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16-03-2010, 02:43 PM
Excerpt from smh.com.au
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Volkswagen will add two new models to its award-winning Golf range: a diesel-powered GTI and a speedy Golf R.
Volkswagen Australia will launch two new sporty versions of the Golf by mid-year.
The Golf GTD - a diesel version of the GTI - and the top-of-the-range Golf R complete the extended roll-out of the new model Golf, which began in April last year.
Karl Gehling of Volkswagen Australia says the GTD proves that diesel can be sexy.
“It gives us a unique position, with a very economical and sporty diesel that we think fits in nicely between the existing models we have in the line-up including the new GTI,” says Gehling.
But don’t expect the same trademark GTI looks – the red striping on the grille of the car and the red tartan stitching won’t make an appearance. Instead, the GTD gets grey and black tartan upholstery, and the grille will feature silver trimming.
A new set of wheels will also appear, and the GTD will be adorned with a single twin-tip muffler, rather than the GTI’s mouthy double-outlet treatment.
The GTD will only be available in five-door guise, and Gehling confirmed it would cost less than the $40,490 5-door pocket-rocket GTI, but refused to issue a magic number.
The 2.0-litre turbo-diesel 125kW engine is borrowed from the volume-selling model from the Passat range, the 125TDI. Fitted in the much lighter Golf shell, the turbo-diesel engine is able to propel the GTD from 0-100km/h in 8.1 seconds. The Golf GTD will come with a choice of 6-speed manual or speed-shifting 6-speed dual-clutch automatic.
Read more here (http://news.drive.com.au/drive/motor-news/a-sexy-diesel-20100312-q3q1.html?s_rid=smh:rainbowstrip:content1:16-03:a%20sexy%20diesel)
http://images-2.drive.com.au/2010/03/12/1217818/GTD-1-600x400.jpg
Volkswagen will add two new models to its award-winning Golf range: a diesel-powered GTI and a speedy Golf R.
Volkswagen Australia will launch two new sporty versions of the Golf by mid-year.
The Golf GTD - a diesel version of the GTI - and the top-of-the-range Golf R complete the extended roll-out of the new model Golf, which began in April last year.
Karl Gehling of Volkswagen Australia says the GTD proves that diesel can be sexy.
“It gives us a unique position, with a very economical and sporty diesel that we think fits in nicely between the existing models we have in the line-up including the new GTI,” says Gehling.
But don’t expect the same trademark GTI looks – the red striping on the grille of the car and the red tartan stitching won’t make an appearance. Instead, the GTD gets grey and black tartan upholstery, and the grille will feature silver trimming.
A new set of wheels will also appear, and the GTD will be adorned with a single twin-tip muffler, rather than the GTI’s mouthy double-outlet treatment.
The GTD will only be available in five-door guise, and Gehling confirmed it would cost less than the $40,490 5-door pocket-rocket GTI, but refused to issue a magic number.
The 2.0-litre turbo-diesel 125kW engine is borrowed from the volume-selling model from the Passat range, the 125TDI. Fitted in the much lighter Golf shell, the turbo-diesel engine is able to propel the GTD from 0-100km/h in 8.1 seconds. The Golf GTD will come with a choice of 6-speed manual or speed-shifting 6-speed dual-clutch automatic.
Read more here (http://news.drive.com.au/drive/motor-news/a-sexy-diesel-20100312-q3q1.html?s_rid=smh:rainbowstrip:content1:16-03:a%20sexy%20diesel)