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Test drive in Russia and Germany: Volkswagen Golf 1.4 GT and the new Golf 1.4 TSI

If the car begins with the first nut, then the story of the golf begins with the capture of the class of mobile cars. The silhouette of the next legislator of fashion flashes around the corner, but already 6 generations
                        
In the meantime, we rolled around Moscow on his predecessor.
The engine is low only 1.4 liters, but as many as 170 forces were taken from it. How? It was not a matter of involving a turbine, which diligently blowing up to 7,000 revolutions. The unique golf motor is able to twist to the maximum. You should not be afraid of the consumption of gasoline in this mode. Everything is provided and located within the framework of decency. In racing driving mode, the consumption of 95 gasoline is located around 13-14 liters. With an average motion of not more than 10 liters. Well, in the regime, a pensioner behind the steering wheel get ready to eat 7.5-8 liters! Very encouraging indicators, if we add that we rode in these modes with a stove and xenon. The generator and heating system are well communicated to each other, that even fuel consumption does not increase. The climate in general must be said special thanks. Its buttons and pens are properly located and do not cause confusion. But when touched the handle of the stimulus speed regulator, the stove begins to blow at 3-5 speeds. To get to the 1st time the first time, you need to be an acce. Even at maximum speed, the stove is hardly audible. Gallowed air in the fence from the street is cleaned with a special filter, so it is not necessary to turn on the air circulation along the cabin. Everything that happens on the street is hardly audible in the cabin. Of course, this does not mean that you are sitting like in a tank.
Who was sitting in the cabin of other cars and often missed, holding out his hand, for example, to the KP switch, more than once gave eloquent words to the designers. The cars of the brand are VWs are famous for the convenient location of all pedals, buttons, pens and other things. In a word, wherever you touch everything everywhere at hand. So in Golf 1.4, you sit and rejoice. Especially good to the right elbow and brushes with fingers that manipulate the DSG box with aircraft lever. Here we say this: a useful thing. After long standing in the traffic, you begin to naughty, rolling into a free avenue, for example. In this case, you need to go to mode S, that is, sports. The circulation is growing as on yeast, and the acceleration rate increases radically. Each program easily reaches the mentioned 7,000 revolutions. The beet appeared a little strange when you slow down in front of the traffic light. But these are already trifles.
The suspension is ideally configured for us, Russians, or rather, for our roads. All flaws (except wells, of course) golf crosses in one breath. There are rolls in corners, but not such that you are straightened directly to the side. The exchange rate stability is amazing, as well as steering.
It seems to have figured out the idea of \u200b\u200bGolf 1.4 GT expanded. It looks almost an ideal city car and there may be a desire to buy golf. That's just the cost of normal configuration will be released by almost 1 million rubles. And for that kind of money we will immediately move on to the latest Golf 1.4 TSI.
pros
Great motor and dynamics
Minuses
Price

Characteristics
Manufacturer: Germany
Engine type: gasoline
Engine volume: 1.4 l
Power: 170 hp
Twisting: 240 nm
Transmission: 6-speed automatic transmission with manual mode
Acceleration to 100 km/h: 7.7 sec
Maximum speed: 218 km/h
City fuel consumption: 7.5-10 liters
Dimensions: 4216x1759x1466
Basic configuration: from 775,000 rubles
 
