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posted on May 23rd, 2009 at 11:53 AM
2010MY Golf Wagon Revealed
The New Golf Estate - Initial Facts
New Golf Estate launches at prices starting at € 18,500, including climate control and daytime running lights*
Technology and features on par with sixth Golf generation
Front end of Golf Estate now follows new Volkswagen “Design DNA”
Wolfsburg, 21 May 2009 - Volkswagen will begin accepting advance orders for the new Golf Estate this Friday. In the sixth generation of the world
bestseller, after the 2-door and 4-door Golfs and the latest Golf Plus, this is the fourth body version to be launched. The estate is one of the most
successful models on the market, particularly in the company car market. The extensive redesign of this Estate should ensure that the all-around
talent further extends its position as a business estate car and as a first car for families as well. The base price of the new Golf Estate in
Germany, including ESP, six airbags, daytime running lights, roof railing, power windows all around, upshift indicator, power and heated outside
mirrors, 1/3 to 2/3 split folding rear bench seat and seatback, central locking with RF remote control, climate control and 1,495 litres of cargo
capacity is € 18,500.
The front end of the Golf Estate was completely redesigned. Its visual appearance follows today’s Volkswagen "Design DNA". From now its appearance
is defined by clear horizontal lines and bold headlight styling. The car’s engine lineup was adopted directly from the Golf 2-door and 4-door
models. In the interior, the high-end instruments of the current Golf set the tone. In Europe, first units of the new Golf will be delivered in
September.
Features and engines
At its market launch – in parallel to advance sales that are now starting – the successful Estate (more than 95,000 new vehicle registrations in
2008) will be offered in the three equipment versions Trendline, Comfortline and Highline. The latter replaces the previous Sportline version as the
top equipment line. Engines available for selection when advance sales begin are a TSI (boosted gasoline direct-injection engine) with 90 kW / 122 PS
and two very quiet common rail turbo-diesels (77 kW / 105 PS and 103 kW / 140 PS). Other engines will follow in stages: two Multipoint engines (59 kW
/ 80 PS and 75 kW / 102 PS) and another TSI gasoline engine (118 kW / 160 PS). All six engines fulfil the new Euro-5 emissions standard.
Exterior details of the new Golf Estate
In front, the new Golf Estate can be recognized by its new bumper, radiator grille and engine hood styling and its modified fenders and headlights,
which were all adapted 1:1 from the estate’s 2-door and 4-door counterparts. In contrast to the previous model, the front-end design is no longer
defined by a chrome radiator grille, rather by a black, horizontally layout of the grille and front bumper painted in car colour. In the lower area,
the Estate has an additional large air inlet too. Starting with the mid-level equipment version (Comfortline), chrome inserts are integrated in the
radiator grille and the lower air inlet. In the top Highline version, this also applies to the frames for the front fog lights with new static turning
light function that are a standard feature here.
At the rear, the independent design of the previous model has been upgraded in the new generation by modified, more elegant taillights and bumpers
fully painted in car colour in the lower area. From now on, TDI and TSI versions can also be recognized by their tailpipes, which are no longer
covered by the bumper. In addition, Volkswagen developed a new wheel lineup for the new Golf Estate.
Interior details of the new Golf Estate
At the time of its presentation last fall, the sixth generation Golf received excellent marks, especially for its high-end quality. In the interior,
it was especially in the styling of the gauges that the Golf crossed boundaries to the next higher class and still does. The same gauges and
instruments, including a standard multifunctional display and upshift indicator, are now being used in the new Golf Estate too. Also adopted from the
Golf was the new generation of three-spoke steering wheels, which celebrated their debut in the Passat CC in 2008.
