Volkswagen Golf VI 2.0 TDI 140: Relay controlled
Considered a benchmark in its segment, the Golf occupies the top three of European sales for several years thanks to its versatility and conformism.
But now the competition is fierce, with a Peugeot 308 full of ambition, a Renault Megane which renews itself in substance and a Ford Focus that takes insurance … The Golf was in need of some eyeshadow to stay in the race. The German born and sees its sixth generation, characterized by new engines and a best finish of invoice which correct the shortcomings of its predecessor … without messing up the spirit Golf.
Presentation
On the Aesthetic level, this sixth version is very (too?) Faithful to icts progenitor. Some original features Still Occur, Mainly at the Front, Borrowed From The Scirocco cut, and behind That Is Closer to the Touareg. For the rest, new elements are more subtle, yet unseen events. Direct Consequences of the “significant rise in capital Porsche Volkswagen A coherent theory from a social conservative fabricate When It Comes to Providing Offspring With A success as the 911. The formula restes Cleverly WORKED With A snout has Said look, and a compact matte (4199 mm long), a stern and more homogeneous the fifth Than Golf. Special mention for The Calendar of Our test model (Carat finish), painted in black gloss and Highlighted by thin stripes, chrome, The Most Beautiful effect.
Interior
Inside, Volkswagen has Focused there refinement and quality. The interior Is So similar to That Of The Passat CC, With A blunt instrument in brushed chrome, and boast a standard Worthy Of The upper segment. An impression reinforced by Some satin chrome inserts, Above The Glove Box In Particular. The German aussi Offers A Very Practical ergonomics With air conditioning controls and power windows With intuitive positions.
For convenience, The Even Golf Is Equipped With A Complete System to Reduce cabin noise. Thusis a soundproof invisible film WAS Applied To The windshield, new seals Have Been Developed for hinged doors and windows And The Shape Of The Mirrors Have Been Redesigned to Reduce wind noise. The result is Final.
Beside, habitability IS “substantial Rather With The rear seats welcoming. However, if history chest Is A Little Larger Than That of icts rival Peugeot 308 – from 350 to 1305 liters For the Golf, icts loading a bit high output threshold Makes It Difficult For Heavier luggage. A slight handicap Than Offset By The very wide opening tailgate for easy access to large objects.
Engine
Side engine, The Golf VI drop logically icts old noisy diesel units to passed The new family of common rail TDI engine power year (INITIALLY) Between 90 and 140 hp. Beside the particle filter Always Offered as standard, The Motor Of The Were Golf Refined to minimize Their consumption. Thusis TDI 110 bhp claims only 4.5 liters of diesel per 100 km (manufacturer data). The petrol engines sept forgotten, aussi Being more efficient Than The previous generation. 4 blocks Will Be Offered at launch: 80 , 102, 122 and 160 horsepower. From 122 horsepower, it’s TSI engines With turbochargers and / or compressor. Düring o test weekends Opted For the 2.0 TDI 140 hp engine, Mated To The 6-speed DSG dual-clutch 7-speed version Is Only for engines with Less torque. Unsurprisingly, this association has been “very effective, The Sedan Does not reluctant to take low Enough In The Towers. Then, The Gear shifts are linked in a Religious silence That Only the cylinder block 4 Is Able to Disrupt the Past 3500 rpm mins, With The tone of His voice That Draw in The High. Its smooth and linear acceleration IS, More Than Sufficient to use”common”in everyday life, and superb fuel economy. 4.9 The Volkswagen listings Indeed / 100km combined cycle …
On the road
On the long and winding roads of Iceland That We Have Allowed for this test, The frame of The Golf HAD plenty to reveal potential icts. For if use”civilized”the compact sedan in a very “significant Offers comfort, speed aussi She Can Up the pace. option””DCC The adaptive chassis (1080 euros), actuated by a push of a button, Then Allowance for depreciation Automatically Adjusting the pavement, wheel by wheel, and up to a thousand times second! ”Sport mode”, The suspension firmed IS and management assistance to more vivid. In practice, The Result is convincing, The Golf swallowing Corners With precision and minimal body roll. But a little direction was firm, however, Would Have Been welcome history of Competing 308 With The Who Excel in this field. In short, again Playing the Golf Card and versatility With 140 hp TDI engine icts, can boast Even thats not dismiss 129g/km CO2 version 6 speed manual gearbox (200 euro bonus écologique), and 142g With DSG-6.
In Spirit, The Golf has changed very little Many Years over. Because Even If His style has nothing to do With That of yesteryear, this compact sedan Still Favor year Attracts Audience with His eclectic elegant style and talent to offer The Benefits of High-End priced. This sixth generation is No exception to The Rule And Still Shows Interest Rates With An input range starts at less Than That € 16,000. The Golf VI IS not”cheap”so far and Offers Many Options Previously reserved for high-end As The reverse camera integrated Into the VW logo, the Park Assist”,” or CCD. Of course, opting for “latter and a diesel engine, The Addition Will Be saltier. For our test model, finish Carat count eg 28 550 euros.
Volkswagen sells the new Golf VI from October 9, 2008. His main hobby horse seems to be the workmanship and quality of those materials. Indeed, on copies that we carefully auscultated, jolting, the foamed plastic top, stitching the leather in short, the care taken in the details, enhance the apparent quality over the old model, it is true that s It was a little bit relaxed compared to the Golf IV . What resume ahead of the face of serious Peugeot 308 and across almost match the finish of an Audi A3 or even do better on some points.
The search for quality we also worth a Golf quieter, and good thing, without gaining weight (a few pounds lighter for this 6th generation). The windscreen uses a multi-layer technology that eliminates high frequency noise of the diesel engine mounts isolate better the mechanics of bodywork, door seals newly designed, redesigned, retro-like farce Details … would our Belgian friends, it was difficult to realize progress on Icelandic roads, which all testers manufacturers know they are the loudest in Europe, partly because of the mix used to have to withstand extreme temperatures. So, like road noise covered the decibels otherwise earned on most surfaces encountered, we may consider at a future comparison if the Golf has become compact or not the quietest on the market.
