Volkswagen Golf GTD (2017) Quick Review

Volkswagen Golf GTD (2017) Quick Review

The Volkswagen Golf GTI is one of South Africa’s most popular vehicles but it has become pricey, putting it out of reach of many consumers. However, what if there was something cheaper that could offer a comparable ownership experience, most of the performance, but importantly, consume half the fuel? We present you with the Golf GTD.

We like: Great power delivery, exceptional fit and finish, smooth ride quality, excellent fuel economy

We don’t like: best features are optional, not a cut-and-thrust performance machine

Alternatives:

No compromise: If you don’t want to drive a diesel, consider the petrol-powered Volkswagen Golf GTI priced at R545 800. It’s one of the best compact hot hatchbacks and more powerful than the GTD, with 169 kW/350 Nm developed by its 2.0-litre turbopetrol engine.

For something with more style: Consider the BMW 120d M Sport. It presents a credible threat to the GTD as it arguably offers a more premium badge on the nose, while rear-wheel drive dynamics will entertain driving enthusiasts. It’s priced from R524 100.

A premium proposition with its own flair: Volvo offers a V40 R-Design with a potent diesel motor and a sporty kit. Interestingly its performance runs the GTD very close, but the cabin feels outdated by comparison. The V40 D4 R-Design is priced from R510 100.

Subtle GTD badging on the front and rear separates the GTD from its petrol-powered sibling.

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Интерьер Golf GTD 2017

Салон Golf GTD, традиционно для марки VW, отличается своей лаконичностью, строгостью форм и эталонной эргономикой, которая до сих пор недосягаема большинству потенциальных конкурентов. Перед водителем находится удобное, слегка срезанное к низу рулевое колесо, позволяющее управлять музыкой и прочими системами автомобиля, а также строгая панель приборов, представленная двумя колодцами приборов и располагающимся между ними дисплеем бортового компьютера.

В центральной части торпедо, которая на BMW-шный манер слегка развёрнута к водителю, располагается цветной 20,3 см сенсорный дисплей мультимедийно-информационного комплекса, а также минималистический и интуитивно понятный блок управления микроклиматом.

Ещё ниже обитает селектор 6-ступенчатой механической либо продвинутой роботизированной КПП, доукомплектованной системой двойного сцепления. Отдельного внимания заслуживают металлические накладки на педалях, а также фирменная клетчатая обивка сидений, давно ставшая визитной карточкой всех заряженных модификаций VW Golf.

Передние сидения обеспечивают комфортную посадку, а также обладают широким диапазоном регулировок и хорошо ощутимой боковой поддержкой, надёжно фиксирующей корпус водителя и переднего пассажира при скоростном прохождении поворотов.

Задние сидения при необходимости способны вместить троих пассажиров, но по-настоящему комфортно тут будет только двоим седокам и то при условии, что их рост не превышает 190 см.

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COMPARE CAR FINANCE

If I’m completely honest with you, not a great deal. The VW Golf range’s diesel hot hatch still uses the same 2.0 turbodiesel four-cylinder to send the same 184bhp and 258lb ft to the same front wheels.

It still takes 7.5 seconds to reach 62mph, will cover 50mph to 75mph in 6.0 seconds and hits a 143mph top speed. The claimed economy is 64.2mpg, emitting 114g/km of CO2.

Looks a tiny bit different…

There’s an all-LED light set-up for the front and rear clusters and ever-so-slightly tweaked 18-inch alloys.

But the GTD’s always been good, right?

Yep, and the GTD is also Britain’s most popular Golf. Among the 130 or so permutations of engine, gearbox, body style and trim, no version of Golf is more popular than a DSG-equipped GTD — it makes up three per cent of all Golfs shifted.

It’s a fleet sales phenomenon, qualifying for Band C tax while offering young professionals an incredibly complete and rather classy company car. The poor old GTI is outsold six-to-one by its diesel twin. For the time being…

Is it good to drive?

