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. By Stephan Bähnisch VW is in October 2012 at the Paris Salon the new golf imagine. That’s just a fact as the fact that the Compact moves from Wolfsburg already in its seventh generation. After Golf number six was a facelift of its predecessor, rather, come with number seven major changes to VW and his daughters. For the Golf VII rolled onto the platform, which relies on the cryptic abbreviation “MQB”. This stands for “modular transverse matrix” should give the Volkswagen on the desired path to world number one a decisive kick. The MQB is very flexible: The engines – whether petrol units (modular building block gasoline engine MOB) or compression-ignition (diesel engine Modular Modular MDS) – to be installed transversely. This creates space.

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In addition, dimensions such as wheelbase, track width, wheel size and seating position in the Group and agreed to be varied. Alone at future VW models roll Polo Beetle , golf, Jetta , Tiguan Sharan , Passat and CC on this one platform. Audi Skoda also benefit from the MQB. The next A3 will naturally roll onto the platform, just like the new Leon . In keeping with the kit to develop new engines. The small engines in the EA211 series range from 60 to 150 hp, about the EA288 series ranked 90-190 hp. Bottom line, the Group intends to reduce the engine and transmission variants in the MQB system by the new engines by 90 percent. In addition to the MQB make it possible to install in addition to the conventional internal combustion engines of all common alternative drives in an identical manner. One example is the Golf Blue-e- Motion hybrid (from 2013), but also natural gas models and pure electricity will come.

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In addition to the new platform are used to model flexibly adapt to different markets in Europe, the USA, China and India. MQB also saves weight and provides space for the installation of new safety systems. The “multi-collision brake” helps, for example with an automatic braking initiated to diminish after the first impact, the intensity of further accidents. And next to the MQB, the Group focuses on more comprehensive solutions: Audi takes care of the “modular longitudinal” (MLB), Porsche fiddles on “modular standard drive kit” (MSB), plus there is the “New Small Family” with Mii Skoda Citigo as a micro-car variants.