2024 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF LIFE
SPECIFICATIONS
CompareGENERAL INFO
- Release Date
- 01/01/2021
- Price Guide
- $34,250
- Body Style
- 5D Hatchback
- Doors
- 5
- Seats
- 5
- Engine
- 1.4 litre 4 cylinder inline turbocharged direct injection petrol with engine Start/Stop system
- Transmission
- 8 SPEED AUTOMATIC
- Drive Type
- Front-Wheel Drive (FWD)
- Safety Rating
- Fuel Type
- Petrol 95 Unleaded
- Fuel Consumption
- 6 L/100KM
- Max Power
- 110 KW @ 6000 RPM
- 0 - 100 km/h
- 9.2 secs
GREEN AND SAFETY RATINGS
- Safety Rating
- CO2 Emission
- 135 g/KM
ENGINE
- Engine
- 1.4 litre 4 cylinder inline turbocharged direct injection petrol with engine Start/Stop system
- Capacity
- 1395 cc
- Rated Size
- 1.4L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Max Power
- 110 KW @ 6000 RPM
- Max Torque
- 250 NM @ 3500 RPM
TRANSMISSION
- Transmission
- 8 SPEED AUTOMATIC
- Drive
- Front-Wheel Drive (FWD)
STEERING
- Type
- Rack and Pinion
WHEELS
- Front
- 225/45 ZR17
- Rear
- 225/45 ZR17
DIMENSIONS
- Length
- 4258 mm
- Width
- 2027 mm
- Height
- 1492 mm
- Ground Clearance
- 142 mm
- Wheel Base
- 2620 mm
- Turning Circle
- N/A
- Towing - Braked
- 1300 KG
- Towing - Unbraked
- 630 KG
FUEL
- Fuel Type
- Petrol 95 Unleaded
- Tank Size
- 50 L
- Combined Consumption
- 6 L/100KM
SERVICE INTERVALS
- Duration
- 12 months
- Kilometers
- 15000 KM
WARRANTY
- Duration
- 60 months
- Kilometers
- 999999 KM
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF NEWS
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF REVIEWS
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF USER REVIEWS
Ms. Gayle Gies
2014 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 5D HATCHBACK GTI PERFORMANCE
I'm resident in the UK where we can buy the manual 6 speed version. My previous car was a 2013 Audi Sportback A3 1.8TFSI S Tronic S-Line The reason I bought a VW golf GTI Performance Package was that, having had a test drive, the VW Golf GTI has proven to be of equal build quality, a better ride and comes with far more equipment as standard. Plus the level of sound insulation surpasses the Audi A3 S-Line.
If the Audi A3 had been able to matched the Golf for equipment, body design and cache that the Audi branding delivers I would have gladly paid the difference in price.
My Golf would appear to draw more attention from other drivers than the A3 ever managed causing young Ford Focus ST and the odd BMW owners draw me into a few traffic light Grand Prix face-offs. However, knowing that the GTI Performance with its 230 BHP on tap would be quite capable of seeing them blush when a 37 Y.O. woman driver walked all over them continues to amuse and please me.
Overall, the Golf GTI is proving to be everything and more that would have expected from my Audi A3. But I am not the only person in my family to express their liking for the Volkswagen. My fifteen Y.O. niece has noticed the more supple suspension, the better sound insulation and higher levels of interior appointments and features offered. If buying a Volkswagen is seen as going down market then so be It. But I am living proof that this is not a step down, rather its a step across and a gain in value for money.
To sum up, the Volkswagen Golf GTI with the Performance Pack is not to be seen as the A3's poor relation. It's just as good a quality product as the Audi A3 but when it comes to more bang for your bucks the GTI scored a points win.
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