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Volkswagen has revealed pricing
and details of its latest
BlueMotion model, the Golf
Plus. The new model offers all
the practicality and comfort of
the new standard Golf Plus which
went on sale in May, but with
even greater economy and lower
carbon dioxide emissions.
Prices start at £17,570 RRP ‘on
the road’ for the Golf Plus
BlueMotion S, rising to £18,920
for the SE; that’s just £325
more than the equivalent
standard Golf Plus S and SE
models.
Using the latest 1.6-litre
common rail TDI 105 PS engine
combined with a number of
BlueMotion modifications, the
Golf Plus BlueMotion is capable
of returning 65.7 mpg on the
combined cycle while emitting
just 114 g/km of CO2.
By comparison, the previous
generation Golf Plus BlueMotion
with a 1.9-litre TDI engine and
105 PS returned 58.9 mpg while
producing 127 g/km; that’s an 11
per cent improvement in economy
and a ten per cent reduction in
carbon dioxide emissions.
The new Golf Plus BlueMotion’s
CO2 emissions figure
of 114 g/km allows it to break
the 121 g/km threshold, saving
fleet drivers up to £1,000 in
Benefit in Kind tax over a three
year period. The car’s economy
statistics mean, in real terms,
that a Golf Plus BlueMotion
owner could take a trip from
London to the Lake District,
enjoy 200 miles-worth of day
trips while there, and return to
London before having to refuel.
Put another way, a buyer
covering under 8,000 miles a
year – which is typical of more
than a half of Golf Plus
customers – need only fill up
with fuel once every five weeks.
This frugality is thanks to a
number of BlueMotion
modifications including revised
gear ratios in third, fourth and
fifth, the addidition of low
rolling resistance tyres, a
Start/Stop function and
regenerative braking. The
Start/Stop system allows the
engine to shut down completely
when the car is at a standstill
before automatically restarting
as soon as the clutch is
depressed, ready to engage first
gear and move off. Regenerative
braking helps to utilise energy
that would otherwise be lost
during braking, so that in
deceleration and braking phases
the alternator’s voltage is
boosted and used for bulk
recharging of the car’s
battery.
The Golf Plus BlueMotion is
available in two trim levels, S
and SE, and its standard
features are the same as on
these standard models. Owners
therefore benefit from ABS with
ESP, six airbags, air
conditioning, a CD player and
multi-function computer – with
the addition of gearchange
recommendation on BlueMotion for
maximum economy. SE adds Park
Assist to ease parallel parking
manouvres, cruise control and
alloy wheels. All Golf Plus
diesel models have a standard
Diesel Particulate Filter.
The new model is available to
order now with the first cars
arriving in October.
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