VW Group's design boss Walter de Silva has already had a remarkable career. He's been in the business for 37 years and has helped create such models as the Alfa Romeo 159, the Seat Altea and Leon, the current VW Polo, as well as the Audi A5 and A6 and designing Audi's signature single-frame grill.
But according to an interview de Silva gave to Automotive News, he's worried about his latest challenge.
"When I think about the Golf VII, I do not sleep at night," says de Silva.
De Silva will be tasked with keeping VW's next-generation Golf (the Mk VII), due sometime around 2012, as the iconic model it is. The VW Golf has been Europe's best-selling vehicle for most of the past three decades.
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