The variants of the Volkswagen GTI and Golf GTD are available from May 2013. The Golf GTI has a gasoline engine 220 hp (or 230 hp if you buy the version " Performance "). The Golf GTD Diesel carries one 184 hp . Both are 2.0 -liter engine and turbocharged . Both the GTI and GTD can choose manual transmission or automatic dual clutch ( DSG ) , all six relationships. The body may be three and five doors .
The Volkswagen Golf GTI is on sale from 31 010 euros. The versions with the package " Performance " ( 230 hp ) cost € 1,700 more. It is more expensive than an Alfa Romeo Giulietta Quadrifoglio Verde, a Ford Focus ST or a Renault Megane Coupe RS and is priced like a BMW 125i. Mercedes - Benz A Class A 250 BlueEFFICIENCY with automatic ( the only one available for this engine ) costs € 2,450 more than a Golf GTI equivalent , ie , 5-door and automatic gearbox DSG.
The price of Volkswagen Golf GTD is almost identical to the GTI : is available from € 31,000 . It is more expensive than a BMW 120d ( 184 hp) or a Volvo V40 D4 ( 177 hp ) . A SEAT Leon 2.0 TDI 184 HP FR- has the same engine as the Golf GTD , is € 5,650 cheaper.
We have thoroughly tested the two models ( driving impressions of the GTI and GTD driving impressions ) . Overall, the GTI is more enjoyable to drive than the GTD by the extraordinary response and smoothness of its gasoline engine . The main drawback of the GTI (vs. GTD ) is that its fuel consumption is higher , so in addition to having to stop to refuel more often , its cost per mile is higher. However, it should be noted that the power consumption too available and also spends significantly less than the same model of the previous generation. The difference in consumption between the Golf GTI and GTD is not constant , but varies depending on the type of use. We have registered differences from between less than one liter per hundred kilometers to more than six.
The GTD is below the GTI in liking of use. The diesel model has a motor that vibrates more and more rough, something that is especially noticeable at low speed. It is a correct motor when compared with other diesel competition, but in relation to the GTI is very noticeable rougher. Moreover, its range of use is narrower because it only has very strong between 2000 and just over 4000 rpm. For this reason, it is often necessary to use more gear changes to maintain the most appropriate system at all times and therefore get much acceleration (if what is sought). Between the two models also no significant difference in acceleration, for the petrol model. However, it seems a little edge rarely relevant because you can get heading into a road opened to traffic.
The curve reactions of these two models are very similar. That is, we get the impression that if the GTI can go faster than the GTD is due mainly to the higher power of your engine, not to respond in a more appropriate way to get a faster cornering. We also found very similar for stopping power, motor (good in any case) or adhesion (and that each model had wheels of the same size but of different manufacturers). It should be noted that the GTD had installed an option package (Sport & Sound) which, among other things, includes a rear suspension stiffer than standard. Not know how this element affects driving.
The above impressions correspond to road use. Now, our colleague Alfonso Herrero led the two circuit models and he said that the reactions were not identical, but the GTI was more agile cornering. These various findings are perfectly possible since in circuit can go at a speed that allows conclusions that are impossible to notice on the road.
Some items of equipment are available for these cars Alcantara upholstery to the sides of the seats and head restraints , rear view camera (displayed by automatically turning Volkswagen emblem placed on the gate ), the system ' Car -net "which allows the computer to routes passing car navigator , traffic information available and display maps from Google Earth and Google Street View, and several systems of driving aids such as active cruise control , the alert involuntary change lanes and emergency braking at low speed.
These two models are differentiated by the exhaust outlet (double in both, but in the Diesel go together on the left side and the petrol one at each end of the bumper ) and the red color that Volkswagen uses in the silver GTI and GTD to decorate the grill and headlights ( with a line that runs horizontally) , the seat covers and the seams of the cover of the shift lever , steering wheel and armrest . Gallery exteriors and interiors. Functionally, the interior of the two models is identical. What most distinguishes inside these two versions of other Golf are the seats . Seats are securely attach the body but also comfortable because they are too narrow or too steep ridges that are difficult to access or exit the cockpit.
There is little difference between the sale price of the Golf GTI (prices ) and the Golf GTD (prices) , however , the price of insurance the GTI can be 20 % more expensive than the GTD . This is at least the conditions that we have introduced in the insurance comparator km77.com : single man 30, who lives in Madrid and has a place in a collective garage that runs less than 20 000 kilometers per year . The annual cost of insurance for the GTI is 1260 euros with Phoenix Plus Policy Direct - price quality ratio : 8.13 / 10; quality of the policy: 6.50 / 10 - , while in the case of GTD is 1083 euros with Qualitas Auto - relationship between quality and price : 8,12 / 10; quality of the policy: 6.29 / 10 - .
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