Current VW/Audi/Seat/Polo platforms - what's the latest?
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Just wondering what the current platform situation is out there.
Obviously, there is a Mk6 Golf that is new but I seem to remember that this is built, essentially on a Mk 5 platform.
I think the Audi A3 is the Mk 5 Golf platform, as is the newly facelifted Seat Leon.
There is a brand new Polo out in October or so. New platform, I think? The new Seat Ibiza is on that platform or the old Polo?
Which Skoda equates?
Thinking about getting a Golf or Polo sized car (Leon or Ibiza are on shortlist) but not sure whether I am getting seriously old technology or whether I should look elsewhere.
I used to know this stuff but I haven't really followed it for years.
Obviously, there is a Mk6 Golf that is new but I seem to remember that this is built, essentially on a Mk 5 platform.
I think the Audi A3 is the Mk 5 Golf platform, as is the newly facelifted Seat Leon.
There is a brand new Polo out in October or so. New platform, I think? The new Seat Ibiza is on that platform or the old Polo?
Which Skoda equates?
Thinking about getting a Golf or Polo sized car (Leon or Ibiza are on shortlist) but not sure whether I am getting seriously old technology or whether I should look elsewhere.
I used to know this stuff but I haven't really followed it for years.
The current Ibiza and new Polo (Due out in UK in November) both uses the latest PQ25 platform. There is also a new small Audi called the A1 due out soon which will utilise the PQ25 platform.
The current Polo and Fabia, and the pre-2008 Ibiza use the older PQ24 platform.
In the C-Segment virtually everything VAG uses the same 'Golf MK5' PQ35 platform which has remained virtually unchanged since its debut in 2003. The only exceptions are the Eos and Roomster, where the former uses elements from the Passat and latter uses some elements from the Fabia.
The current Polo and Fabia, and the pre-2008 Ibiza use the older PQ24 platform.
In the C-Segment virtually everything VAG uses the same 'Golf MK5' PQ35 platform which has remained virtually unchanged since its debut in 2003. The only exceptions are the Eos and Roomster, where the former uses elements from the Passat and latter uses some elements from the Fabia.
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