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The new Golf range is extended
today with the latest and most
practical model: the new Golf
Estate. The car is available to
order now ahead of the first
models arriving in showrooms on
6 November. The car itself is
more comfortable than ever, with
a sharper, sportier look and
high levels of standard
equipment. Prices start at
£16,380 for the entry-level S
1.2-litre TSI with 105 PS and
rise to £22,580 for the
range-topping Sportline
2.0-litre TDI 140 PS with DSG
gearbox.
Taking its key styling cues from
the Mk VI Golf hatchback, the
Estate has a new front bumper
and body coloured rear bumper,
fresh new wheel designs and
modified tail lights, and inside
a new dashboard and revised
upholsteries.
The basic range remains as
before with S, SE and Sportline
trim levels. However in a break
from this and starting a new
trend in Volkswagen’s line-ups,
an economical and low-CO2
emitting variant is available in
all three trim levels designated
BlueMotion Technology. From now
on, only the very lowest
emitting and most economical
cars in a range (for example,
the Golf hatch at 99 g/km) will
be known as simply ‘BlueMotion’.
That said, the new Golf Estate
BlueMotion Technology models –
with a 105 PS 1.6-litre TDI
common rail engine and available
in S, SE and Sportline trims –
return 67.3 mpg on the combined
cycle and emit a class-leading
109 g/km of CO2.
This not only puts them in VED
Band B, but means they fall
below the 121 g/km company car
tax threshold leading to
potential savings for company
car drivers of more than £1,000
over three years.
Changes to all Golf Estate
BlueMotion Technology models
compared with their standard
counterparts are wheels with low
rolling resistance tyres,
battery regeneration, hill hold,
a multifunction computer with
visual gear change
recommendation for optimum fuel
consumption on manual models and
a Start/Stop function. As a
package they contribute to an
improvement in fuel economy of
around seven per cent and an
eight per cent drop in carbon
dioxide emissions. The premium
to ‘upgrade’ from the standard
1.6-litre TDI to the BlueMotion
Technology is £410 (see price
list on following page for full
details).
Across the range, a total of
five engines will be offered:
two petrol and three diesel.
The entry-level petrol, which
will go on sale in spring next
year, will be a new 1.2-litre
TSI 105 PS. It is accompanied
by the existing 1.4-litre TSI
122 PS which is available now.
Diesel engines consist of two
1.6-litre TDI units producing 90
(available spring) or 105 PS
(available now), and a 2.0-litre
TDI 140 PS (also available
now). A number of different
gearboxes are offered, including
the seven-speed DSG automatic. |
