Test drive Volkswagen Golf Plus 2005 - 2008 hatchback

The edges of the ball

Well, no, the second time I won’t get into trouble. A couple of months ago, when we checked diesel golf in the case (ZR, 2005, No. 2), I was already tormented with the trunk until I remembered that a large emblem itself served as its pen. Now the golf plus in front of me; Now the sod for the letters VW, what is it! These golfs, they are indistinguishable from each other, then for some reason they are original in such trifles as the castle of the fifth door! The portfolio went to the headquarters of the company in Wolfsburg in a leather seat. Do not turn on you heat?
Plus 95
A little later, at the lecture what is Volkswagen Golf/›Golf Plus? Experts explained that the proportions that changed compared to the prototype dictated the transfer of a license plate from a bumper to the fifth door, a place for a familiar pen appeared in its niche, etc., etc. It seems logical, but there was no interesting detail. Golf generally the car is very correct, outwardly calm, and when it was redrawn into Volkswagen Golf Plus/›Golf Plus, you could step somewhere, go beyond. Alas, an accurate German calculation is everywhere. Even the tilt of the jumper on the bumper is dictated by the laws of graphics, and not just the will of the artist.
So what is a plus? The new Golf line, which was growth of 95 mm. The result was a high station wagon, something between Volkswagen-Golf and Turan. If some performances are simply golf can still be called a machine for individuals, then the name plus the very name hints at extra riders. They increased the salon for them, changed the landing, added liters to the trunk; And for the driver, on the contrary, they tried to preserve all the sled qualities of the golf-class standard, however, we’ll check it now.
MINUS ONE
The length and width of the car remained the same, the sightseeing was not affected, so when parking, the plus driver is unlikely to feel that it had to pay something for a spacious salon. We go to the Autoban Oh, that’s what I missed when traveling on a two -liter diesel golf of German roads! My plus with the same power unit: gas to the floor, and the car accelerates powerfully, allowing you to rebuild from the accelerated strip into the left row in a matter of seconds. And now you are already turning on the cruising sixth gear and follow the floating signs: Braunschweig, Magdeburg ...
Frankly, I did not feel the difference with ordinary golf at the wheel. Unless gusts of lateral winds pump the car a little more; And if you look into the tables, you will see that a plus with a 140-horsepower diesel and a six-speed box loses to the same golf only 1 km/h maximum speed.
By the way, the lineup today includes two gasoline and two diesel engines with a volume of 1.4 to 2 liters, which in different versions are combined with five- and six-speed boxes, automatic or DSG, in fact, six-speed mechanics with very quick automatic switching. The table shows only four options for power units, two of which diesel. They will probably be in Russia, which is still impossible to say about 1.4 liters and 1.6 FSI gasoline engines. The diesel engines are going very well, but I dare to assume that the best combination of a 2-liter diesel plus DSG. I will certainly come up with pleasure.
Now it's my turn to sit behind. The spacious sofa is entirely at my disposal, I lower the armrest, make my back higher, raise the table. I have nothing to put on him, it becomes boring on the move in the trunk you do not rummage. However, this is just free parking.
Plus-minus 160
The rear seat shines longitudinally by 160 mm, allowing you to increase a considerable cargo compartment. There is still enough space for the legs, at least if the crew of medium height. You can also fold the back in parts, remove the false floor, see the photo story with an umbrella. I liked the kinematics of the rear seats when you fold the back, the pillow goes down and forward, so that in one motion you get a cargo compartment with an even floor. True, to include the back, you need to find and pull the unsightly loop, which after convenient golf buttons disappoints.
The plus seats, for nothing that they add up and move as you like, always remain in the cabin. You can’t dismantle them, there is an explanation of the designers: and where to attach considerable sofas for the sofa? In fact, for example, I have nowhere to go. But, remaining in the cabin, the chairs work on safety vertically installed backs, reliably fenced off the cargo compartment.
It is hard to imagine that someone will seem a little configuration of the salon. For me, they are even a bit too much. Imagine a complete scarf trunk and a full Salon Salon. The passenger, whom you did not have time to warn, moves the rear seat forward ... Oh, something fell there! And then back ... Oh, now it crunched
Plus 1500
In Germany, the price of the plus from simply golf in the same configuration is about so much. It is, of course, about the euro. When by summer the car appears in the salons of Russian dealers, let's see what this plus will be in rubles. It is unlikely that the car will become cheap too good, as, in fact, his older brother. Rather, he will be robbed as much as possible for the needs of a particular client. If you want a hatchback please. We need a high station wagon, here he is.
Speaking of multifaceted. Despite the presentation of the high wagon Volkswagen Golf Plus/›Golf Plus, in Wolfsburg they also talk about the classic universal under the usual name Option
Visiting VW
Wolfsburg, the capital of the Volkswagen Empire, is turned into the largest local attraction. Only 14 euros and you get into real automobile disnew, an uncomplicated called autocrat. Guests are met by a huge globe. The blue scoreboard corresponds to the position of Wolfsburg, if you look at the reflection in the floor. Sometimes the truth can only be seen in the mirror of tourists is entitled by modern pavilions of brands included in the VW group, the famous glass towers with finished products, a circular film panorama, a museum with a rich collection of highway. A tour of production is also possible: up to 3,000 cars per day are made here, the area of \u200b\u200bthe plant is more than 6 km2, we have about 6 thousand bicycles alone! But the traces of the shrapen were, during the war, the building was destroyed by 2/3 at the end of the dinner with an indispensable sausage under Curry sauce (another gift from 1945, but more on that another time). In fact, Volkswagen is the largest manufacturer of sausages, 3 million pieces annually (there are four times less cars in Wolfsburg).
Everything, the client is ready. He will probably want to see how in good weather the local number of rabbits enters the lawns of Roads, or show the children how dad is spinning in the chair of the accident demonstrator. The easiest way to return to order a new golf to the dealer with receipt in Wolfsburg (saving on the delivery of several hundred euros). Upon learning, you understand: it was for the sake of this that you were entertained here and yet it is very sorry that such a service is available only when buying a car in Germany. The rest arrive here by tourists. By the way, there is a guide with the Russian language in Roadstadt.
 
Anton Chuykin
   
 

Source: The magazine "Driving"