VOLKSWAGEN has announced that its greenest Golf yet is available to order – the most efficient production version to date boasts 74.3mpg on the combined economy cycle a class-leading 99g/km CO2.
The firm’s new Golf BlueMotion uses as its basis the standard Golf’s 1.6-litre TDI common rail engine with 105 horsepower. This engine endows the new model with a zero to 62 mph time of 11.3 seconds and a top speed of 118 mph.
Standard specification is based on that of the ‘S’ trim level, plus a number of additional features which enhance economy and reduce emissions. These include a Start/Stop system, regenerative braking, hill hold, longer gear ratios, low rolling resistance tyres, a multifunction computer showing recommended gear changes for maximum economy and sports suspension.
In addition the new car is fitted with a sports styling kit to improve aerodynamics and boost efficiency as well as to distinguish this car from others in the range.
This kit comprises sports bumpers, side skirts and an enlarged rear roof spoiler as well as 15-inch alloy wheels, chrome grille louvres and BlueMotion badges at the front and rear. To reduce weight further and therefore aid efficiency, the new Golf BlueMotion comes with a tyre repair kit rather than a spare wheel. The new Golf BlueMotion costs £17,325 on-the-road with a £585 premium for the five-door model. And in a break from Volkswagen’s current naming policy of economy models, the 99g/km Golf will be the only model in the range to be called simply Golf BlueMotion. The 107g/km Golf models will now be denoted as BlueMotion Technology models.
