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Insider: VW Future Model Arrival Dates
We’ve obtained an internal Volkswagen document addressed to VW dealers in Europe that informs them on the market launch of three important new models: the Scirocco Coupe, the Golf VI and the next generation Polo. The first model to arrive in European dealerships will be the Golf based Scirocco. The production version of the IROC Concept (see here) that made its premier at the 2006 Paris Show, will be available across Europe during the fourth quarter of 2008. If VW decides to import the Scirroco in the U.S., it shouldn’t be expected earlier than mid-2009. -Continued after the jump According to the internal document, the sixth generation of VW’s compact class Golf will go on sale in Europe during the first quarter of 2009. Originally, VW planned to launch the Golf VI at next year’s Geneva Show in March but VW’s new boss, Martin Winterkorn, postponed the presentation for the Paris Show in September of 2008 as he was not pleased with the vehicle’s appearance. The US spec Golf should make its appearance in early 2010.
Finally, the next-generation Polo supermini based on the same platform as the recently introduced Skoda Fabia, will begin its European career during the second half of 2009. An the U.S.? Well, unless gas prices hike over $4 a gallon, we doubt it that the Polo will make it on the other side of the Atlantic.
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2009 Vw Golf Gti Live From Paris In Red, White And Blue
Volkswagen surprised us today in Paris not with the actual unveiling of the new, sixth-generation Golf GTI but with the revelation of a five-door variant which like the 3door version, will be available in Europe next spring. Other than that, the German...
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2009 Vw Golf Vi Collectors Edition
Even though the Golf VI has just begun arriving in European dealerships, VW has already created the first special edition version of its compact hatchback. Scheduled to make its official debut at the Paris show in October, the Golf Collectors Edition...
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2009 Vw Golf Vi: New Image Gallery With All Available Colors
The official, public unveiling of the sixth-generation Golf at the Paris Show is just around the corner but Volkswagen has already launched a dedicated site where German buyers can configure and see the final pricing for all versions of the new compact...
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Insider: Volkswagen Product Plan 2009 – 2011
We just got word from an inside source of ours on Volkswagen’s product plan for 2009 – 2011. First up is the new, sixth generation Golf (Rabbit in the States) that will be available in most European markets by early 2009. In the summer...
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2009 Vw Golf Vi Spotted In Nevada
The next generation of VW’s best seller, the Golf VI -dubbed Rabbit in the USA, has been scooped by Swedish magazine “Teknikensvarld†performing test runs in Death Valley, Nevada. Our sources have told us that the Golf VI’s debut...
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