This is still an attractive 5-seater family vehicle that looks nice with a hint of sophistication and some practical motoring sprinkled on top. The Volkswagen Golf and siblings are still an argument of discussion at teh tarik stalls, lunch breaks and perhaps with the online community. The actual ‘pull’ factor of the VW Golf has continued because of this 7th generation release and even more with the popular GTi version.
However, this is nonetheless a big ‘BUT’ hanging above every conversation for instance mistletoe during Christmas period. This is the infamous twin charge engine concerns and 7-speed gearbox. Nova in Germany possesses heard all the ‘noise’ of owners in Malaysia as well as some neighboring countries and they’ve not ignored a ‘anger’ that comes with it. They’ve taken all customer comments and aftersales reports together with rectified all problems with the gearbox and introduced a NEW One.4L turbocharged engine (previous serps had a turbocharger and a supercharger friends working together).
Why has Volkswagen manuacturers gone back to your chance board and carried out all this? Simple, they need to continue doing business during the fastest growing district in the world and they need to have ASEAN car buyers to have confidence in their motor vehicles once again.
This is why any VW Golf TSI Bluemotion is due to showrooms with a redeveloped and also reengineered engine and gearbox.
At a selling price of RM159,888 you get self-parking, great looking 17″ Madrid alloy wheels, ‘KESSY’ keyless admittance & start, a drowsiness detection system, together with sport seats by using ‘Mel Stripe’ seat covers. This also feels faster in comparison with its 150bhp informs you plus more communicative around corners compared with any other vehicle in the price range. Test drive it for your own benefit and you be the assess.
Volkswagen Golf TSI Bluemotion Specifications
Engine: Turbocharged 4-cylinder with BlueMotion Technology
Capacity: 1395cc
Power: 150PS – 5000-6000rpm
Torque: 250Nm @ 1500-3500rpm
Transmission: 7-Speed DSG
Acceleration to 100km/h: 7.2 seconds
Top Speed: 216 km/h
Price: RM159,888
