Volkswagen Golf Cabrio confirms for 2011
Golf Cabrio
You’ve probably noticed, there is an Audi A3 Cabriolet but still no Golf Cabrio. The latter theory is indeed replaced by the Eos, which has never managed to actually win. The return of the VW Golf Cabrio is scheduled for next year.
Martin Winterkorn visiting the factory in Osnabruck confirmed: Volkswagen will return next year to catalog a Golf Cabriolet despite the presence of the Eos in the range. Volkswagen wants to be on every niche to achieve its ambitious goals of 2018 (to become caliph instead of the Caliph), and after analyzing the market, it was decided that a Golf Cabriolet soft top could easily exist alongside a Coupe Cabriolet Eos hardtop. The Eos comes just been restyled does not disappear.
Obviously, the Golf Cabriolet resume the platform of the Audi A3 Cabriolet.
Do they lack more we invent a Scirocco Cabriolet and we have exhausted all possible variations on this segment!
This model remained without direct descendants took over first discoverable Golf, who played for 15 years a high of automotive seduction. Apress him, Volkswagen Golf stopped all production of convertible, leaving room for a crisp version of discoverable New Beetle. This generation Golf Cabrio is therefore presented as a car already has a certain age, but not without charm. Not just a little antiquated charm to own a model from another age, no, you can take pleasure in driving it.
What you can try
Reputation: the discoverable based on a sedan series midrange Volkswagen’re a long tradition (since the first Beetle), and the manufacturer is rightly renowned for the quality of this type of project.
The hood: it is carried out carefully, and even displays a level of quality quite uncommon for a model of this size arose in the early 90s. It provides good sound insulation. It incorporates a glass rear window with defogger an effective mass.
The comfort: the rigidity of the body has been well worked and suspensions operating with some softness. This gig is even more comfortable than the hatchback Golf III which he was drifting.
Driving behavior: without showing sports or incisive, it is correct. He did not suffer from the lack of hard roof, which avoids having to make a case lacking rigidity.
Equipment: apart from the first generation versions Coast, he set fairly complete.
Sound isolation: it is successful, except on the TDI diesel.
What may make you hesitate
Comfort in the rear, there is limited both by the low volume habitable than the hardness of the bench.
The dashboard of the restyling versions before: straight from the Golf III, it can claim neither quality nor any extraordinary degree of standing.
Engines: they lack a bit of tone. Surprisingly, Volkswagen seems to have always chosen to power this cab mechanics very placid, performance a bit weak.
The staging of the transmission: especially on the models before restyling, the style is overly long terraces, which penalizes the nervousness and times.
The trunk: it offers only limited volume. Access to it, certainly low enough, proved too narrow.
Braking: stopping distances are a bit too long on the versions before the restyling. Subsequently, partial improvement, but this model never becomes a champion of braking.
Access to the rear, not very practical, it is hampered by the ROPS.
Buy / Quote
The rating peaked very long above for Golf convertibles. Today, the good image of this model is more diffuse, opportunity and success is more than 90 years where everything was called Golf cabrio traded at prices hallucinating. Few in the market, the TDi version is always sought and given very expensive vendors.
Consumption
Appetite a bit too high on gasoline versions: version does not offer a performance / consumption particularly interesting. The TDI is by far the most sober of the range.
Insurance
A bit expensive, as always for convertibles.
Parts prices
Overall, prices quite high, even with some bad surprises, both side body for mechanical parts.
Maintenance
Maintenance visits every 10 000 to 15 000 km depending on models (and every year more than if the mileage limit has been reached). Timing belt change every 120,000 km.
Description
This model, based on a technical basis Golf III, has escaped the dark years that the Volkswagen brand has crossed over the period 1998 to 2003. I must say it has hardly changed throughout his career and has not inherited along the way, motors or bodies that may have a problem on other models of the manufacturer. The balance is satisfactory with reliability for the user peace of use quite reassuring. Overall, the build quality is quite significant.
Heavy breakdowns and immobilizing
Automatic transmission. Some incidents of transmission from automatic 120 000 km.
Other failures or weaknesses
1.6 engine. About 1.6, jerk-chronic speeding. Remedy: reprogramming the electronic engine management unit. Best programming available since 2002.
Cooling. On models manufactured until September 196, a few worries about the cooling system from 90 000 km. Caused either by the hoses, or by the radiator.
Manual transmission. On some models manufactured until July 1994, potential weakness of the box from 120,000 km.
Manual transmission. On some models manufactured until July 1998, oozing oil out of gearbox, the oil seal. Trivial if the leak is treated in time.
Catalyst. On models manufactured until July 1995, a few premature failures of catalyst.
External appearance
Electric hood (optional). After several years of operation, possible need to make a linkage adjustment or re establish control of an engine.
Interior Finish
Front seats. On models manufactured until May 1998, playing on records.
Noise. Especially on models manufactured through September 1995, a few vibrations dashboard and hum of the ventilation on speeds 3 and 4. On models manufactured until July 1994, squeaking on the clutch pedal and the accelerator. Restyled models manufactured until December 2001, a mechanical resonance back into the shifter. Vibration caused by mass specifically intended to dampen vibration source.
Interior door handles. On models manufactured until July 1994, handles inward opening door sometimes insecure.
Malfunctioning electronic / functions on
Air conditioning. Models since the restyling, and especially those manufactured until 2002, incidents of air conditioning: automatic programming on the hazard, can break the compressor from 80 000 km.
Witness airbag. On models manufactured until July 1998, unexpectedly power of the warning, if not based on a real failure of the airbag.
Reminder and correction concession
Airbags. On models prior to and restyling with two front airbags, risk of disruption of operation or non-trigger crash. Recall in April 1999: Reset airbag control unit.
