VW Golf SportVan - Volkswagen Golf Plus is now called SportVan

Volkswagen Golf 7 expands the family with the new Golf Plus, now called Sports van. Remarkably, he goes to the IAA suffered during his debut under the name of ' concept, while not find the usual traces thereof. The production model, which launched mid- 2014, will therefore hardly to not deviate.

Sport Van instead of the familiar VW Golf Plus. Volkswagen has this very sauce topped with marketing model name undoubtedly devised to give. The appearance beforehand what more panache Nevertheless, the capacity remained. Indeed, the Sport Van saw his inner space ahead. The wheelbase increased by 10 centimeters increased to 2.68 meters, while the total carriage length was only 1.3 inches longer. He now measures 4.34 meters, which incidentally is more than eight inches shorter than the VW Golf Variant. The shorter front overhang, which is one of the beneficial characteristics of the new modular chassis, is combined with a proportionally longer overhang. And that helped spark a more elegant look.

The Sports van remains true to its positioning between segments. He still offers only two rows of seats, while the VW Touran gets three. Compared to the latter, he is still 5.6 inches lower and 5.9 inches shorter. But at the same time acquire the Sport Van have some typical characteristics of the stereotype MPV. An over 18 inches sliding rear example, but Tray tables for rear passengers and storage drawers under the seats.
             
The roominess went both front and rear to forward. According to Volkswagen, you can stop the Sport Van full of people of 1.90 meters, without any of them having to feel uncomfortable. The load volume is, of course, depends on the position of the rear seat. With all backrests upright is the default boot to the VW Golf Plus has increased by 74 liters. Lay everything flat and can fit 1,512 liters, an improvement of 62 liters. With the front passenger seat folded (an option on all versions) you can transport objects up to 2.48 meters.

Features
Modern technology is also there. Think of a heated steering wheel, massage chairs when it comes to comfort, blind spot detection, radar -controlled cruise control in the city itself also inhibits and lane assistance. There is also a feature that driving what should make vivid and that is the electronic differential lock (an extension of the stability control that works through the brakes). This system is in the first instance to make sure that there is less likely to under steer and secondly (and at least as important) that the Sport Van is not completely lie.

Motor Palette
The available engine range we know from the VW Golf. The turbo petrol engines between 85 and 105 hp, while can be 110 or 150 hp. diesel there For the 1.6 TDI Volkswagen Blue Motion gives an average fuel consumption of only 3.7 km in l100 in CO2 emissions of 95 g / km . Start / stop is standard on all versions and who prefer not to turn on almost every variant tick a DSG automatic.