VW Test Mules Spied: Golf VII and BlueSport Coupe?

VW BlueSport PQ35 coupe test mule spy photo / Copyright: CarPix

By Zack Newmark
September 30, 2009 8:01 PM
Filed Under: German, Spy Photos, Volkswagen

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?

Comments

Anthropos
September 30, 2009 8:10 PM
Oh yes! Make it real wide with a lower stance, and u've got a winner!

nederina
September 30, 2009 8:19 PM
isn't the scirocco a two door golf coupe? what's next, golf cc four-door coupe?

akeem
September 30, 2009 9:55 PM
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.

scratchy996
September 30, 2009 11:56 PM
the Golf 6 is actually a Golf 5.1

N20_Purge
September 30, 2009 11:59 PM
So that means the Golf 7 will be a 5.1.1.

Michael
October 1, 2009 8:43 AM
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...


Edited by user on October 1, 2009 at 8:44 AM
ente
October 1, 2009 2:59 AM
Golf VII http://www.vezess.hu/hirek/lebukott_hetes_golf/20734/

RS77
October 1, 2009 9:14 AM
Why should it be the new Golf VII? The text on the white mule ist MQBA3. It could be the next A3.


Edited by user on October 1, 2009 at 9:17 AM
sub39h
October 1, 2009 2:46 PM
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?


Edited by user on October 1, 2009 at 2:48 PM
9TNine
October 1, 2009 7:08 PM
@sub39h

You could be right. Another magazine I read moments ago said these where test mules for the forthcoming A3...

ZireX
October 1, 2009 3:48 PM
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.


Edited by user on October 1, 2009 at 3:51 PM
fusion01
October 4, 2009 2:11 PM
Wish I was retired @ age of 36 but since I'm not, I have to disagree with your comment.

HEMI426
October 1, 2009 9:08 PM
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

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