Pretty damn great. We’ll come onto diesel’s impending problems shortly — which stretch far further than hashtag dieselgate — but as a product, as a fast and frugal all-occasion family car, the Golf GTD slots right in alongside a BMW 335d Touring or Volvo V90 Cross Country as one of those ultimate ‘all the car you’d ever really need’ machines.

It’s quick – quick enough to make the front tyres hunt for grip in first and second – but never unruly enough to trouble the sharp, ideally weighted steering with yobbish torque-steer. The six-speed manual is just as satisfying as in the GTI (even if the reward for extending revs isn’t), the driving position is irreproachable and the monochrome tartan seats pretty much perfect.

The TDI engine itself spins pleasingly freely, idles incredibly smoothly, and thanks to some speaker cheating, delivers a fairly bassy if not entirely interesting noise that does just enough to remind you that this is the quick one.

If you’re wondering where exactly the GTI claws ground back on the crushingly complete GTD, it’s in the corners, where there’s no avoiding the extra 31kg the GTD saddles over its nose. It’s not quite as keen to turn in, not quite as settled in direction changes, and leans harder on its tyre sidewalls. Still, it’s a mighty effort for a turbodiesel hatch to feel anything like this enthusiastic.

So, if it’s so complete, why do we fear for the future of the GTD’s sub-niche?

Because diesel, off the back of the VW emissions scandal, is coming under major pressure from exactly what propelled it to major success in the first place: government.

The same legislatures that lauded its low-CO2 and concocted tax breaks to match are now plotting heavy penalties for lung-harming particulate emissions, with London, Paris and Barcelona all proposing to ban diesel passenger cars from their city limits within the decade.

That means we could small urban-suited cars switch to petrol and electric power, returning diesel to long-distance and freight-hauling duties. VW has mooted the next Polo will be the last to feature a diesel.

Diesel Golfs, including the GTD, will likely survive for the Mk8 generation that’ll arrive by 2020. But beyond that, the car you see here may well be usurped by the likes of an updated plug-in Golf GTE hybrid…

Отделка салона и комплектация

Интерьер спортивных модификаций хэтчбека примечателен специфической клетчатой обивкой сидений Scalepaper с разными цветовыми акцентами. Так, у Golf GTI декор красный, у Golf GTD – серый, у Golf GTE – синий. В арсенале моделей мультифункциональный руль с «пухлым» ободом, рычаг КПП в форме мяча для гольфа (у версий с «механикой»), цифровой кокпит из двух 10-дюймовых экранов, климат-контроль, кнопка запуска двигателя (пульсирует красным после нажатия), фоновая подсветка с 30-ю настраиваемыми оттенками.

New Volkswagen Golf GTD facelift 2017 review

The concept of a diesel hot hatch is surely on borrowed time, but the Golf GTD makes such a decent fist of it that it’s hard not to find it charming. It’s not exactly cheap but it is capable of delivering fun on a B-road, as well as slogging up and down motorways at a decent lick. The low CO2 emissions could make it an appealing company car choice for the keen driver, too. And all the while, it has the everyday usability of a Golf, making it a strong all-rounder.

British customers love a hot hatchback — but our taxation and company car rules are still weighted towards diesel, so it’s no surprise that the Volkswagen Golf GTD has been one of the most popular variants in the model’s line-up.

Now, though, it’s been updated to bring it in line with the mid-life facelift seen on the rest of the Golf range, which will take this seventh generation model through to 2020.

The powertrain and chassis package on the latest GTD is mostly unchanged — so it still gets a 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbodiesel producing 181bhp and 380Nm of torque. Power drives the front wheels via a six-speed manual gearbox as standard. The DSG option has changed, though, so the dual-clutch transmission tested here is now a seven-speed unit instead of the old six-speeder.

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On paper, the numbers are pretty impressive; the three-door GTD (with the DSG gearbox) can crack 0-62mph in 7.4 seconds and a top speed of 143mph — while delivering combined fuel economy of 57.6mpg and CO2 emissions of 129g/km. There’s even a new BlueLine version with smaller (17-inch) wheels, capable of just 122g/km. That’s a healthy efficiency advantage over the petrol-powered GTI — worth noting if you’re considering one of these faster Golfs as your next company car.

