a lot bigger than the Polo, but is still only a mid-sized family car.

AyAn! · 9th June 2010, 13:52

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Originally Posted by GTO

In all probability, the Golf is only being used to test the engine / mechanicals of the upcoming Polo sedan.

They could have done that with the Polo anyways innit? Why bother importing Golfs for that purpose? Something's definitely up at VW India! Would be interesting to see where they position it,maybe between the Polo and the Vento hopefully!

Thad E Ginathom · 9th June 2010, 14:58

Hmmm... surely it's only the back end of the saloon (sorry... the American terminology doesn't come easily to me!) that is different

avishar · 9th June 2010, 21:02

Maybe VW might contemplate launching a Golf based sedan india,positioning it between the Vento and the Jetta.They already have an Golf Estate available abroad.

Thad E Ginathom · 9th June 2010, 21:08

The Jetta is the golf-based sedan!

avishar · 9th June 2010, 21:27

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Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom

The Jetta is the golf-based sedan!

Oh i never realised that!sorry.

Thad E Ginathom · 9th June 2010, 23:43

A lot of people don't, especially here, where the hatchback is considered inferior to the saloon, and the Jetta is available, but the Golf is not.

The "Vento", whatever exactly it is going to be, will confuse matters further!

Autocar India:

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Volkswagen has christened the Polo saloon the Vento for the Indian market. The Vento, which means wind in both Italian and Portuguese, follows the VW tradition of naming its models after prominent winds.

err, right...

There was a fine golf blowing off the hills early in the day, but I still thought I would go looking for Foxex or Beetles or maybe check out the Polo game. By the time I reached the plains, the Jetta was blowing nicely, and it put me in mind of the Touregs, making their way in the desert ....and so on. Not many winds there!

Scirocco is a wind. I didn't realise until I just looked it up that so is Passat --- so that's a tradition of two. Nor did I realise until just now that there is (in UK at least) a VW Fox --- I think the smaller-than-Polo used to have another name?

I digress wildly. It's a bad habit <Blush> Sorry...

avishar · 10th June 2010, 00:32

Actually Golf is a wind!

Golf is named after "gulf stream",Jetta after "jet stream"(in german) along with Scirocco,Passat and Bora which are all winds.

petroheadkaran · 10th June 2010, 01:13

I dont know why no one has mentioned this yet. They are testing the drive train and engine for the VW vwnto diesel. I am certain about this and VW has no plans for the golf yet.

Thad E Ginathom · 10th June 2010, 02:23

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Originally Posted by avishar

Actually Golf is a wind!

Golf is named after "gulf stream",Jetta after "jet stream"(in german) along with Scirocco,Passat and Bora which are all winds.

Gulf stream isn't a wind, it is an ocean current --- but the thought that the Golf is not named after the game is fascinating and intriguing.

Google define:jetta found only the VW car --- but, of course, it was only responding for English.

avishar · 10th June 2010, 19:42

@Thad i know these names things are silly! Wiki under VW jetta has this article about naming so was quoting from there.

Thad E Ginathom · 10th June 2010, 21:25

I had a feeling you might have been. Not at all sure that Wiki is right about some of this stuff --- but not totally confident that I am either!

indivic · 11th June 2010, 10:55

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Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom

There was a fine golf blowing off the hills early in the day, but I still thought I would go looking for Foxex or Beetles or maybe check out the Polo game. By the time I reached the plains, the Jetta was blowing nicely, and it put me in mind of the Touregs, making their way in the desert ....and so on. Not many winds there!

Scirocco is a wind. I didn't realise until I just looked it up that so is Passat --- so that's a tradition of two. Nor did I realise until just now that there is (in UK at least) a VW Fox --- I think the smaller-than-Polo used to have another name?

I digress wildly. It's a bad habit <Blush> Sorry...

Way O.T

, The car smaller than Polo was the Lupo (I guess a reference to Lupine a.k.a Wolf) from Wolfsburg now replaced by the Fox, I guess VW Vulpo would have been too much.

The naming of the Up! concept is a nod to the LUpo.

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Thad E Ginathom Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 11,005 Thanked: 26,443 Times	It is the Jetta without a boot --- in fact, Golf came first, of course. Yes, it has always been quite a lot bigger than the Polo, but is still only a mid-sized family car.
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Thad E Ginathom Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 11,005 Thanked: 26,443 Times	Hmmm... surely it's only the back end of the saloon (sorry... the American terminology doesn't come easily to me!) that is different
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avishar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: kolkata/bangalore,india Posts: 2,901 Thanked: 4,143 Times	Maybe VW might contemplate launching a Golf based sedan india,positioning it between the Vento and the Jetta.They already have an Golf Estate available abroad.
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Thad E Ginathom Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 11,005 Thanked: 26,443 Times	The Jetta is the golf-based sedan!
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avishar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: kolkata/bangalore,india Posts: 2,901 Thanked: 4,143 Times	Actually Golf is a wind! Golf is named after "gulf stream",Jetta after "jet stream"(in german) along with Scirocco,Passat and Bora which are all winds.
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petroheadkaran BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 45 Thanked: 0 Times	I dont know why no one has mentioned this yet. They are testing the drive train and engine for the VW vwnto diesel. I am certain about this and VW has no plans for the golf yet.
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avishar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: kolkata/bangalore,india Posts: 2,901 Thanked: 4,143 Times	@Thad i know these names things are silly! Wiki under VW jetta has this article about naming so was quoting from there.
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Thad E Ginathom Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 11,005 Thanked: 26,443 Times	I had a feeling you might have been. Not at all sure that Wiki is right about some of this stuff --- but not totally confident that I am either!
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