2/12/2023 0 Comments Volkwagen gl golf review![]() The clutch's weighting is just about perfect, and it has a broad engagement range for easy use. This Golf's shifter isn't quite as crisp as I remember from past VWs, but it's still an excellent piece of engineering that moves slickly through its gates. You can get a standard six-speed manual, which is what my tester is fitted with, or you can spend an extra $800 for the available eight-speed automatic. Giving drivers some under-hood choice, two transmissions are offered in the Golf. And with 184 pound-feet available at just 1,400 rpm, it has more twist than any of those competitors, save the Mazda, which has a mere 2 lb-ft advantage. Rather than going for a huge horsepower figure, VW engineers tuned this engine for torque. With direct injection, it cranks out a middling 147 horsepower, less than what you get in the Civic, Corolla or Elantra, and significantly behind than the Mazda3's 186 ponies. In keeping with its single trim level, just one engine is offered in this car, a smooth and quiet-running 1.4-liter turbocharged four-cylinder. Also, how are passengers supposed to charge their devices if there's only one port? This is great if you've got the latest and greatest phone, not so good if you're rocking an older model and don't have an adapter. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are included, but infuriatingly the car only has one USB port and it's of the type-C variety. This bare-bones affair is unattractive and not particularly pleasant to use, though it gets the job done. On the infotainment front, just one system is offered, Volkswagen's MIB II touchscreen array with a 6.5-inch color display. Flanking that display is a quartet of analog gauges that are crisp and attractive. A simple white-on-black affair, it looks like it was ripped from an old-school graphing calculator and is totally out of place in the 21st century. Another disappointment is the instrument-cluster screen. ![]() ![]() To get these goodies, and more, you have to step up to the sporty GTI, which, to be fair, is a superb little hot hatch, but it costs thousands more than the humble Golf. Unfortunately, Volkswagen does not offer adaptive cruise control, lane-centering tech or automatic high beams.
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