VW reveals new Golf Match 12 | 11 | 2015
VOLKSWAGEN HAS ADDED a new highly-specced model to the Golf range. The new Golf Match BlueMotion Edition, and Golf Match Edition, priced from £19,840, are now on sale across VW's Scottish dealership network, with first deliveries expected in January.
The new Golf Match Edition models add high-end equipment as standard, including Discover Navigation with Car-Net Guide and Inform, and Winter Pack.
Significantly, the new models include a higher level of spec than the previous incarnation of the Golf Match models they replace. The additions actually offer more than £1100 in customer value if specified separately, but at a cost of just £100.
The new Golf Match BlueMotion Edition 1.0 115PS TSI six-speed manual three-door from £19,840. The Golf Match Edition, meanwhile, is available from £20,400 in 1.4-litre TSI 125 PS BlueMotion Technology five-speed manual three-door model form.
The 1.0-litre TSI 115 PS engine is available with either a six-speed manual or seven-speed DSG form, both returning 65.7 mpg combined.
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The Golf Match Edition 1.4-litre TSI 125 PS engine is also available with six-speed manual or seven-speed DSG gearboxes returning 54.3 to 56.5 mpg combined. There's also a 1.6-litre TDI 110 PS BlueMotion Technology engine with five-speed manual or seven-speed DSG gearbox returning 72.4 to 74.3 mpg; or a 2.0-litre TDI 150 PS BlueMotion Technology unit with six-speed manual or six-speed DSG gearbox returning 62.8 to 68.9 mpg. All engines meet the latest EU6 emissions standards.
While the Golf Match was already one of the most comprehensively specified vehicles in its class, with standard features including front and rear parking sensors, front fog lights and a mirror pack – which consists of automatically-folding door mirrors with puddle lights and reverse-activated dipping on the nearside – the new model builds on that solid foundation still further.
Smart 16in ‘Dover’ alloys continue to distinguish the new car, while the Discover Navigation system now fitted as standard includes a 6.5-inch colour touch-screen control system for navigation, CD and radio functions.
This boasts preloaded European navigation data, two map view options, three calculated routes (Fast, Short, Eco), dynamic navigation based on TMC live traffic updates, branded points of interest and Traffic Sign display, and also features Car-Net Guide and Inform online services.
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The Car-Net Guide and Inform system neatly combines engaging functions such as Online Traffic Information, Personal Point Of Interest, News and Weather updates, and Fuel Info and Parking Info.
This suite of hi-tech features comes in addition to the Golf Match Edition’s standard ACC Adaptive Cruise Control with Front Assist and City Emergency Braking, Driver Alert System, PreCrash preventive occupant protection, Driver Profile Selection, automatic wipers, an automatically dimming rear-view mirror and dusk sensor (automatic driving lights); and of course the aforementioned alloy wheels, parking sensors, front fog lights and mirror pack.
Meanwhile all Golf models come as standard with seven airbags, including a driver’s knee airbag; ABS with ESC, XDS electronic differential lock; an automatic post-collision braking system and Isofix preparation for two rear child seats. Bluetooth telephone preparation, audio streaming and an eight-speaker multimedia entertainment system are also standard on the new Golf Match Edition, along with air conditioning, a Stop/Start system with battery regeneration, and a host of other features.
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Jim McGill