New Golf MPV.........

[Super7]

Here is my cut n paste info:-

 

VW Opens Up Its New Golf MPV

 

It's been a closely guarded secret, but at last Volkswagen has pulled the wraps off its new Golf MPV. After the briefest of teaser pictures last year, the German firm has released official shots revealing the clever interior of its seven-seat Touran.

 

The bodywork might look utterly conventional, but the cabin is a remarkable piece of design. In a bid to leapfrog/dethrone the Vauxhall Zafira in the flexibility stakes - and the sales charts - the Touran will have an even more functional seating layout.

 

As with the Zafira, a third row of seats can be folded into the floor of the rear loadbay, while a 50:50 split arrangement means you can erect only one seat if you have a lot to carry.

 

The middle bench is also more versatile than in the Vauxhall, as the three chairs can be removed or folded individually. If only two passengers are travelling in the second row, the middle seat can be taken out and the two outer chairs moved away from the doors to create greater shoulder room (damn clever man!! ). That means there are over 17 different interior arrangements, while with all the seats removed, the car offers a huge load capacity of 1,989 litres.

 

There are lots of other practical interior features, too. Sliding drawers are fitted beneath both front seats, while the back doors feature huge cubbyholes. The neat, uncluttered dashboard is typical of recent VWs and, while not particularly exciting, is logically laid out.

 

As well as the innovative interior, the Touran features some interesting technological developments. It will be the first VW to use a new direct-injection 2.0-litre 136bhp TDI diesel engine, which complies with European emissions legislation due to come into force in 2006 (but too bad sgp not likely to get this ). This motor will appear in various VW Group models at a later stage. Other engine choices include 1.6 and 2.0-litre petrol powerplants, while diesel options will consist of the new 2.0 unit or the company's 1.9 100bhp TDI.

 

It will also be the first car on sale in the UK to feature a transversely mounted six-speed manual gearbox, which will come as standard. Both the new engine and transmission could find their way on to the next Golf, which shares its platform with the Touran and promises to be a much sharper car to drive than its predecessor. The MPV goes on sale in Britain in the summer and will debut at March's Geneva Motor Show. Prices will start from about

[Renegade]

Say, were the pics meant to market the Touran's interior or the blonde ?

[Seansene]

What interior?

 

 

[Freemason]

wahh....this MPV drinks diesel petrol? ? ?

[Smiley]

everything looks so squarish.

[Renegade]

Kinda looks a bit like a smaller, neater VW Caravelle, if you think about it.....pity no VR6, tho'.....

 

But seriously, it's nice to see that at least the pulling out of its initial launch (after the Zafira shook up the market) for VW made sense, unlike THE OTHER one which followed a similar course of action....

[Seansene]

The OTHER one deserves ZERO sales if all they come up with after pushing their program back 3 years is another stone age 5 seat MPV...