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Volkswagen will bring the next-generatrion Golf Cabrio to the U.S., the first time since 2002, Car and Driver reported.
The next-generation convertible will be based on the Mark VII Golf and arrive sometime in 2017, according to the report. The Golf Cabrio fill the gap left by the Eos when that ends production — eventually.
The Golf Cabrio has been on sale in other markets, but has been absent from the U.S. lineup for more than a decade. The Golf Cabrio can be equipped with four different gasoline engines and two different diesel options worldwide, although the diesel option probably won’t be making an appearance.
According to the report, Volkswagen considered a two-door convertible based on the Passat, but that project has been cancelled.
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#CO2emissionsMatter
says the man who answer to everything is HELLCAT.
And in the end the golf cabrio might still sell more then the hellcat. I mean !!!HELLCAT!!!
After being in the P 90D Ludicrous, I have to admit it’s a little hard to talk about the Hellcat .
At least till the 300 becomes one.
@BTSR: I appreciate your honesty, particularly as it relates to your journey with FCA and Tesla.
I’ve only driven the P75, and that was transformational. It was like my former Leaf times 4.
I guess the P90D-Ludicrous is even crazier, especially if it makes you temporarily forget Hellcat (which I’d also like to try).
Keep attending this party.
THE P85D was *awesome*, but I didn’t see a clear benefit over SRT HELLCAT.
The P90D felt like IT WAS GOING TO THROW ME OUT OF THE DAMN CAR…
Transformational… yes indeed.
I’ll be uploading my 2016 BMW 7-series video to Mark Stevenson after my phone edits it to 4K.
Not very impressed. W222 is better.
It’s kind of admirable that VW is keeping up the business-as-usual façade so well that it can announce something this frivolous.
It’s called rearranging the deckchairs.
Look, if General Motors and Chrysler survived the incredible crapstorm of the last ten years there is no reason to believe that Volkswagen will be going anywhere, either.
GM and Chrysler went bankrupt because of mismanagement and crazy and drugged UAW workers. VW is well managed and financially one of the best ran companies in the world. American companies can only dream about it.
VW did nothing objectionable. It just lied to US government – bug deal. Okay, to American people too. Who cares? US politicians lie every day and we people keep reelecting them again and again.
+1
It’s going to cost them some credibility and a portion of their war chest but they’re not dying anytime soon. If anything this is the time now to start spamming the markets with new products and bolstering their image. In a lot of ways this is probably going to do far less to them in NA than people presume. In Europe, I suspect they’ll be hit harder but they’ll bounce back sooner rather than later.
@Xeranar
The emission problems have a more worldwide impact, that VW is really worried about. They have to start pumping out products, diesels as well as petrol, that can make people forget their “own goal”
Frivolous? Yeah I guess it is. But a lady I knew in college had a late MK1 Cabrio, and it was shockingly nice and fun. It sat 4 young adults comfortably and it was a blast going out with the top down. It wasn’t luxurious inside, but it was very comfortable.
I really wouldn’t immediately rule out a new VW Cabrio to replace my Acura RSX-S.
Actually, you could say Volkswagen finally figured out the American market: punch up sales numbers with rental fleet sales. With the Sebring/200 convertible gone, the sunbelt rental agencies will stock Cabrios.
All ready for the next generation of high school and college aged women drivers.
It had better be available in white on white.
As I mentioned in my comment in response to RideHeight, I knew a lady in college who had one.
Although the EOS was nice, the Cabrio/Cabriolet should have never left. They were great, affordable convertibles. Glad to see a return.
So their new plan to dig out of that hole is to bring niche vehicles instead of SUVs and other categories of cars that actually sell?
New GM=Old GM… I’m sorry, I meant to say new VW=old VW.
At least they make the convertible based on an existing car instead of that Eos thing. Now instead of being inefficient making cars no one wants, they are a bit more efficient making cars no one wants.
I would think federalizing a convertible is much more complex than a wagon/sedan/hatchback variant since the crash structure is totally different.
Well, they can’t just whip up a SUV/CUV overnight, so they’re filling a market niche with an existing vehicle. It takes time to convert the “Thing” to FWD/AWD (and come up with a better name).
Its coming in 2017. An entirely new lineup appears to be coming in 2017; the new Tiguan, the Cross Blue, probably a new Jetta, this… If they can survive to 2017.
Do you guys REALLY think the EU is going to do anything that would remotely cause VW to somehow go out of business, no matter what they do? A German state OWNS 25% of the company. Get real.
As for the Golf Cabrio – looks great, the lines really work top down, though I would like to see a top up picture. I miss the rollbar, you can’t really call this one a b!tch basket!
Finally, why is it that some on here seem to complain any time an automaker sells something niche and interesting? Should we all just drive a shade of gray midsize four door or CUV snooze mobile? Or are you just jealous because that is all you can fit into your dull life/afford?
It’s ego. People assume that they things they like are the only things worth liking.
The facts are that there is a market for reasonably priced and stylish convertibles without a lot of sporting pretension and that VW is not going to just voluntarily go out of business out of some sense of shame. Thus it makes perfect sense for VW to bring this car to the US, especially since it will probably cost less and therefore do better volume than the Eos.
Women may well be the majority buyer of this car but so what? That doesn’t make it any less of a “good car” (whatever that means) and their money is just as good as anybody else’s.
“Should we all just drive a shade of gray midsize four door or CUV snooze mobile?”
Puke, no!
Dark green or light blue! Hate gray.
They should add a VW Beetle cabrio while they’re at it, same basic platform and such.
Even with the emissions stuff people will still buy VWs, sudden acceleration didnt kill Toyota, screwy airbags didnt kill Honda, burning 3s didnt kill Mazda.
Of course those issues arent worth 50+ articles, only VW ‘cuz people hate VW for their modest styling, nice big windows, the stuff we all want but let a badge scare us away.
Well, a badge and dealers who are treated like dirt by the factory, and who then treat customers like dirt, and expensive parts that break and require many hours labor to replace, and, and, and…
Coming soon to sorority parking lots near you!
Sunburn and gull crap. I’ll stick with base 3-dr. Everything else is optioned-up profit line.
My criticisms of VW aside, I’ve always thought they build the best-looking convertibles.
But I thought the convertible market was dying, so I’m not sure how helpful this model will be.
Rental car fleets!
It’d be cool if the MQB platform allowed the convertible to have a stiffer body without too much additional weight.
Great…
Instead of fixing their reliability, environmental impact, and product-market fit problems… Well, they’re bringing niche cars.
Nice…
I guess. I won’t be buying a VW any time soon. Unless they make me an affordable electric minivan or CRV, I mean CUV, with a 200 mile range. I have kids, so 2-door convertibles with a small trunk are of limited utility for me.
(The 200 mile range is a hard requirement for us, now, due to my wife’s new job.)
I wonder what this will mean for the Beetle Cabrio.
I would feel the customer base for the Golf Cabrio will have a lot more overlap with the car compared to the more expensive Eos. One less niche vehicle in the lineup should mean something for a car company with an upcoming budget crunch, right?
It’s very Beverly Hills, 90210.
VW may not have any money left for a low volume car. The diesel recall could make them a much smaller and weaker company. Too soon to tell. They need to watch there rear view mirror for Fiat!
Needs more basket handle.