The new Golf is under 2700 lbs!!!

"BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather" (bugeyedacura) 06/05/2014 at 17:03 • Filed to: None

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Holy crap. All hail our new MQB overlords!

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BaconSandwich is tasty. > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather 06/05/2014 at 17:10

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Wow. Color me surprised.

I really ought to get around to graphing specific makes/models and their weight gain over time. I think it'd be an interesting graph.

Nibbles > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather 06/05/2014 at 17:12

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The new Golf TSI is updated, lightened and more powerful. It now has roughly the same weight and power numbers as a 1987 Saab 900 Turbo! Less than half the cargo capacity though

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > BaconSandwich is tasty. 06/05/2014 at 17:14

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I'd be interested to see just how much weight loss is going on with new models now that that's a "thing". I have a suspicion it's still going up, now just with a decreased slope.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Nibbles 06/05/2014 at 17:16

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It probably costs the same now too! Except 20k in 1987 works out to 35k today.

And the Golf's MPG average is over 30, whereas the Saab struggles to break 25. The devil is in the details when you play this game, isn't it?

Nibbles > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather 06/05/2014 at 17:18

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Remember they've totally fucked up fuel economy numbers on pre OBD cars. The average for a 900T is about 31, I see 34.5 regularly (60/40)

And yes inflation is fun. Mine would sticker today for $42k

Nibbles > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather 06/05/2014 at 17:21

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It's only a matter of time. Material and production costs for lightweight components are lowering, which hopefully means more adoption (and lower costs still) very shortly

Kinda sad that automakers have to overcome the "burden" of safety

Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather 06/05/2014 at 23:45

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That's good...but holy shit it's strange-looking in the front...looks less modern than the old one for sure.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment 06/06/2014 at 08:01

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Well the styling itself is not that futuristic to begin with. It's meant to be evolutionary not revolutionary.

Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather 06/06/2014 at 12:58

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True..but something seems off. It's not bad at all..just somehow looks like they went back to the Mk V.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment 06/06/2014 at 13:44

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I can see that. Maybe they had a better response to the looks of the MkV.

Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather 06/06/2014 at 13:45

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Maybe so...it was a good looking car.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment 06/06/2014 at 13:49

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Full disclosure: I prefer the MkV, especially the GTI. The honeycomb grill looked so much better in the larger rounded grill.

Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather 06/06/2014 at 14:37

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You know, I kind of agree.

Garrett Davis > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather 06/06/2014 at 20:20

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Wow. My Focus ST is a heavy pig at ~3200lbs.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Garrett Davis 06/06/2014 at 20:23

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Yeah. The new GTI is gonna be unbeatable.