Volkswagen Golf Spotted Testing

Thad E Ginathom · 13th March 2010, 14:52

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Originally Posted by issigonis

The Golf is a hot hatch ...

How easily this attribute is achieved in India!

There are certainly hot models in the Golf range; some very hot indeed! Others are simply family hatchbacks.

But, perhaps you meant to say expensive hatch...

ImmortalZ · 13th March 2010, 16:58

The Golf GTI is a hot hatch. The R is the hottest.

ampere · 13th March 2010, 17:07

Sincerely hope they launch by mid 2011. If that would be so, its on my list !

theEnd · 13th March 2010, 17:44

If they launch the Golf I hope its not CKD/CBU like the Beatle/Fiat 500 because that would make it ridiculously expensive. And if its manufactured in India, I hope they don't 'cheapen' it as they have done to the Polo by omitting key features or giving us underpowered engines.

ajmat · 13th March 2010, 17:55

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Originally Posted by the VTEC guy

saw 2 VW Golf with similar foreign registration being tested today. doing a route of Paud road, nal stop, mhatre bridge, LBS road, karve road. left hand drives. one had a TDI badge. whats going on? why so much testing. probably VW bringing in Golf via import/ckd route?

Might be testing Jetta components as Jetta is not released globaly

Thad E Ginathom · 13th March 2010, 23:59

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Originally Posted by ImmortalZ

The Golf GTI is a hot hatch. The R is the hottest.

It's hotter than a Swift! I won't argue that

sajo · 13th March 2010, 23:59

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Originally Posted by the VTEC guy

saw 2 VW Golf with similar foreign registration being tested today. doing a route of Paud road, nal stop, mhatre bridge, LBS road, karve road. left hand drives.

Funny, spotted them doing exactly the same route today evening, both German registered LHDs, one grey and the other silverish.

autoluv · 4th May 2010, 09:34

Saw one yesterday evening opp. Sancheti hospital. The car had MH-14 temp regn. and was RHD!
There were two people, driver and co-passenger. I had a glimpse at the dashboard. It was black and had a upmarket music system. There was some German-written note above the glovebox.
So when do we see it in the showroom for sale?

AyAn! · 4th May 2010, 12:43

Nice catch! This looks like a India spec car.Indian reg. plates,RHD,relatively higher profile tires and beefed up ground clearance.

So what do we have here? A Golf at 9-10 lakhs INR? Would make for an interesting buy,especially the diesel,but wonder if it'll find many takers.

4th May 2010, 14:33

[quote=J.Ravi;1625885]I have driven my daughter's VW Golf Pacific Edition 2.0 TDI AT diesel in Melbourne. It had fantastic power, superb ride and handling and plenty of features including rain and light sensors, Follow me home, etc., but had only one lamp each for reversing and fog at the rear.[/quote]

only one rear fog lamp is provided as per the specifications or the law of the country requirements.

in some european countries it should be on the left tail light, and in others its on the right tail light.

you cant have two fog lamps, otherwise it will make it look like brake lights!

and only one reverse lamp is enough for reversing the car!

crackingride · 4th May 2010, 14:35

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Originally Posted by AyAn!

Nice catch! This looks like a India spec car.Indian reg. plates,RHD,relatively higher profile tires and beefed up ground clearance.

So what do we have here? A Golf at 9-10 lakhs INR? Would make for an interesting buy,especially the diesel,but wonder if it'll find many takers.

I'm not seeing any Indian Reg plates, RHD or beefed up ground clearance! These pics barely show anything! =)

However, if the Polo is going up to 7 L, and the sedan will most definitely come in around 9-10, the Golf would get plenty of takers at 9-10, but that is NOT going to happen is it??

Let's be realistic, this is a Jetta without the boot. Subtract, what, 1-2 lakhs for that. What is the Jetta retailing at currently? Do the math.

ampere · 4th May 2010, 14:38

Golf should be in a with TSI 1.4 at minimum. Lets see if they bring the GTI.

yogeshnaik · 4th May 2010, 14:41

This is old VW Golf. I have seen Golf with Left hand drive for testing in one of the Automotive companies. It is running in Europe for quite sometime. New to India.

theragingbull · 4th May 2010, 14:53

Same VW Golf also caught in Pune a couple of days back.

Thad E Ginathom · 4th May 2010, 15:14

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Originally Posted by crackingride

Let's be realistic, this is a Jetta without the boot.

Errr, almost... actually, the Jetta was a Golf with a boot stuck on it!

13th March 2010, 16:58	#32
ImmortalZ Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 2,179 Thanked: 488 Times View My Garage	The Golf GTI is a hot hatch. The R is the hottest.
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13th March 2010, 17:07	#33
ampere Team-BHP Support Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,928 Thanked: 12,899 Times View My Garage	Sincerely hope they launch by mid 2011. If that would be so, its on my list !
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13th March 2010, 17:44	#34
theEnd BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 534 Thanked: 6 Times View My Garage	If they launch the Golf I hope its not CKD/CBU like the Beatle/Fiat 500 because that would make it ridiculously expensive. And if its manufactured in India, I hope they don't 'cheapen' it as they have done to the Polo by omitting key features or giving us underpowered engines.
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4th May 2010, 09:34	#38
autoluv Newbie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 18 Thanked: 0 Times	Saw one yesterday evening opp. Sancheti hospital. The car had MH-14 temp regn. and was RHD! There were two people, driver and co-passenger. I had a glimpse at the dashboard. It was black and had a upmarket music system. There was some German-written note above the glovebox. So when do we see it in the showroom for sale? Attached Thumbnails
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4th May 2010, 12:43	#39
AyAn! Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Durgapur/Calcutta/Pune Posts: 2,169 Thanked: 869 Times	Nice catch! This looks like a India spec car.Indian reg. plates,RHD,relatively higher profile tires and beefed up ground clearance. So what do we have here? A Golf at 9-10 lakhs INR? Would make for an interesting buy,especially the diesel,but wonder if it'll find many takers.
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4th May 2010, 14:33	#40
Muzungu Posts: n/a	[quote=J.Ravi;1625885]I have driven my daughter's VW Golf Pacific Edition 2.0 TDI AT diesel in Melbourne. It had fantastic power, superb ride and handling and plenty of features including rain and light sensors, Follow me home, etc., but had only one lamp each for reversing and fog at the rear.[/quote] only one rear fog lamp is provided as per the specifications or the law of the country requirements. in some european countries it should be on the left tail light, and in others its on the right tail light. you cant have two fog lamps, otherwise it will make it look like brake lights! and only one reverse lamp is enough for reversing the car!
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4th May 2010, 14:38	#42
ampere Team-BHP Support Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,928 Thanked: 12,899 Times View My Garage	Golf should be in a with TSI 1.4 at minimum. Lets see if they bring the GTI.
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4th May 2010, 14:41	#43
yogeshnaik BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 347 Thanked: 216 Times	This is old VW Golf. I have seen Golf with Left hand drive for testing in one of the Automotive companies. It is running in Europe for quite sometime. New to India.
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4th May 2010, 14:53	#44
theragingbull Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,601 Thanked: 646 Times View My Garage	Same VW Golf also caught in Pune a couple of days back. Attached Thumbnails
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