New VW Golf VI from £13,150 in the U.K.
Volkswagen of UK has announced prices for its sixth generation Golf ahead of the car's arriving in the British market in January. The base model starts from £13,150 which is the equivalent of $22,700 or €16,900 with the current exchange rates. That will get you into an entry-level S three-door model with a puny 1.4-litre 80 PS engine. Prices rise to £20,980 for the range-topping GT five-door with 2.0-litre TDI 140 PS and six-speed DSG gearbox. -Continued At launch, the new Golf is available in three trim levels – S, SE and GT. The basic S gets standard ABS and ESP (Electronic Stabilisation Programme), seven airbags including a new driver's knee airbag, remote central locking, Climatic air conditioning, CD/radio, plus body-colored bumpers, door handles and electrically heated and adjustable door mirrors.
Moving up to an SE trim will get you an uprated stereo with eight speakers and an MDI (multi-device interface) for connection to external multimedia sources such as an iPod, 16-inch alloy wheels, cruise control and coming/leaving home lighting function as well as rain and dusk sensors.
The GT-spec models benefit from sports suspension (lowered by around 15 mm), sports seats with Alcantara trim, front fog lights and a multifunction steering wheel plus 17-inch alloys.
Customers have a choice of four petrol engines (80PS 1.4L, 102PS 1.6L, 1.4 TSI with 122 and 160PS) and two diesel engines (2.0-litre with outputs of 110 or 140 PS).
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