This video is about Golf 7 1.2 TSI 2014.
Even though being a star like the Volkswagen Golf seems like the most desirable thing in the car world, the German compact's life is far from easy. While most other vehicles can come up with anything they please, the Golf has to conceal the tons of changes brought by a new generation, so that
the bloodline is not disturbed.
And the seventh incarnation of the German compact has a mission that's more difficult than ever. That's mainly because the model it replaces became known as "five and a half" rather than six. The Volkswagen Golf 6 lost some of its aura due to Volkswagen's cost-cutting strategies. The vehicle still kept its scepter in the class that was created by its ancestor, but the new model couldn't afford to repeat this history.
To make sure that the questionable plot of the Golf 6 is left behind, the seventh incarnation of the vehicle is underpinned by the carmaker's all-new modular MQB
platform. And the things that sit on top of the new architecture are as just as fresh. Last time we checked, features like Adaptive Cruise Control belonged to longer vehicles, but the Golf has no problem in introducing this, and others, to the compact segment.
Being a Golf, our test car did its best to prove that it's a worthy successor for the iconic Beetle. In its quest to prove this, it used the second less powerful petrol engine in the range, the 105 hp version of the 1.2 TSI. Fortunately, the day was saved by the now-famous DSG gearbox. The vehicle used the mid-range Comfortline equipment level, a very popular choice among buyers.
As we approached out test car, we noticed that it was finished in a rather confused shaded of red, Sunset Red Metallic. Not the brightest start for our interaction then. Nevertheless, everything that's underneath the paint is waiting to be tested, so we quickly get going.
