VW Golf
2.0 TDI ENERGY diesel FWD manual
Sustainability Rating: 3½ stars
Our verdict:
The VW Golf tested here is equipped with a 2-litre diesel engine. The powertrain is not supported by any electrification, limiting the car's performance in Green NCAP's tests.
- Controls exhaust emissions effectively under all test conditions and achieves a high Clean Air score. Scores well for tyre abrasion but cannot reduce brake abrasion due to the lack of regenerative braking.
- Delivers impressive diesel consumption values. The Energy Efficiency Index benefits from relatively low production emissions and the low consumption values.
- Keeps non-usage phase emissions low and delivers total life cycle emissions to 193 g CO2-eq./km, resulting in a creditable GHG score for a conventional powertrain car.
Driving Experience
Our comments:
The Driving Experience evaluation of conventional vehicles focuses only on the performance in the section 'Consumption and Range'. The Golf's estimated real-world consumption figures are seen as good in all conditions – warm weather and cold winter, urban, rural, highway and mixed driving scenarios. The consumption readings on the computer display board are accurate.
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