The rest of the GTD package falls into line with other facelfited Golfs, getting the same new bumpers and headlights while delivering some of the revised range’s higher-end features as standard. There are new 18-inch alloy wheels, while sports suspension also helps justify the GT badge. You get dual-zone air-con, plus the 12-inch Active Info Display digital dials, sports seats, and LED headlights to match the LED tail-lights that are now fitted to every Golf.

There are significant upgrades to the infotainment system, too, with a Discover Navigation set-up that features an eight-inch touch-screen. It also incorporates Car-Net, which offers real-time information on everything from car park charges to fuel prices at nearby filling stations.

In many ways, we prefer Discover Navigation to the more expensive (optional) Discover Navigation Pro, because while the top spec unit’s 9.2-inch screen in crisper, it loses the shortcut buttons down the sides – as well as the rotary switches that allow you to zoom in and out of the maps.

On the road, the GTD delivers one of the new Golf’s best driving experiences. The new dual-clutch gearbox’s shifts feel a little bit quicker and noticeably smoother than before. That’s a good thing, because the prodigious torque on offer keeps the transmission on its toes, allowing you to make very rapid progress with remarkably little effort.

Should you decide to take control, you can stick the DSG into manual mode and rev the engine out a bit more before shifting up with the steering wheel-mounted paddles. Do this and you’ll hear a fairly gruff engine note; acoustic engineering makes the GTD’s sound about as appealing as a four-cylinder diesel can – but it’s never going to sound as pleasant as a turbocharged petrol motor.

At least it calms down at a cruise, fading to a point where wind noise (from the side mirrors) and tyre roar easily drown it out.

The chassis is more than up to the task, though; you can feel a little more weight over the nose but in general the combination of the stiffer suspension, reduced ride height and the XDS electronic differential system – which brakes individual wheels in corners – means the GTD is quick to respond to inputs in the twisty stuff.

Nicely weighted, accurate steering helps you to place the GTD upon corner entry, and even at speed it’ll stay admirably flat thereafter. And while there is a little bit of trade-off in ride quality, there’s just about enough compliance for it to remain comfortable on a long journey. It’s a nicely judged compromise, in other words — precisely what the sister car to the GTI should offer.

What’s the GTD estate like to drive?

The GTD is designed to deliver fast but relatively relaxed progress – so while it comes with sports suspension as standard it is not intended to be as focused as the petrol-powered GTI.

This means it also isn’t quite as engaging to drive. But as a car to live with day-to-day the combination of 7.9sec 0-62mph performance and claimed 60.1mpg fuel economy (both figures for the GTD Estate when equipped with the standard manual gearbox) is likely to more than make up for any perceived shortcomings in cornering prowess.

For reference, the GTI – which only comes as a hatchback – has claimed fuel economy of 44.1mpg.

This breadth of talent from the GTD can be enhanced by the optional Dynamic Chassis Control, which adds a choice of Comfort, Normal and Sport suspension settings. With quite a pronounced difference between the character of Comfort and Sport – exacerbated by changes to engine response and noise in addition to the increasing firmness of the suspension – you can tailor the car to your mood or circumstances.

The laid-back nature of Comfort also suits the optional DSG automatic gearbox, which in one of the few heavy duty engineering changes to the updated Golf now features seven ratios instead of six, helping it to use less fuel. However, if you are a more enthusiastic driver, the six-speed manual gearbox provides greater involvement.

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Summary

With the current ill-educated onslaught against diesel-powered cars by those in perceived authority who really should know better, the notion of a diesel hot hatch is surely on stolen time. But the Golf GTD does such a decent job that it’s difficult to find any fault with it that could scupper a deal.

Sure it’s pricey–it’s the nature of the hot hatch beast. You may not get the raw brutality of the GTi, but you do get greater flexibility in everyday use. And goodness me, it’s still mighty quick!

Its multiple characters deliver exhilarating fun on a B-road as well as trundling up and down motorways at a brisk pace. Low CO₂ emissions of 125g/km also make it an appealing company car choice for the keen driver, too.