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2013 Volkswagen Golf VII Revealed Ahead Of Australian Debut

Volkswagen's top-selling Golf hatch has at last been completely renewed, debuting this week as the first all-new model since the fifth-generation car launched in 2003.  Revealed online ahead of its Paris Motor Show premiere later this mont


Volkswagen's top-selling Golf hatch has at last been completely renewed, debuting this week as the first all-new model since the fifth-generation car launched in 2003. 

Revealed online ahead of its Paris Motor Show premiere later this month, the new 2013 Golf continues the evolutionary design themes set out by its predecessor and much of the current Volkswagen line-up.

While the profile of the new Golf appears largely unchanged, the new hatch gets sharper lines across the board. There are new angular headlights and tail-lights, a tighter C-pillar design and more chiselled character lines.

For now, Volkswagen has shown the new Golf in its 'regular' skin only, with the top-shelf GTI and R performers still to be revealed.

The new Golf might appear familiar on the surface, but it's a different story under the skin. Volkswagen's new 'lighter and stronger' MQB platform forms the framework for this generation. 

Volkswagen says it has shaved up to 100kg from the Golf, with 37kg gone from the body, 26kg lost through greater use of aluminium, 40kg from the engines and 6kg from wiring. The dash alone is 20 percent lighter than before.

In entry-level trim, the Golf now weighs as little as 1050kg.

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