In this context, controls for the new Golf climate control system were integrated in the Golf Estate as well. Volkswagen also adapted its line of
different seat covers (Trendline: "Roxy"; Comfortline: "Scout"; Highline: Alcantara/fabric "Merlin") to the entire model series. The same
applies to features ranging from the radio and navigation systems up to the interfaces for MP3 players and Bluetooth mobile telephones. Two driver
assistance systems are also available as options for the first time in the Golf Estate: "ParkAssist" (automatic parking assistant) and "Rear
Assist" (rearview camera). Another feature being offered is the panorama sunroof that is popular among many Golf Estate buyers.
Euro-5 engines of the new Golf Estate in detail
Volkswagen is launching the new Golf Estate on the market with four gasoline and two diesel engine options; they all meet the limits of the new Euro-5
standard. The entry level continues to be marked by an 80-PS gasoline engine, followed by a 102-PS version. The two most powerful gasoline engines
(TSI with 122 PS and 160 PS) and the two turbo-diesels (TDI with 105 PS and 140 PS) may be ordered with an optional automatic DSG dual clutch
transmission.
Entirely new to the Golf Estate’s engine lineup is the 105 PS common rail TDI. Like the larger 2.0-liter TDI, the 1.6-liter four cylinder is also
characterized by noticeably comfortable noise levels, low emissions (119 g/km CO2) and an extremely low average fuel consumption (4.5 litres per
hundred kilometres). Compared to the previous model of the same power, fuel consumption was reduced by 0.7 litre.
The 2.0 TDI was adopted from the previous generation of the Golf Estate; it also has a highly advanced common rail direct injection system. The 140 PS
strong and 210 km/h fast Golf Estate 2.0 TDI consumes 5.0 litre (132 g/km CO2), which is impressively low considering its power. The TDI engines may
be ordered together with any of the three equipment versions.
As already noted, the gasoline engines of the Golf Estate have power levels of 80 PS (MPI), 102 PS (MPI), 122 PS (TSI) and 160 PS (TSI). The base
engine with 80 PS is available with the Trendline equipment line; the 102-PS version may be ordered as a Golf Estate Trendline or Golf Estate
Comfortline. The TSI engines can each be ordered together with the Comfortline or Highline equipment versions.
Just how efficiently the current gasoline engines from Volkswagen perform is well-illustrated by the TSI. Its 6.3 litre (122 PS) and 6.4 litre (160
PS) fuel consumption values place their average fuel consumption on par with the already economical base engine with 80 PS. When shifted by a DSG
transmission, fuel consumption is even reduced to 6.0 litres per 100 kilometres (139 g/km CO2) on the 122-PS TSI and 6.1 litres (143 g/km CO2) on the
160-PS version. With this engine lineup, the new Golf Estate is one of the most economical and cleanest estate cars in Europe.
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posted on August 27th, 2009 at 11:14 PM
Wouldn't that be called a mkVI passat wagon? lol
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posted on February 9th, 2010 at 05:34 PM
looking for aluminium elbow flange housing fora t-3 watercooled...its locatated on the right hand side[cylinder head 1and 2 bank]yhey normally plastic
but have been replaced with aluminium type...please contact if you have one...cheers
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posted on February 10th, 2010 at 09:07 AM
?? Why would it be called a Passat wagon? It's not a Passat, it's a Golf. The Passat wagon is bigger.
I haven't heard any confirmation on what it will be called on the Australian market. In Europe it's the Golf Variant. In the UK it's the Golf
Estate. In the USA it's called the Jetta Sports Wagon. When the Mk5 wagon was shown at the 2008 Sydney motor show it was badged as the Golf Compact
Wagon. I wonder what it will be called?
It's due for release here in late March or early April - hopefully we'll find out soon.
Give Boris a ring at Vintage (02) 9789177, or Steve at Kombi Rescue on 0400 356057, for the T3 elbow flange.
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posted on February 10th, 2010 at 11:41 AM
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looking for aluminium elbow flange housing fora t-3 watercooled...its locatated on the right hand side[cylinder head 1and 2 bank]yhey normally plastic
but have been replaced with aluminium type...please contact if you have one...cheers
