Volkswagen has revealed details of a new four-wheel-drive Golf 4Motion, which isn’t expected to make it to the UK. The last four-wheel-drive Golf offered in the UK – aside from the present Golf R – was in the Mk5 line-up.
The new Golf 4Motion is offered with two diesel engines: a 104bhp 1.6-litre or a 2.0-litre TDI creating 148bhp. The four-wheel-drive system itself evaluates 1.4kg less than the set-up utilized in the previous Golf 4Motion as well as is apparently quicker to respond, too.
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The smaller 1.6-litre diesel handles 62.7mpg, while the 2.0-litre system isn’t far behind, with 60.1mpg. That makes the 2.0-litre diesel around 15 per cent a lot more effective than the exact same capability engine in the old Golf 4Motion.
To assist improve traction, all 4Motion variations get electronic diff locks on both axles. There’s air-con, electric windows, daytime running lights as well as seven airbags, too. The 4Motion costs around £1,500 a lot more than a front-wheel-drive Golf.
But while the 4Motion may not be pertaining to the UK, we’re expecting the new four-wheel-drive Mk7 Golf R to be on sale right here by the end of the year. A Mk6 Golf R Cabriolet is likewise about to be launched, VW has revealed the vehicle will be officially shown on Monday 11 February, 2013.