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VW New Compact Coupe
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Yes.
http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2203175#post2203175
Granted TMR have some new pics, but still. :thumbsup:
true dat but i'd rather my GTI look like a GT than my Mk6 GTI looking like a mk6 golf. Saw a RS mk6 GTI this am and it didn't stir up any feelings at all.
Kirium
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All that says is you don't understand or you don't accept the heritage of the GTI concept. The MkVI moves back even more to the original concept behind GTI.
Walter de Silva said:
can i get that as a wall paper minus the guy?
vwgtimkv
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The current design direction of VW is an interesting one. Under the leadership of Murat Günak, who introduced the former VW design direction (where VW's had a face similar to that of the MKV GTI, R32 and Jetta and the Tiguan, Passat CC etc.), the styling for the brand was pushed up market with a dramatic, vertical front end graphic. When Martin Winterkorn (former Audi CEO) took over VAG, he installed the former chief designer of Audi, Walter de Silva to oversee the new design direction of the VW brand. This saw the new design direction that we see implemented today, with horizontal lines and much plainer, more simple detailing. In a word, the goal was to take the VW brand downmarket back to its original position, leaving Audi plenty of breathing space. The difference is stark. Take a look at some designs from the previous strategy:
And compare them to some designs under the new strategy:
The most dramatic example of the difference is the current Scirocco. The car began under one design direction and ended under another! Hence why the front end of the production car seems a little out of place with the rest of the vehicle.
Everything other than the front end is significantly more expressive than what we are seeing under the new design direction. Just compare it to this New Compact Coupe, for example. So everyone has their own opinion, but there's no question that after flirting with overt, expressive, sexy design, VW's returning to a much more conservative style. Some people like it, other people don't. Personally, from the front, I think the MKVI GTI looks much more bland and less impressive than the MKV. But then I prefer the taillights of the MKVI.
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And compare them to some designs under the new strategy:
The most dramatic example of the difference is the current Scirocco. The car began under one design direction and ended under another! Hence why the front end of the production car seems a little out of place with the rest of the vehicle.
Everything other than the front end is significantly more expressive than what we are seeing under the new design direction. Just compare it to this New Compact Coupe, for example. So everyone has their own opinion, but there's no question that after flirting with overt, expressive, sexy design, VW's returning to a much more conservative style. Some people like it, other people don't. Personally, from the front, I think the MKVI GTI looks much more bland and less impressive than the MKV. But then I prefer the taillights of the MKVI.
Cheers,
vwgtimkv
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Well they're not the same face. They're actually completely different in their execution. But the key is that vertical elements tend to be associated with a premium feel, while horizontal ones are meant to evoke a more pedestrian feel. Hence why VW switched from a vertical to a horizontal grille.
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vwgtimkv
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Basically, yes. They're repositioning the brand for high volume; experiments like the Touareg and Phaeton didn't work so well. Based on the VAG portfolio of brands, it makes no sense to push the VW brand upmarket, as occurred from around 2000. The styling merely reflects this fact.
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Jethro41
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I thought this might be of interest to those in the MK5 vs Mk6 discussion.
Dude parked beside me the other day at the shopping centre
I saw the shot and I took it!
Crackberry image sorry it's a bit shit
Personally I like both
Dude parked beside me the other day at the shopping centre
I saw the shot and I took it!
Crackberry image sorry it's a bit shit
Personally I like both
vwgtimkv
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To me, the MKV is an icon. I can't say the same for the MKVI.
Cheers,
Cheers,
x 2 biach. Murat Gunak sounds like a Turkish Assyrian to me. Look back at assyrian architecture...babylon gardens etc. no wonder the fifth generation looks the goods. just to sink the knife even further into mkvi design fans..i would buy a modded mkv over a vi any day of the week.