VW Test Mules Spied: Golf VII and BlueSport Coupe?

 VW Test Mules Spied:  Golf VII and BlueSport Coupe?
VW BlueSport PQ35 coupe test mule spy photo / Copyright: CarPix

Two Volkswagen development projects were spied in Germany this week, with one of them possibly being the next generation Volkswagen Golf.  The black car is possibly a mule for the two-door Golf Coupe/Roadster, based on the VW BlueSport Concept.

The photographer took a close-up shot of each vehicle near the driver-side front headlight, showing a sticker indicating each car's platform.  While the white mule appears to sit on the brand new MQB ("Modular Querbaukasten," for you German speakers), the tag on the black vehicle suggests it rides on the PQ35 platform (MkV and MkVI).

This fits in line with previous rumors suggesting that the two-door Golf Coupe is based on the VW Golf Mk VI.  The spy photographer suggests the real vehicle is smaller than the three-door Golf pictured, as the rear wheel does not look quite right.  The spy snapper also points out that the fuel filler pocket/cap is fabricated into a different location on the quarter panel.

Meanwhile, the MQB platform will see its first outing with the 2010 Audi A3.  Rumor has it that the Golf VI will be killed off by the end of 2011, and that the Volkswagen Golf VII will appear in Frankfurt in two years.

The question is, will the supposed two-door Volkswagen Golf Coupe appear before, after, or during next year's Geneva show?

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 Anthropos Anthropos
Oh yes! Make it real wide with a lower stance, and u've got a winner!
September 30, 2009 4:10 pm
 nederina nederina
isn't the scirocco a two door golf coupe? what's next, golf cc four-door coupe?
September 30, 2009 4:19 pm
 akeem akeem
I am excited to see what they the next stage will look like, its interesting to hear that the golf6 will have such a short lifespan though.
September 30, 2009 5:55 pm
 scratchy996 scratchy996
the Golf 6 is actually a Golf 5.1
September 30, 2009 7:56 pm
 N20_Purge N20_Purge
So that means the Golf 7 will be a 5.1.1.
September 30, 2009 7:59 pm
 Michael Michael
Golf Mk6 is in fact a facelift of the Mk5. Maybe a little bit more... However, Golf Mk7 will be an entirely new model. The life span of Golf Mk5+6 will be 8 years...
October 1, 2009 4:43 am
 ente ente
Golf VII http://www.vezess.hu/hirek/lebukott_hetes_golf/20734/
September 30, 2009 10:59 pm
 RS77 RS77
Why should it be the new Golf VII? The text on the white mule ist MQBA3. It could be the next A3.
October 1, 2009 5:14 am
 sub39h sub39h
nobody noticed it actually SAYS "A3" by "MQB" on the serial sticker of the white car? i reckon it's a test mule for the new A3. it has to be. no other explanation. the black one? hmm i reckon it's possibly a Golf 7 mule but it's a little too early no?
October 1, 2009 10:46 am
 9TNine 9TNine
@sub39h You could be right. Another magazine I read moments ago said these where test mules for the forthcoming A3...
October 1, 2009 3:08 pm
 ZireX ZireX
I want something new.GOLF is a good but BORING car.Make something new.Take note from Opel and Ford new design lines.VW should stop making cars for retired people.
October 1, 2009 11:48 am
 fusion01 fusion01
Wish I was retired @ age of 36 but since I'm not, I have to disagree with your comment.
October 4, 2009 10:11 am
 HEMI426 HEMI426
I hope vw does a good job on the bluesport, I mean not only diesel and 1.4 petrol engines. I would't buy it without a golf gti engine
October 1, 2009 5:08 pm