VW's Frozen Beast Countdown....

[andrewparker]

Why would they make a big fuss about a MK6 Golf R Cabriolet? Everyone has known about it for ages. I can't even believe they're still going to try and sell it to be honest.

[Nodz]

Vortex posted it on their FB page and the full report on their site its the MK6 R cab.

http://www.vwvortex.com/news/volkswagen-news/mystery-r-model-frozen-in-ice-isnt-golf-7-r/

As you say with the MK7 out it makes you wonder why they are bothering, it should've come out 6months to a year ago

[andrewparker]

As you say with the MK7 out it makes you wonder why they are bothering, it should've come out 6months to a year ago.

Completely agree.

[RedRobin]

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It's beginning to look like pure marketing hype to try and sell the Mk6 R Cab.

The melting ice block is a great concept, but......

[neg]

I agree too, think they have missed the boat on that one.

Someone's looked and thought - sh*t, how we gonna flog these.

[Deako]

It's like they forgot to release it.

Completely pointless. Or just a way of getting rid of the rest of the Golf R body parts they had made because the Golf R undersold due to its ridiculous price.

[swgti]

It's like they forgot to release it.

Completely pointless. Or just a way of getting rid of the rest of the Golf R body parts they had made because the Golf R undersold due to its ridiculous price.

Probably right there but I bet the Mk6 R cab is still a ridiculous price too. I wonder if it was held up in development or something? Why on earth would you launch a new model of an old version just as you start to market the new one?

[Deako]

I bet it will be knocking on £35k, the Golf GTI cab is horrendously priced as it is.

[Nodz]

Probably right there but I bet the Mk6 R cab is still a ridiculous price too. I wonder if it was held up in development or something? Why on earth would you launch a new model of an old version just as you start to market the new one?

The only company I can think of that do is Renault as they done it with the Clio and the 5 but they was basic campus models not top of the range £35k+ models

[Greeners]

Probably right there but I bet the Mk6 R cab is still a ridiculous price too. I wonder if it was held up in development or something? Why on earth would you launch a new model of an old version just as you start to market the new one?

The only company I can think of that do is Renault as they done it with the Clio and the 5 but they was basic campus models not top of the range £35k+ models

Didn't VW sell both the MK2 Cab and MK3 cab way into the production of the newer models?

[Deako]

Probably right there but I bet the Mk6 R cab is still a ridiculous price too. I wonder if it was held up in development or something? Why on earth would you launch a new model of an old version just as you start to market the new one?

The only company I can think of that do is Renault as they done it with the Clio and the 5 but they was basic campus models not top of the range £35k+ models

Didn't VW sell both the MK2 Cab and MK3 cab way into the production of the newer models?

Mk2 Cab didnt exist Nathan. But yes, they made the Mk1 cab until 1993/1994. Way past even the Mk2 production dates, into Mk3. And the Mk3.5 cab was into production well into the Mk4 model, but they facelifted it so it "looked" like the Mk4.

[Nodz]

Probably right there but I bet the Mk6 R cab is still a ridiculous price too. I wonder if it was held up in development or something? Why on earth would you launch a new model of an old version just as you start to market the new one?

The only company I can think of that do is Renault as they done it with the Clio and the 5 but they was basic campus models not top of the range £35k+ models

Didn't VW sell both the MK2 Cab and MK3 cab way into the production of the newer models?

Pass, I'm a bit young to remember that. If VW have done this in the past with other cab versions of the golf then them doing it with the R is nothin new

[Greeners]

Probably right there but I bet the Mk6 R cab is still a ridiculous price too. I wonder if it was held up in development or something? Why on earth would you launch a new model of an old version just as you start to market the new one?

The only company I can think of that do is Renault as they done it with the Clio and the 5 but they was basic campus models not top of the range £35k+ models

Didn't VW sell both the MK2 Cab and MK3 cab way into the production of the newer models?

Mk2 Cab didnt exist Nathan. But yes, they made the Mk1 cab until 1993/1994. Way past even the Mk2 production dates, into Mk3. And the Mk3.5 cab was into production well into the Mk4 model, but they facelifted it so it "looked" like the Mk4.

You know what I meant! 

[swgti]

Probably right there but I bet the Mk6 R cab is still a ridiculous price too. I wonder if it was held up in development or something? Why on earth would you launch a new model of an old version just as you start to market the new one?

The only company I can think of that do is Renault as they done it with the Clio and the 5 but they was basic campus models not top of the range £35k+ models

Didn't VW sell both the MK2 Cab and MK3 cab way into the production of the newer models?

Mk2 Cab didnt exist Nathan. But yes, they made the Mk1 cab until 1993/1994. Way past even the Mk2 production dates, into Mk3. And the Mk3.5 cab was into production well into the Mk4 model, but they facelifted it so it "looked" like the Mk4.

Ah yes thats right, I remember my mate having a Mk1 cab, dark blue it was and IIRC it was a G or H reg, lovely car.

[andrewparker]

Er, what? That screenshot is a Polo. General consensus is that VW are making a big fuss over the MK6 Golf R Cabriolet, launching it at Geneva etc.