Volkswagen Golf Plus: More and better?
After the Touran and a year and a half after the Golf V , Volkswagen sells the Golf Plus. What then? To simplify, it is a Golf highest of ten centimeters and 900 € more expensive than the Golf 5 door. Indeed, taking the height (1580 mm), the Golf Plus is in tune with the Fiat Stilo (1525 mm), the Honda Civic (1495 mm), the Peugeot 307 SW and 307 or the more anecdotal Suzuki Liana (1545 mm), the line barely exaggerating. These few inches longer at two inches shorter than the Ford Focus C-Max , most stuck to the road compact MPV. It finally 12 mm more than the unclassifiable Seat Altea .
Golf has certainly raised the genes of the Spanish.
Over this project, formalized before the release of the Golf (even before the launch of the Touran) and certainly after the green light to the study of Altea is without doubt a real application. You should know that the Golf is bought by couples and singles (38%) to 70% without children. Instead, the Touran (based on a slightly modified Golf platform) corresponds to a couple of clients, 70% have at least one child. Between the two, although it must have young families willing to splurge on a model of compromise. Volkswagen, the mercanticiens think that if the Golf Plus canibalisera a portion of sales of the Golf and Touran, 3 out of 10 buyers buyers will come from elsewhere.
mmediately recognizable as a Golf , the Plus does not seem to have taken 95 mm in height. This is even more remarkable than other dimensions remain the same. If the length (comparable to the Megane II and the Peugeot 307 ) and width are not moving, almost the entire body, including optical, are redrawn.
Several changes are more or less harmless to retain outside. C penalizes the amount a little less visibility 3 / 4 rear out of a niche.
Some aerodynamic values decrease slightly, not Cx remains an honest 0.32, but the front surface leads to higher value of drag (Scx) mediocre 0.82. A first in the compact class, the rear lights powered by LEDs, ensuring a more rapid ignition and a much greater longevity. Unlike the Golf available in 3 and 5 doors, 5 doors that are more.
Golf V
Livability, already in progress between the net Golf IV Golf V becomes a major advantage of the Plus. The height gained allowed to reconsider the whole interior. Enhanced before the foundation of 75 mm for easy installation on board and provides a central driving position quite comparable to a 307, while increasing the vertical clearance (2 cm for low math). The dashboard and instrumentation is modified accordingly. Ergonomics is one of the qualities of the Plus. The bench seat accented with 85 mm allows a better view of the road with smaller passenger and greatly increases leg room (+ 2.5 cm at the knees), the cellar became exceptionally feet deep.
As a bonus, the seat slides on 160 mm, unlike the Altea. Postponed to max, adults believe aboard the Passat. The bench is split into two unequal parts, which can slide separately. This is a good beginning of modularity. The boot volume varies from 395 to 505 liters in 5 seats (418 in the middle position, compared to 350 l of Golf “normal” and 409 l of Altea), which is the Golf Plus on this item in the family clan of the upper segment. At max, once folded three files (the foundation argue and fall slightly, but do not fold), the cargo area is flat and the available volume increases to 1450 liters. This with the boot floor modular retracted.
This finding (quite similar to that of C3) to configure the boot floor on two levels, with the above, a mini-chest of more than 100 between the spare wheel and the removable floor slab. A little more thoughtful who fails to Altea. Otherwise, do not expect the modularity of an MPV. There are no plans to remove the bench seat is removed as a true MPV. At least it is possible to fold the front seat right in order to load objects of 2.30 m long (serial Carat, optional for other finishes).
Possessing a Golf Plus 1.4 TSI 140 hp of August 2006 totaling 61,000 KMS, I encounter problems since that initial purchase from the dealership space 3000 Belfort, since the departure of sync problems on the gearbox has 36,000 KMS + compressor has 29,000 KMS. from the outset I expressed sync problems + scraping noise in the box, they replace the sync but not locate the sound of scraping, and now I learn that it comes from a default trap hydraulic box which causes premature wear of the flywheel and clutch. I have also learned that the manufacturer has recalled all vehicles this sujet.Je will build a case for support, all persons ds the same situation occurs in anticipation of your answers, soon. As shown by the photos fuitées few days ago, to resemble itssedan cousin , the new Golf Plus VI adopts a new front ‘horizontal’ and that’s it. To say that this release mid-break, half minivan, half sedan did not actually meet the success is quite close to the truth.To be just a little while, it is actually not much (meditate).
To make this more attractive VI Golf Plus, VW has redesigned his face and especially the new generation of encapsulated engine claiming an average of 0.8 liters less to 100 km.
In addition to these new petrol and turbo diesel common-rail 90 and 140 horsepower, VW introduced the DSG 6 or 7 reports that the engines. ACC, Adaptive Cruise Control “(Manager distance with the vehicle in front) and” Park Assist (automatic parking) are also beginning their model which is positioned in the Touran.
Actually marketed in March 2009 and the car visible from Bologna exhibition at this time.
In the final portfolio, you can discover the Collectors Edition version that features the customization package official brand named ‘i’ for Individual.
The car is white White pearl effect, shoe rims 18 “Bilbao, an espresso machine dominates the center console (!!), the interior is hung with beautifully colored leather called Titanium Black and St Tropez and rendered and colored mat echo the black lacquered buttons paradoxically bright.
