The Golf GTI hot hatch and Golf TDI diesel share that platform and the basic
Golf hatchback body with the e-Golf.
Not exact matches
So what happens when you take away the
Golf's
hatchback body and plaid seats, and add a fabric top, and a retro exterior?
Available
body styles are three and five door
hatchbacks (including high - performance
Golf GTI and
Golf R models), a five - door estate (known as the Sportwagen in the United States, first advertised in May 2015), and a five - door
Golf SV (which replaces the
Golf Plus)[11]
Model tested: VW
Golf GTE Advance
Body - style: Five - door
hatchback Engine / CO2: 1.4 litre petrol with electric motor / 36 g / km Trim grades: GTE, GTE Advance
As the brand's flagship compact (the Jetta sedan gets a GTI - analog in the GLI, but nothing as potent as this), the
Golf R gives VW a direct competitor to Subaru's rally - ready WRX and WRX STI, only with the added practicality of the
hatchback body style Subaru abandoned in a 2015 redesign.
The 2016 Volkswagen
Golf GTI is offered in two - and four - door
hatchback body styles, and both versions seat five.
The Volkswagen
Golf has been around since 1974, and its lovable
hatchback body style has been a staple on both European and American roads ever since.
2013 Volkswagen
Golf Rising Blue Metallic R2.0 L I4 TSI DOHC 16V Turbocharged 6 - Speed Manual AWDReviews: * Outstanding cabin materials and construction; fuel - efficient diesel engine; spacious
hatchback body style; refined driving dynamics.
Thanks to Volkswagen's pioneering work with the
Golf GTI, the
hatchback body style is the most common vessel for these engineering experiments.
The Skoda Octavia is a family
hatchback that uses the same basic platform as the Volkswagen
Golf and SEAT Leon, but a longer
body and clever packaging mean it offers more boot space than both, as well as a hugely practical interior and enough room for five.
That compares favourably to the Volkswagen
Golf R, which offers just 343 litres — although the
hatchback body shape is arguably more usable if you regularly carry large or bulky items.
The 2015 Volkswagen
Golf comes in both two - door and four - door
hatchback body styles along with an all - new Sportwagen variant, a stretched version of the
Golf that increases total cargo space to 57.2 cubic feet (10 percent more compared to the hatch).