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Old 02-28-13, 02:34 PM
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Default Volkswagen Golf Wagon caught completely uncovered

Volkswagen Golf Wagon caught completely uncovered



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Without a lot of information to go with them, our camera-toting spies have captured some new images of a Volkswagen Golf wagon variant that is almost completely undisguised. In fact, the one piece of camouflage on the tidy wagon would probably have gone unnoticed to most casual viewers. Look closely at the rear three-quarter view of the car and you'll notice that the apparent taillight clusters are actually fakes – the outline of the real units is faintly visible behind the blue bodywork and the sticker-like fake taillights.

It's a good guess then, that this Golf wagon (called a Golf Kombi by our spy photographer) is a prototype that's pretty far along in the development cycle for Volkswagen. We can't be sure what impact this will have on the company's small wagon offering here in the US, but we'd be pretty surprised if something very like this didn't end up as the next Jetta SportWagen.

http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/28/v...ely-uncovered/
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Jetta wagon or Golf wagon seems redundant while one exists lol
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as usual, their wagons are ugly as hell... Auris Wagon looks a lot nicer even though i hate them all.
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Originally Posted by spwolf
as usual, their wagons are ugly as hell... Auris Wagon looks a lot nicer even though i hate them all.
Ugly?
More like booooooring
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Default Volkswagen Golf Wagon leaked ahead of official unveiling


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bottom pic one looks way better than top pic one.
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
bottom pic one looks way better than top pic one.
must be the alloys
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Man if they drove this thing by me uncamoflagued, I might give it a second look since the Golf/GTI is kind of a rare bird around here. I never in a million years would've been able to tell you this was a new model/body-style. Looks almost exactly like the current 5 door Golf/GTI, which looks pretty damn similar to the last version they sold here.

I know in Europe the Golf is like the Toyota Camry or Honda Accord. Everybody has one. Unlike those two cars, I do feel like its a good design. Its well proportioned, nicely detailed, innoffensive, and boring. The Camry and Accord for the past few generations have been flat out ugly IMO.
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
bottom pic one looks way better than top pic one.
gotta love top equipment and all the extras plus photoshop :-)
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Originally Posted by Aron9000
Man if they drove this thing by me uncamoflagued, I might give it a second look since the Golf/GTI is kind of a rare bird around here. I never in a million years would've been able to tell you this was a new model/body-style. Looks almost exactly like the current 5 door Golf/GTI, which looks pretty damn similar to the last version they sold here.

I know in Europe the Golf is like the Toyota Camry or Honda Accord. Everybody has one. Unlike those two cars, I do feel like its a good design. Its well proportioned, nicely detailed, innoffensive, and boring. The Camry and Accord for the past few generations have been flat out ugly IMO.
it is a little bit sharper on the sides and the back, which you notice when you are close to it.... but here in europe, i dont think anyone will notice after they see their 5th, as it will blend in.
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Damn this looks real nice

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I didn't expect a VW Golf to look this nice
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All it needs is the R badge and it is golden. A poor mans Audi RS4 Estate
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Auris Wagon looks a lot nicer even though i hate them all.
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Originally Posted by JessePS
All it needs is the R badge and it is golden. A poor mans Audi RS4 Estate
2013 Audi RS6 Avant just released at Geneva



https://www.clublexus.com/forums/car...ml#post7802154
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Boxy as hell. VW is going overboard with the squared-off lines.
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