Volkswagen Golf GTD Mk6: 170PS oil burner
The Mk5 Golf had a 170 PS hot diesel version powered by a 2.0 liter TDI diesel engine and it shared the twincharged 1.4 TSI petrol version’s Golf GT nameplate.
With the Mk6, Volkswagen brings back the GTD nameplate first used in 1982 for the fast oil burning counterpart to the Golf GTI, this time also with 170 PS and 350Nm of torque this time from as low as 1,750rpm – the Mk5 GT diesel started from 1,900rpm.
When driven sedately, it sips only 5.6 liters of fuel per 100km when equipped with the 6-speed DSG twin clutch transmission (a 6-speed manual is also available), but if you really hammer the accelerator it hits 100km/h in 8.1 seconds, and a top speed of 222km/h (220 in the DSG).
Now while most diesel engines have more than enough horses and torque to justify being used in a sporty variant, the kind of sounds they put out doesn’t really compel you to wind down the windows when you storm through the Smart tunnel, etc.
Volkswagen actually uses a sound generator to modify the sound of the engine that is heard in the interior, especially at the low ends of the RPM range. Interesting.
Look at a whole photo gallery after the jump.
March 28, 2009 @ 1:27 am
omg oil burner??
March 28, 2009 @ 1:42 am
awesome car of a great legacy….funny though..with its high torque and power…I expect the top speed and acceleration to be better…probably the weight…
March 28, 2009 @ 1:46 am
The new Gold just gets more and more interesting.
March 28, 2009 @ 1:47 am
delicious.
March 28, 2009 @ 10:27 am
Performance + Economy = Happiness
I mean, what more could a motorist ask for?
March 28, 2009 @ 11:47 am
Great~! but what is this sound generator?? sounds cheap and wanna be. Uploaded Lamborghini.mp3 in it? XD
March 28, 2009 @ 12:13 pm
SCHWEET~!
March 28, 2009 @ 10:10 pm
acceleration may be not as good as you’d imagine because oil burners have a smaller band (usually in the low rpms) where all the torque is available.
but 0-100 in 8.1s from a 2.0 diesel (that produces 170bhp!!) is pretty impressive already.
for comparison, a decently tuned 2.0 petrol (non turbo) should put out around 150 to 155bhp.
kudos to vw!