 
Test drive in Germany: New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI
So it's time for the sixth generation of VW Golf to show themselves from the best side. As a variation of 1.4 TSI, this car should again show what is the leading model in the compact car segment
Many would like to take away his success from VW Golf. But could competitors can withstand the voltage that every new Golf model has to withstand? Each new generation should show that it is better than the previous one, and not only in technical aspects. The competition also affects the design, comfort and environmental safety area. The new Golf should not only be better, but even more popular among consumers. It would be different, so it would end in a simply disaster and nothing would have saved a well-known brand from the greatest shame.
The fresh generation of VW Golf remains the same in size as the previous generation of the car, despite the clearly more dynamic design with a clearer drawing of the faces. Many elements are pleasant in the new Golf.
No wonder the modern solution from VW attracts so much attention. If we compare our candidate with the usual Golf 1.4 (140 hp), then the sixth generation 1.4 TSI already has 160 hp.
Like at home
Of course, the doors of the new Golf do not open our way into vast expanses, but the salon, which is hidden in the corps of the new Golf, adequately reflects the entire nature of a compact class benign car. The finish, including the functional elements of the cabin, is a kind of mixture of salons of the former Golf, Tiguan and Passat CC. However, all elements were modernized, maintaining true values. In general, this is one of the devices of the VW company to keep the old and good conservatively, but very effective. Well, the result is obvious. The door closes tightly, and our gaze falls on the perfectly positioned windows buttons.
Inside we find many useful compartments. For example, a compartment for a warning signal vest, as well as a special recess for 1.5 liter plastic bottles. If you look around, you can find a lot of comfortable shelves and all kinds of messes. They can be used to store a mobile phone, keys, glasses and little things. As before, holders for glasses are separated from each other. A more detailed examination of the seats makes us understand that the developers of VW and then tried. It immediately catches the eye that there was more space. One has only to sit down, as you really feel more freedom for the legs, both in front and behind, which is important. More convenient positioning of seats contributes to more good comfort during long trips. In general, 5 millimeters on the sides and as much as 25 milimiters in height increased in the cabin.
In the rear seats, passengers are comfortable. They sit generally higher than in the previous generation of Golf. It is possible to use a place located in the middle, it will take the fact that this time the seats are not made too convex. There is only one point for criticism: the headrest for the central rear seat cannot be pulled high enough, which means this place is ideal only for children. For children's seats, there are appropriate mounts, though only for two, the third is not placed in the middle in the middle. However, we are still talking about a compact car here, so this is by no means criticism. The front seats can be moved almost completely at their discretion, which easily allows the driver of the most convenient position at the wheel. Small people will now be able to ride absolutely without complexes, since a sharp break in the dashboard has disappeared in the new model.
In move
Already during the departure from the parking lot, the whole charm of the new characteristics of the review is felt a familiar feeling at the wheel of VW Golf. We start our car. It feels like the motor did not turn on at all. At least our ears would fully confirm this. But let's dwell on logic and look at the tachometer, everything is in order, the engine works as it should. Isolation of the sound in the cabin is simply phenomenal and only completely sentimental people feel a small vibration.
The transmission steps switch so easily and imperceptibly that at a speed of 60 km/h you randomly find yourself on the sixth. And now our faithful car flies to nowhere, and only the sound of 17-inch tires contacting with asphalt accompanies us along the way. A 1.4 -liter engine at a speed of 100 km/h produces no more than 2.000 revolutions/min. Not bad, taking into account the fact that everyone tends to save fuel today. Thus, we get the average consumption of 6 liters per 100 kilometers.
For the first time, VW charges its Golf adaptive chassis (costs an additional 925 euros). The one who dares to switch the device to a sports regime will feel a sharp return. The influence of the sports regime on shock absorbers is much stronger: our Golf feels into GTI. In the process of numerous tests for driving, it was found that even record passages of distances did not require any special driver skills.
It is possible that the basic 15-inch tires would behave much softer than the 17-inch, which is equipped with our test candidate. However, 17 inches provide the ideal review of the car for all the orders of the driver, despite the fact that passengers are not experienced by special inconvenience, like unnecessarily sharp returns of shock absorbers. The following pleasant moments automatically join the general very good comfort: effective sound insulation, comfortable armchairs and an elegantly simple, intuitively structured equipment system, which includes the HighLine variation with heating chairs, air conditioning, parking assistant, foglight facilities and CDs Magnitol with radio.
conclusions
The cost of our test candidate was not so popular. In Europe, 25.225 euros would have to pay for this car! But his characteristics are quite for the people. The developers really made sure to make their Bestseller model even more comfortable and more convenient for its users. Still, Golf is the Volkswagen model, for which they love the German company. Each new generation of the most poularly car should become better than the previous one, and preferably in everything. And again, the Germans managed to surprise everyone.
The sixth Golf receives the highest assessment from us, despite the fact that he has long crossed the border of the category of inexpensive cars and approached the middle class. For those who want to enjoy both impeccable city management and a comfortable long -term riding in nature, Golf is simply perfect.
I would like to emphasize once again that, despite the clearly higher price of the fresh generation of Golf, the ratio of the price is quite justified. For 25,000 euros, the happy owner receives a high -quality car with an excellent salon, a powerful but quite economical engine, an amazing brake system and simply perfectly reacting steering control. Isn't all this worth 25,000 euros?
Based on materials from foreign media
Authors: Alexander Vlasov and Vitaly Goldenberg
 

Source: Autolet.ru