New Golf's a tiger

Thursday, 17 December 2009

• Howick and Pakuranga Times

ARRIVING SOON: Ride height is 25mm lower than standard, and the springs, dampers and stabilisers were completely retuned to match. Eighteen inch alloys are standard, with 19" available as an option. Photo supplied.

Despite its increased performance, fuel consumption is just 8.4 litres per 100km, a huge 21 per cent better than the outgoing model. This efficiency gain is the result of a highly advanced direct injection petrol engine with turbo charging, known as TSI.From just 2.0 litres of displacement, the Golf R produces 199kW at 6000rpm and maximum torque of 350Nm is accessible from 2500rpm all the way to 5000rpm.Golf R transfers the power of the TSI engine to the road via the latest generation of Volkswagen’s 4Motion all-wheel drive system.High levels of safety complement the car’s performance. Seven airbags and ESP as standard helped sixth generation Golf achieve the highest possible five-star rating in the recently revised EuroNCAP crash safety test.Ever since Golf R was revealed at the Frankfurt Motorshow in September, the local New Zealand distributor has received constant enquiries.

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