The Volkswagen Golf 7 is continuing its development towards its presentation in 2012, and here is a rendering showing the Golf 7 in Scirocco style. The next generation Golf is expected to go on sale sometime in 2013, replacing the current intermediate Golf 6 model. Design is being directed by Walter de Silva who has recently declared that the new Golf will be based on the style of the first and fourth generation Golf models, with a sloping windshield and angular lines. The Golf 7 will be longer and wider than the current model, but slightly lower in height.

The Golf 7 should have a totally revamped interior with new multimedia components. A transverse engine and new platform forms the major change for the new car, which will herald a new platform for all of the VAG compact models. To keep price and CO2 emissions down, the Golf 7 will also be available with a smaller, entry-level engine: the 1.2-litre TSI with 86 hp. The Golf R with its 2.o TFSI and 300 hp sits at the top of the range.

The whole TDI engine range will comply with new Euro 6 norms in Europe, while we should also see hybrid and electric versions, with the latter called the E-Golf. Volkswagen is planning to sell approximately one million units a new, of which it believes the hybrid model will make up about 20 percent. This would make it less of a niche model than the electric Golf, and hopefully contribute to taking hybrid technology more mainstream.

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