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| 10-09-2012: Seventh Generation of Bestseller | |
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Volkswagen developed two entirely new generations of engines for the Golf and engine versions are equipped with standard stop/start system and battery regeneration, which contribute towards improved fuel economy. This new generation is up to 100kg lighter and is 23 per cent more fuel efficient than its predecessor. The seventh generation initial launch range in Europe offers two turbocharged petrol engines from Volkswagen’s new engine family. The 1.2-litre unit producing 63kW and a 1.4-litre with 103kW that is fitted with a cylinder cut off mechanism that disengages the middle two cylinders from the combustion process for reduced consumption in low-speed city driving between 1400 and 4000rpm. Official figures put their combined consumption at 4.9l/100km and 4.8L/100km respectively. Also planned to be added to the line-up but not yet officially confirmed are 77kW 1.2-litre and 90kW 1.4-litre engines. The 118kW 1.4-litre TwinCharger engine, endowed with both a turbocharger and supercharger to increase its low-end response, has been dropped. The common rail engine with 77kW can hardly be made out as a diesel and only consumes 3.8 litres of fuel per 100 km with a CO2 emission rating of 99 g/km. Once again, the Golf BlueMotion sets new benchmarks for the model series with CO2 emissions of just 85 g/km and a combined fuel consumption of 3.2 litres of diesel per 100 km. Plans for the Golf in 2013, Volkswagen are said to unleash replacements for the sixth-generation Golf GTi and third-generation Golf R. The front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive respectively are to forgo their current turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol powerplants for more contemporary units of the same capacity developed in partnership with Audi. In the new GTi, which is set to be previewed in concept car form at the Paris motor show later this month, it is claimed to produce 168kW, with the R receiving a more heavily tuned version delivering a serious 209kW. Also underway is a successor to the Golf GTD running a 134kW version of the new 2.0-litre diesel engine. There have also been rumours that Volkswagen will indroudce a Golf R diesel model but this is yet to be confirmed. Also planned for launch in 2013 is a compressed natural gas powered Eco Fuel model running a modified version of Volkswagen’s turbocharged 1.4-litre four-cylinder engine. Further in to the future the German car maker will also launch both petrol-electric hybrid and all-electric E-motion versions of the new Golf. “Six generations of the Golf – 1974 to 2012,” said Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG. “That represents 38 years of continuous success for the world bestseller with sales totalling 29.13 million cars. It has also made a tremendous economic impact, safeguarding jobs, and has served as an influential measure of technical progress over the epochs.” “We want to continue this success story in the seventh generation Golf. Although the new Golf is safer, more comfortable and spacious than the previous model, it is up to 100 kg lighter and it is up to 23 per cent more fuel efficient.” Conceptually, the new Golf is based on the Modular Transverse Matrix. This means that everything was redesigned: from the body and powertrain to the interior – as well as all information and entertainment systems and its many new assistance systems.
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Thousands of invited guests experienced a world premiere over night as the new Volkswagen Golf was revealed in Berlin. The New National Gallery proved a fitting venue for the showing of the seventh generation car that has defined an entire vehicle class with regard to vehicle weight, emissions, comfort and safety. 
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