The last time our spy photographers caught up with Volkswagen's engineers, they were working on test mules of the seventh generation Golf GTI and Golf R models, both of which were wearing Golf Mk6 bodies on top of the German group's new Modularer Querbaukasten (or MQB) platform.
Always on the lookout, they have now managed to capture the German firm's people testing a regular version of the next Golf Mk7 complete with its newly styled body.
Albeit heavily disguised, the prototype confirms our suspicions that VW won't mess around with the classic Golf styling cues such as the think C-Column design, though the front-end of the car does appear to be sharper with the lights and grille placed lower than on the current model.
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