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2014 Volkswagen Golf [w/video]

This Little VW Just Went Premium The fortunes of Volkswagen in the United States are moving steadily upward in direct correlation to how serious Wolfsburg has become about our market, a market it frankly neglected badly for about three full decades. The era of neglect is over now and the Germans are focusing especially hard on North American drivers who may have never owned a VW. For many in the US, a first Volkswagen will be either a Jetta or Passat, both of which have pretty good trunks. But we just drove this all-new seventh generation Golf and it needs to be on that same ... Read More

Vital Stats

Engine:
2.0L TDI I4
Power:
146 HP / 236 LB-FT
Transmission:
6-Speed DSG
MSRP:
$29,500 (as-tested, est.)
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    Official: Volkswagen Golf named 2013 World Car of the Year
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    The second day of the New York Auto Show festivities have just kicked with the annual World Car of the Year awards, and we've just learned that the top honors for 2013 go to the seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf. The win marks the second in a row for Volkswagen, which also collected the hardware in 2012 for its Up! supermini. The World Car awards are ...

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    New York: 2015 VW Golf brings storied hatchback's seventh generation to US
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    Geneva: 2014 Volkswagen Golf GTD is our favorite oil-burning GTI
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    Report: Volkswagen Golf Wagon leaked ahead of official unveiling
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    Spy Shots: Volkswagen Golf Wagon caught completely uncovered
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