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THE HERALD FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3 2017
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New Golf hits showrooms THE UPDATED Volkswagen
Golf opened for orders in the UK on Thursday (Feb 2), with the option of all-new engines, more technology, improved connectivity and revised styling for an average of £650 less (RRP OTR) than the outgoing car. Retaining the former starting price
of just £17,625 (RRP OTR) for the entry-level updated Golf S 1.0 TSI 85 PS three-door, the new Golf is driving even more value, style and desirability into what is aptly named by many the ‘Golf class’. Emerging from Volkswagen
factories around the globe at an average pace of one every 40 seconds for the last 43 years, the brand’s family favourite arrives in UK showrooms towards the end of March but order books are already opening for the eagerly awaited updated version of the most popular European car to date. With global sales now well in
excess of 33 million since its launch more than four decades ago (1974), more than two million of which are
to UK buyers, the updated version of the seventh generation Golf is once again redefining its market segment by bringing ‘big car’ technology to the compact family car class. Standard across the range are
LED rear lights, for instance, while the majority of models across the Golf hatchback and Estate line-up are also now offered with a new generation of larger and more sophisticated touchscreen infotainment systems. Indeed, the new Golf sparkles
with technical innovations. So, for the first time in the compact class and depending on model, the new Discover Navigation Pro radio-navigation and online system can be operated via gesture control. Sporting a 9.2-inch screen, the system complements the Active Info Display that is also new in the Golf and appears as standard on all Performance Golfs. Meanwhile, the range of online services and apps has also been enlarged. The UK line-up retains a familiar feel, beginning in the hatchback range
with S and rising through SE, SE Nav, GT, R-Line, GTE, GTE Advance, e-Golf, GTD and GTD BlueLine to GTI, GTI Performance and, ultimately, R.
The estate family offers generous
choice, too, with S, SE, SE Nav, GT and GTD and GTD BlueLine models being joined by Alltrack and R. The forthcoming car also creates a new benchmark for assistance systems
in the compact class, employing technologies that will significantly improve safety. Depending on model, these include: City Emergency Braking with new pedestrian monitoring (Front Assist); a new Traffic Jam Assist that offers semi-automated driving at speeds of up to 37 mph (60 km/h); and Emergency Assist which is also new to this segment. Emergency Assist notices if the driver is incapacitated
and initiates various measures to rouse them in escalating stages culminating, if the driver remains inactive, in carrying out an emergency stop. Welcoming the imminent
showroom arrival of the brand’s best-seller in the UK – last year the Golf accounted for one in three new Volkswagens sold here with almost 73,000 registered – the Director of Volkswagen in the UK, Alison Jones, said: “The arrival of a new or updated Golf is always a special occasion but, in 2017, the debut of this car with its semi-autonomous operation; revised styling; new engines; and exceptional new infotainment systems really does feel extra-special. “The updated Golf will, I’m
sure, retain its place at the head of the compact car class but, just as importantly, will strengthen its place in the hearts of countless UK owners thanks to its exceptional quality, classless appeal and, now more than ever, its hugely competitive pricing and whole-life value.
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