In response to criticism of the outgoing Golf’s poor ergonomics, the contact slider for the temperature and quantity management beneath the infotainment display has been revised in order that it’s now backlit and new software program supplies it with speedier response occasions.
The upgraded Golf additionally brings Volkswagen’s 360deg View, Park Assist Plus and Park Assist Pro methods as choices for the primary time, which signifies that it may be parked remotely through a smartphone.
The engine line-up is solely four-cylinder, with all preliminary fashions adopting a standard front-wheel-drive format.
Included are 114bhp and 148bhp turbocharged 1.5-litre petrol items – with and with out mild-hybrid know-how – in a quartet of 1.5 eTSI and 1.5 TSI fashions.
There can also be a reworked turbocharged 2.0-litre petrol engine with an added 13bhp, at 201bhp, within the upgraded 2.0 TSI – and 20bhp more within the 262bhp GTI, which is now not accessible with a handbook gearbox.
Volkswagen hasn’t revealed any efficiency claims for the GTI, however Wolfsburg insiders say its 0-62mph time undercuts the 6.2sec of its predecessor. Top pace stays restricted to 155mph.
The diesels get an additional developed model of Volkswagen’s turbocharged 2.0-litre engine, providing 114bhp and 148bhp in a pair of 2.0 TDI fashions.
