Volkswagen Golf Variant: first official photos out

Volkswagen Golf Variant

UPDATE: More details and photos added.

It looks like Volkswagen is planning to turn its Geneva show stand into a Golf course. Already on the guest list are the e-Golf, GTD, GTI and plug-in hybrid versions of the Mk7 Golf; the Variant is the next variant to join the flight.

The Volkswagen Golf Variant is known as the Golf Estate in the UK. It’s 307 mm longer than the hatchback. Engines range from the 105 PS 1.2 TSI to the 150 PS 2.0 TDI. A 4MOTION version will also be there in Geneva, although that will not be sold in Britain. The one you see here is the BlueMotion TSI version.

Volkswagen Golf Variant

The Mk7 Variant is up to 105 kg lighter and has 100 litres more in boot volume (to 605 litres) than its predecessor. Fold the back seats down and you get 1,620 litres – a 125 litre improvement over the Mk6 Variant.

In all the commotion, we missed telling you about the Golf plug-in hybrid – it will borrow the Audi A3 e-tron concept‘s powertrain, which sees a 150 hp 1.4 TFSI collaborating with a 75 kW electric motor to give 204 hp and 350 Nm of torque.

Just like the Audi, the plug-in hybrid hits 100 km/h from rest in 7.6 seconds and maxes out at 222 km/h. Fuel consumption and CO2 emissions are a claimed 1.5 litres per 100 km and 35 grams per km respectively, and has a range of 50 km and a top speed of 130 km/h in EV mode.

 

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Jonathan James Tan

While most dream of the future, Jonathan Tan dreams of the past, although he's never been there. Fantasises much too often about cruising down Treacher Road (Jalan Sultan Ismail) in a Triumph Stag that actually works, and hopes this stint here will snap him back to present reality.

 

Comments

  • 4g63t dsm on Mar 04, 2013 at 4:34 pm

    Curiously… It’s looks smaller than the past Jetta wagons….

    Too bad they will probably never bring the wagons in. Malaysians don’t know what the are missing. The family man looking for more “affordable” space would ultimately be saddled with a boring MPV (as per yours truly) which drives no where close to a proper car.

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  • OMG VW what’s wrong with u? at least offer the LED tail lights for every Golf,but not only for GTI or GTD…

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  • gohlock on Mar 04, 2013 at 10:47 pm

    Designers in vw so lazy, front almost same like golf, no difference

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    • sotrue on Mar 05, 2013 at 8:35 am

      i know, right? if you release a car that’s based on an existing model, you should completely design it from top to bottom but still borrow that model’s name.

      ps: were you dropped on your head as a kid? just curious

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    • fredzilla on Mar 05, 2013 at 6:06 pm

      Obviously you haven’t been reading before you made that comment.

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  • Fahmi on Jul 24, 2013 at 12:00 am

    Golf GTD Variant please!

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