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After the Polo, the BlueMotion offensive and Golf GTI, Volkswagen is the next Pan’s run out of it: the Volkswagen Golf GTD. This is extremely fuel efficient yet exceedingly fun, and has World Premiere at Auto Mobil International 2009 in Leipzig (March 28 to April 05, 2009). The code letters GTD implementing a tradition: the first VW Golf GTD appear again in 1982 – is the GTI in diesels. Now Volkswagen has improved various aspects of sportiness. Golf GTD with new 125 kW / 170 PS is aimed at all fans of diesel has maximum dynamic performance. This is where GTD shows a clear affinity for the new GTI (155 kW / 210 PS). While the GTI is in contact with a more efficient turbo gasoline engine that provides the same performance as more expensive a lot of auto sports, the Volkswagen Golf GTD is to make it appear to its economic fuel phenomenal. Per 100 km, just 5.3 liters of gas flow through the valve Piezo injection of common rail engines, can be difficult to be pegged as a diesel. That is the equivalent CO2 emissions to just 139 g / km. This contrasts with a top speed of 222 km / h and 8.1 seconds for Sprint to 100 km / h.

Range of 1,000 km

As the GTI, GTD by the 6-speed manual transmission can be swapped out for an optional 6-speed DSG – which in the eyes of many experts is automatically the most efficient of our times. The Volkswagen Golf GTD DSG to achieve a top speed of 220 km / h, it accelerates to 100 km / h in 8.1 seconds and consumed 5.6 liters of diesel on average (147 g / km CO2). The value of fuel consumption low loss distances for all GTD variants of 1,000 km on one tank of fuel (55 liters).

GTD standards for equipment sports chassis and 17-inch alloy wheels ( “Seattle” type) are a relationship closely with GTI, agile handling in assets, as well as the parallels in current and features.

VW Golf GTD foreign

Outside clearly shows that this is the sportiest VW Golf with a diesel engine. Take the front end, for example: the bumper, headlights and radiator Grille 1:1 is associated with the GTI. However, the red horizontal stripes in the radiator Grille is styled in chrome on GTD. At the back, the turbo-diesel sports a modified diffuser. Although no GTD emblem comes with a car purchase, the diesel version of the Golf can be recognized by the dual chrome tailpipes on the left side of the diffuser (GTI has one of the tailpipe on the left and right) .

VW Golf GTD sound

Sound – sound fun – was not a tradition, especially the power of diesel engines. However, the GTD of the train are different. Because it is superimposed with a “hammering” sound that previously was typical of diesels, engineers can use to adjust the acoustics for the first time. This is the complete audio of a special generator, which outputs a sonorous tone, especially in the engine speed is lower than many. The sound power from generators evaluation engine speed, momentary power speed car demand and the data obtained by car can bus and the tone of the sound can be heard in interior decoration.

VW Golf GTD furniture

GT Volkswagen’s philosophy is also reflected in the interior. It does itself in high standards, end sports seats, a 3-leather steering wheel with the curvature flattens at the bottom (GTD signature in the center chrome badge), leather parking brake leather gearshift lever and boot with stitching in contrasting colors. However, unlike the GTI in red but not a light gray. This also applies to sports on-site “Jacky” model: choice of colors for flat-felled seams is an elegant light gray ( “Art Gray”) instead of red ( “Flash Red”). The seats themselves are styled in a “white-black” a combination of colors.

VW Golf GTD safe and convenient

The standard features of the Volkswagen Golf GTD include information such as a black and a black roof pillar trim roofliner particularly marked interior decoration, seven airbags including knee airbag on the driver’s side , automatic climate control ( “Climatronic”), fog lights, front with chrome frame, day running lights, ESP, a winter package (with heated windshield wash nozzles, heated front seats, cleaning system headlight washing fluid and low light only) and radio system RCD 210. However, the most important part of the standard VW Golf GTD is the equipment normally Rail TDI with 170 PS is used in the Golf for the first time.

TDI technology in detail

The engine displacement is 1968 cm3 from the new TDI. It provides maximum power at 4,200 rpm. The engine – as fun as it is fuel efficiency – development of its 350 Newton-meter maximum Torque between 1750 and 2500 rpm. Torque is specifically 177.8 Newton-meter per liter of engine displacement. The upshot is driving in any real situation, the SixTeEn-valve four-cylinder engine provides power equivalent to a six-cylinder engine sports car.

About the technology: Fuel induction is handled by a train. Fuel injection pressure up to 1800 bar and a special eight-hole injection nozzles achieve exceptionally fine atomization of the diesel fuel. Eight hole injection nozzles are driving by what is known as the Piezo injectors in line. In this process, electrically controlled Piezo crystals – boosted by irrigation – start injections in fractions of a second. Compared with conventional Solenoid valves, Piezo technology allows more flexibility with the injection process and smaller than the exact amount of metered fuel. The result is very quiet and pleasantly soft running engine, exceptionally fast response and great economy of fuel and the value has been mentioned emissions.

A feature has a positive effect on the acoustics of the vehicle is free and maintenance-time toothed belt for camshaft. The conversion technology to disseminate train acoustic and other measures, such as a noise-damping film in the windshield, create, Golf GTD one of the quietest diesel models in the classroom. In addition, GTD will meet the limits of Euro-5 emissions standards. Advanced sales of the Volkswagen Golf GTD will be in Germany began in early May 2009. And prospects for a successful market start looking good. Because playing this Volkswagen fits in perfect time with us.