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VW Design Boss Losing Sleep over Golf VII Development In fact what Opel has done with the upcoming Astra is actually a clear copy-paste out of the 2005 SEAT Leon mkII's profile, another model that carries De Silva's signature, as an evolution of the design language shown in the 2001 Seat Salsa concept car, apparently long before the 2009 Astra came out in the surface. Thus no reason for De Silva to worry about! If the Opel Astra is good looking, this shall be due to De Silva's work...

VW Design Boss Losing Sleep over Golf VII Development What is interesting though with the Golf VI is that under the classic (or even old-fashioned for others) design, it keeps leading in its class in terms of technical specs, like the independent rear suspension, the rigid chassis, the 5-star EuroNcap safety results, the TSI turbo-charged engines, the dual-clutch DSG gearbox etc etc. If only they could improve the reliabilty...

VW Design Boss Losing Sleep over Golf VII Development The 2012 VW Golf/Rabbit is expected to be a brand new generation -and not a mild facelift like it was the Golf VI- incorporating lots of technical novelties in the Golf range such as hybrid versions.