Road TestCar reviews - Volkswagen - Golf - 2.0 TDI Comfortline 5-drVolkswagen modelsGolf 103TDI Comfortline 5-dr wagon 103TSI Highline 110 TDI Highline 110TSI 118TSI 5-dr hatch 2.0 TDI Comfortline 5-dr 5-dr hatch range 5-dr wagon range 77TDI 5-dr hatch Alltrack Alltrack 132TSI Alltrack 135 TDI Premium BlueMotion hatch Cabriolet DSG GL 5-dr hatch GL Cabriolet convertible GT 5-dr hatch GTD hatch range GTi GTI 3-dr hatch GTI 40 Years GTI 5-dr hatch GTI and R range GTI hatch range GTI Original R R 5-dr hatch R Wagon Wolfsburg Edition R32 3-dr hatch range wagon Research Volkswagen OverviewWe test VW's new Golf V hatch flagship, complete with 2.0 turbo-diesel and DSG shift26 Nov 2004 A slick-looking new Golf enters the bottom end of the prestige market and rewrites the rules on exactly what to expect in a classy small Euro car that opens with a pricetag in the mid-$20,000 area. The Golf is bigger, and better, and looks a lot smoother than we’ve come to expect from Volkswagen’s biggest-selling model. It also introduces interesting new technology, including a brutally powerful 2.0-litre direct-injection, multi-valve turbo-diesel engine and the intriguing six-speed DSG transmission which is a new take on automatic gear shifting. Its safety credentials aren’t to be sneezed at either. Model release date: 1 August 2004 to 1 February 2009 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen Previous modelA gutsy new diesel may be the headline act of the fifth generation Golf range, but an oil-burner wasn't available in the previous, fourth generation Golf launched here in October 1998. Featuring a fully galvanised body, it was also the first Golf with a V5 engine, while Golf IV also spawned the R32, its 177kW V6 making it the most powerful Golf ever. Golf sales eclipsed those of Beetle when 21,517,415 units were produced globally by 2002, while production of the fourth generation Golf was phased out in 2003 after 4.3 million units. |
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