Volkswagen ’s sixth-generation Golf is underway, and VW has leaked enough information to let the world know it can count on the return of the Golf Cabrio in the near future. The next Golf Cabrio will be riding on the same platform that underpins the current model.
The new Golf convertible is expected to hit the market in mid-2011, according to the latest reports. Early reports had suggested that the Golf Cabrio would be making it to market as early as 2010, but it appears as if the struggling economy may have played a role in slowing the launch.
“It is a demanding time frame,” an insider told AutomotiveNews. “But the new Golf convertible is aiming for spring business the year after next.”
To save money and to get the convertible to market by 2011, VW will use a modified version of the Audi A3 ’s soft convertible top for use on the Golf. Total time to open and close is expected to be just 10 seconds.
Although not yet confirmed, several sources are suggesting VW will use a 1.2-liter 3-cylinder TSI gas engine from the Eos to power this drop-top Golf. Pricing-wise, the Golf convertible will likely slot just below the Eos.
VW’s plants in Wolfsburg and Mosel will produce the new drop-top exclusively.
