Mk 6 Golf.....New engines?

[Russ59]

A salesman at Austral VW in Brisbane told me toay, that we aren't getting the GTD 125Kw diesel............

VW may still need to rethink that decision because I think in this day and age and with the current world financial situation people still want variety and options and if they can't get it from a VW they'll look elsewhere

[Splashalot]

A salesman at Austral VW in Brisbane told me toay, that we aren't getting the GTD 125Kw diesel............

Just a thought ....could this decision be related to our diesel standards?

[jayjay]

http://www.environment.gov.au/atmosp...sel/index.html

australia has had low sulphur diesel for quite some time now.

i think the gtd will come out but at about the same time as the gti. they practically look the same and have the same specification bar motor.

[pinzvidz]

A salesman at Austral VW in Brisbane told me toay, that we aren't getting the GTD 125Kw diesel............

Don't believe everything that Austral salespeople tell you...

[gregozedobe]

Don't believe everything that Austral salespeople tell you...

Or VWA for that matter, I enquired about the Pirelli about 3 months before it went on sale, I was told that VWA had no plans to bring them in !!!! I think they already had them in the country at that stage.

If they think it will help them sell you a car now (rather than you waiting for a different model to become available) then some salespeople will tell you almost anything

IMHO the whole business model of new and used car sales (commisssions etc) is almost designed to push sales people into behaviour that is NOT in the customer's best interests.

[OilerMkVI]

I read in the NRMA mag that VW are introducing a 1.6 turbo diesel later this year with a sub $30K list price. Does anyone know the details?

Sorry if this has already been discussed.

Thanks

[pologti18t]

The problem is that private sales of diesels have slumped more than petrol cars since the price of fuel dropped. Its probably just not cost effective to import a diesel model that would cost the same as a 2l petrol GTI.

[phaeton]

I think the engines being replaced are 1.4 (which we don't get) and 1.6 which has already been replaced in OZ by the 1.4TSI

Correct anything under is reserved for the Polo range

Don't believe everything that Austral salespeople tell you...

Agreed with pinzvidz; it will come everyone

I read in the NRMA mag that VW are introducing a 1.6 turbo diesel later this year with a sub $30K list price. Does anyone know the details?

Sorry if this has already been discussed.

Thanks

1.6 TDI will effectively replace where the 1.9 TDI use to be.

1.6 TDI Specs are
77kW with 250Nm of Torque.
CO2 Emissions 119 g/km.
4.5L per 100km (Combined Cycle).

[PassatB6]

1.6 TDI will effectively replace where the 1.9 TDI use to be.

1.6 TDI Specs are
77kW with 250Nm of Torque.
CO2 Emissions 119 g/km.
4.5L per 100km (Combined Cycle).

Any guess on where this car will be situated in the price range? Above or below the 90 1.4TSI ? In the UK its more expensive than the 90 TSI. Also realised (maybe I'm the last to notice it!) but DSG gives better mpg in petrol and worse in Diesel.

[phaeton]

A little bit extra over 90TSI I'm expecting.