2012 Volkswagen Golf Reviews

2012 Volkswagen Golf R

Volkswagen's compact hatchback updated for 2010, providing a smooth exterior styling, improved cabin and diesel engines. 2012 Volkswagen Golf has not changed. Mainly, however, is one of adjusting the loss of an optional rear airbags.

2012 Volkswagen Golf is a five-passenger hatchback available in two-and four-door body style. TDI has a basic type of 17-inch aluminum wheels new, but in addition to vehicle packaging and randomization options, no other significant changes in 2012. Standard features on the base VW Golf 2.5L include 15-inch steel wheels, fog lights turn on, full power accessories, keyless entry, heated mirrors, cruise control, air conditioning, tilt steering wheel-and-telescope adjustable driver seat height, adjustable waist front seats, upholstery fabrics of a compass, trip computer and eight speaker sound system with CD player and additional sound jacks. Convenience package adds heated front seats, front center armrest as well as Bluetooth. Leisure & Sunroof Package items plus add a sunroof, six CD changer, Satellite Radio, iPod / USB audio interface and audio interface touch screen.

What do you get a model with two-or four-door VW Golf seats out of five people? Both front seats have been setting high standards. Although many of the region better than the end of the 2000s predecessor of Golf, Rabbit, the overall layout is not too different.

Golf petrol engine that provides strong power throughout the rev range, but it sounds unrefined and we are betting most buyers will sacrifice some muscle for better fuel economy. VW Golf 2.5L front-wheel-drive that is supported by a 2.5-liter inline-five-cylinder. TDI models get four-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine. Together with the manual transmission, VW said the Golf five-cylinder engine and a diesel can reach 60 mph in 7.8 and 8.6 seconds, respectively. TDI, like most of the diesel engine, gets about 30 percent better overall fuel economy than gas models.

Every 2012 Volkswagen Golf comes standard with traction and stability control, ABS disc brakes, front side airbags and curtain airbags. In Edmunds brake test, a VW Golf TDI stop from 60 mph in 121 feet - a good distance for the test segment of the accident -- by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, VW Golf obtained the highest score of Good in frontal-offset side, as well as its strength roof test.