Earlier it was reported that the company will demonstrate the seventh generation Volkswagen Golf model at the Paris auto show this fall. The new Golf VII promises to be quite different, built on a new platform and with more powerful engines.
The new model will be built on the Golf platform, the new MQB, which will make the car longer and wider. It is also expected, and improve the appearance, but do not expect radical changes since the Volkswagen plan to maintain its original "formula" Golf. GTI version also become a bit more aggressive than the current generation and will receive a new front bumper, new headlights and other minor changes.
Volkswagen engineers are going to equip a new generation of more powerful engines, but their performance has not yet been submitted. For the version of GTI, most likely, the company will offer a two-liter four-cylinder engine produces 260 horsepower, so GTI will increase the power of 60 hp.