Volkswagen revealed today at the Auto Mobil International in Leipzig the diesel brother of the Golf GTI: the GTD Golf, a car that is all about efficiency.
The GTD is powered by a 2,0 liter TDI engine that delivers 170 hp at 4,200 rpm and a peak torque of 350 NM between 1,750 and 2,500 rpm. It makes the 0 to 62 mph sprint in 8.1 seconds and can hit a top speed of 137 mph. It has a fuel consumption of only 5.3 liters per 100 km and a CO2 emission of only 139 g/km. The engine comes standard with a 6-speed manual transmission, while the optional 6-speed DSG comes as an option.
On the exterior the GTD comes with bumper, radiator grille and headlights exactly like in the GTI, while the red horizontal stripes in the radiator grille are styled in chrome on the GTD. At the rear, the turbo-diesel sports a modified diffuser. You can recognize the GTD by the dual chrome tailpipes on the left side of the diffuser.
Volkswagen has just unveiled a new wagon, the Golf Estate, the fourth model based on the popular VW, next to the three door and five door Golfs and the latest Golf Plus. The Estate will be available in three different trims: Trendline, Comfortline and Highline, the last one replacing the Sportline version as the top of the line model.
At the moment, the Golf Estate will be offered with only a single gasoline engine, a 122 HP TSI four banger; and two turbo diesel options, making either 105 HP and 140 HP. In the near future, Volkswagen will add two Multipoint engines pumping out 80 HP and 102 HP as well as another TSI engine making 160 HP.
The exterior the car features a new bumper, new grill, modified fenders, headlights and a restyled hood. All inspired by the new compact Golf.
Standard equipment for the Estate includes: ESP, six airbags, daytime running lights, roof racks, power windows, shift light, heathed mirrors, split folding rear bench right in front of over 50 cubic feet of storage space. When the Volkswagen Golf Estate goes on sale in Germany, prices will start at 18,500 Euro (about $26,000).
The people’s car maker, Volkswagen, has just unveiled the Golf GTI Street Study at the Worthersee GTI meet. The concept is the result of a collaboration between the German automaker and a group of youthful German Volkswagen enthusiasts: Stefan Becker, 22, Mehmet Cosgun, 20, Saskia Müller, 20 and Michael Riefenberg, 19.
The GTI Street is a two-tone black and white Golf with a pair of white rally stripes running the length of the vehicle, the exterior has been modified with a new front bumper and rear spoiler. The Street Study is powered by a 2.0 Liter TFSI engine that makes an impressive 301 HP. The tuned VW comes equipped with a coilover suspension that features a hydraulic lift. The exhaust has been swapped out for a sport version terminating in two oval shaped tips. Finishing off the street edition is a set of blacked out 19 inch wheels wrapped in the lowest profile tires that I have ever seen.
If Volkswagen is trying to win the hearts of hot hatch fans everywhere with the GTI Street Study, they are off to an excellent start.
Volkswagen has just revealed the Golf GTI "Wörthersee 09," a concept car that was named for the GTI meet it debuted at. The first thing you notice is the “Firespark Metallic” finish, painting the 19 inch rims black with the glowing red lip really sets the car off.
This wild hot hatch concept is motivated by a 2.0 Liter TSI engine connected to a DSG transmission, the pair put out 210 HP. This conceptual Golf can sprint from 0 to 60 MPH in only 6.9 seconds and will hit a top speed of 154 MPH.
The rear end is illuminated by a set of smoked LED taillights; and the interior the showstopper receives a pair of sport buckets and plenty of bright red trim. This is one fine looking GTI.
In an attempt to conserve more of the Earth’s natural resources, Volkswagen’s future line-up will include a three-cylinder power plant and an all new hybrid engine. Unfortunately, the planed 55 MPG clean diesel roadster is on hold until the economy picks back up. In an interview with the German magazine, Auto Motor Und Sport, with VW’s head of development, Ulrich Hackenberg had this to say: “The three-cylinder is certainly a great future; we devote ourselves to intensive mechanical, thermodynamic and acoustic development. We will continue the three-cylinder, in any case in the VW Golf to offer."
The hybrid Golf will debut sometime in 2011 and Ulrich thinks that it will be the perfect personal transportation solution for densely populated urban centers, like the growing mega cities found in China and the United States.
If the roadster ever does become a reality, you probably won’t see a Porsche version, but according to Hackenberg, there is a strong possibility that Audi will have a four ringed version as well.
Volkswagen has just revealed their first promotional video hyping the new Golf GTD, a diesel version of the stunning GTI. The Volkswagen Golf GTD is powered by a 2.0 Liter turbo diesel power plant that makes only 170 HP at 4,200 RPM but torque is up to 260 lb-ft between 1,750 and 2,500 rpm. This alternatively fueled GTI makes the 0 to 60 MPH sprint in just 8.1 seconds and has a top speed of 140 MPH.
The aftermarket tuners Mcchip have just unveiled their latest kit for the VW Golf VI GTI. The package includes a reprogrammed ECU which gives the 2.0-liter TSI unit a maximum output at 252 HP, and for only 849 Euros, includes a new suspension from H&R and a fresh set of 19 inch flat black rims from OZ.
Volkswagen had some fun when it first premiered the Golf VI in Europe back in the winter. This commercial is clever, witty and possibly quite hard to choreograph. It may also have been considered too violent... it could only air after 9 pm in many of the markets it was shown.
Although North America has to wait until the fall for the new Golf GTI, the European launch has already begun this month. So here’s the first German commercial for the 207 hp hot hatch titled, “Only for the advanced: the new Golf GTI.”
Check out the "behind the scenes" video in Los Angeles after the jump.
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