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- 2014 Volkswagen Golf: First Drive
- 2014 Volkswagen Golf: First Drive
- 2014 Volkswagen Golf: First Drive
- 2014 Volkswagen Golf: First Drive
- 2014 Volkswagen Golf: First Drive
- 2014 Volkswagen Golf: First Drive
- 2014 Volkswagen Golf: First Drive
- 2014 Volkswagen Golf: First Drive
- 2014 Volkswagen Golf: First Drive
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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0Official: Volkswagen Golf named 2013 World Car of the Year 1364479020
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 1364389200
The seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf in US-specification officially debuts at the 2013 New York Auto Show. The new model is the first VW in the States to ride on the company's MQB architecture, and as such, it makes use of plenty of high-strength and ultra-high-strength steel to keep weight down. All told, the new shell is 51 pounds lighter than the ...
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Official: US-spec 2015 Volkswagen Golf and GTI to finally debut in New York 1363110240
The seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf is hardly new to us. In fact, we've already driven it. And elsewhere in the world, the new Golf is already winning awards. Even so, we still have yet to see the US-spec version of the car, though that won't be the case much longer. As part of the New York Auto Show festivities later this month, Volkswagen will ...
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Geneva: 2014 Volkswagen Golf GTD is our favorite oil-burning GTI 1362535200
The 2014 Volkswagen Golf GTD has officially bowed at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. Engineers managed to squeeze an additional 14 horsepower and 22 pound-feet of torque out of the familiar 2.0-liter turbodiesel four-cylinder engine, nudging total output to 184 hp and 280 lb-ft for 2014. The figures are good enough to earn the GTD the honor of being the ...
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Geneva: Volkswagen Golf Variant will make a lovely Jetta SportWagen 1362524340
In addition to several other versions of the Golf, Volkswagen is debuting the new Golf Variant (read: wagon) here at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. And if this bigger version of the Golf looks like it might fit right at home in the States, it's because we could possibly see some version of this car as the next-generation Jetta SportWagen here on our ...
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Geneva: Volkswagen hatches hotter GTI in Geneva [w/video] 1362499020
The all-new seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf hasn't even launched here in the United States, but over in Geneva, we're already getting our first glimpse at the hotter GTI hatchback. The fancy new Mk VII Golf is already off to a healthy start with positive reviews in Europe, and we have no doubt that this next GTI will work hard to regain its title as ...
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Official: Europeans get first crack at new Golf Variant wagon 1362427200
Just last week, when we brought you news of a new Volkswagen Golf variant out and testing in Europe, we had no idea we were being so literal with out description. For it seems that VW has every intention of calling its new Golf wagon, making its Geneva debut, the "Golf Variant." Odd/interesting sobriquets taken as read then, there's a lot to like about ...
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Report: Volkswagen Golf Wagon leaked ahead of official unveiling 1362273000
Wagons ho! These three images of the upcoming Volkswagen Golf Wagon have leaked online ahead of the car's official debut, which may very well be at the Geneva Motor Show. Looking over the photos doesn't really bring any surprises – after all, this is a VW Golf with a wagon rear end grafted on, or basically what we expect next Jetta SportWagen will ...
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Spy Shots: Volkswagen Golf Wagon caught completely uncovered 1362078960
Without a lot of information to go with them, our camera-toting spies have captured some new images of a Volkswagen Golf wagon variant that is almost completely undisguised. In fact, the one piece of camouflage on the tidy wagon would probably have gone unnoticed to most casual viewers. Look closely at the rear three-quarter view of the car and you'll ...
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Official: Volkswagen debuts MkVII-based diesel Golf GTD 1361437200
As Volkswagen prepares for the launch of the seventh-generation Golf, it continues to show off some of the car's different variants. With the standard Golf and the ultra-efficient BlueMotion Concept out of the way, now we're finally starting to see some of the sportier versions planned for the hatchback. Confirmed for a debut at the Geneva Motor Show, ...
