Road TestCar reviews - Volkswagen - Golf - 77TDI 5-dr hatchVolkswagen 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 OverviewVW's Golf is the small-car benchmark. Shame about the smaller 1.6-litre diesel30 Dec 2009 SOMETIMES things are not quite what they seem, and the same goes for the latest Golf diesel. While the established 103TDI Comfortline ranks as one of the best small cars money can buy, the less expensive 77TDI diesel is something of a disappointment, not rising above the sum of its parts as the bigger engined model does. This is not to say that we don’t like the 77TDI, but against the other Mk6 Golfs, it seems to be a bit of an underachiever. Which is a pity really, because we love the idea of a reasonably priced small car with Toyota Prius-challenging economy and top-shelf dynamics. Model release date: 1 November 2009 to 1 March 2013 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 modelVolkswagen Mk5 Golf 1.9TDI Trendline/EditionReleased: August 2004Ended: February 2009 Family Tree: Golf PERHAPS the most changed Golf ever, the Mk5 introduced a sophisticated multi-link rear suspension system to take the fight up to the leading Ford Focus, while maintaining brilliant levels of comfort and refinement. The 77kW/250Nm 1.9TDI turbo diesel is an old-school Pumpe Dusse item that provides plenty of low-down torque and impressive fuel economy, although some might say it is still quite noisy against the newer common rail units. Trendline equipment levels were good for the time but lacked stability control until the Edition model took over from early 2008. |
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