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15 April 2013
New Volkswagen Golf GTD: a genuinely tantalising diesel
The latest version of the Volkswagen Golf GTD, which was introduced at the Geneva International Motor Show last month, is now available to order in the UK, with prices starting at £25,285 on the road – just £310 more than the previous model despite enhancements in performance and equipment.
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4 April 2013
New Golf GTI. Faster, more efficient and cheaper to insure
The seventh-generation version of the iconic Volkswagen Golf GTI, which was introduced at the Geneva International Motor Show in March, is now available to order in the UK, with prices starting at £25,845 on the road – just £195 more than the previous model despite substantial enhancements.
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28 March 2013
Volkswagen Golf is named World Car of the Year 2013
The new Golf just keeps on winning: an international expert jury today named the bestseller from Wolfsburg ‘World Car of the Year 2013’. The globally sought-after prize was awarded at the New York International Auto Show. The ‘World Car of the Year’ title is a further milestone in the growing list of awards for the Golf.
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27 February 2013
All-new Golf GTI ready to hit the road at Geneva Motor Show
Volkswagen is introducing the latest version of the Golf GTI at the Geneva International Motor Show. For the first time, the legendary compact sports car is available from the factory with two power levels: the standard 220 PS or 230 PS with the performance pack, which also includes larger brake discs and a mechanical limited-slip differential.
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21 February 2013
First details of fast, frugal and feisty Volkswagen Golf GTD
Some 30 years after the original model introduced European car drivers to an intoxicating blend of practicality, high performance and abstemiousness, Volkswagen is readying the latest Golf GTD, which is set to make its debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month.
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27 September 2012
New Golf GTI concept powers into Paris Motor Show
Volkswagen’s all-new Golf is making its motor show debut this week in Paris, with the seventh-generation of the evergreen model displaying a new look plus new technology, engines, safety and infotainment features.But no Golf line-up would be complete without the iconic GTI. That’s why Volkswagen has also revealed a concept of the GTI Golf on the stand alongside the standard hatchback.
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17 May 2012
31st GTI meeting at Wörthersee
For more than 30 years, the ‘GTI Meeting at Wörthersee’ has been a holiday in the calendar of fans of sporty Volkswagen vehicles. An event that will also this year see fans from right across Europe coming to the largest GTI meeting in the world in Austria. At this show of the superlatives, besides the Golf GTI Cabriolet, Volkswagen and Volkswagen Motorsport will be presenting the Polo R-WRC, the Polo WRC Street special edition model plus two further Golf GTI concept cars.
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16 May 2012
Volkswagen introduces standard DAB radio from Polo to Touareg
Volkswagen is tuning in to customer demand and fitting DAB radios as standard on all models from the Polo to the Touareg, giving buyers not only a wider choice of radio stations but also a higher quality of sound.
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22 November 2011
Golf GTI travels back in time
Volkswagen has transformed its 35th anniversary edition GTI into a ‘Time Machine’ to celebrate 35 years of the iconic hot hatch.
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2 September 2011
Celebrations begin as Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 35 goes on sale
On sale from today, the Golf GTI Edition 35 – which made its debut at the GTI enthusiasts’ meeting on the shores of Lake Wörthersee in Austria at the start of June – has a 1,984 cc four-cylinder 2.0-litre turbocharged engine which produces 235 PS (25 more than the standard GTI) at 5,500 rpm and 300 Nm (221 lbs ft) of torque at 2,200 rpm.
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