When you think of a family hatch back normally buyers go for Volkswagen Golf as it is first choice of the class. Classy look does not allow your eyes to search anymore for a car of five. The latest model belongs to seventh generation so a kind of perfection can be expected in all aspects of the vehicle either it is exterior or interior. Most of needs of a family have been fulfilled about an automobile. The price is a bit high but the cost of running will prove it a better choice over the years. Fuel efficient turbocharged engines are quite highly placed by experts in their ratings. The car making company has also raised the standards for this family hatch as a result demands are also more with every new model. But even then it has remained the best selling vehicle of the company for so many years. The next year Golf will also be launched after few weeks that model also being waited by many around the world.
Base level 1.2 liter petrol engine has not impressed due to inability to compliment superiority of the other features. The 1.4 ACT is really pick of the range of engines though it is not very fast but very economical as half of it engine shut while cruising on a route. In diesel engines 1.6 TDI Blue-motion is the most economical but if you are asking for power too then 2.0 liter diesel is recommended by most. Electric e-Golf and Hybrid GTE are good at speed that is why considered as better option for drive in the town. Four wheel drive option is also available to improve the thrust further. The manual five speed options and six automatic speed transmissions are there to run the machine. It has been quite rightly stated that range is good that could match your desire without any major alteration to desires.
The ride is enjoyable as it is very comfortable as suspension never allow the roughness of surface to disturb passengers in the cabin. That is really a concern for a family while selecting a vehicle. As patchy routes in an around a town is quite frequent so smooth and composed drive is a common demand of customers. Very few of the range are unable to offer an ideal ride. At turns and on twists it responds to demands of the driver as it remains swaying quite neatly. Good grip further adds to the confidence of the person on seat of driver. Refinement of present model can be gauged from silence of the machine that is highly commendable in this group. Same is true for the sound of wind and road at high speed on motorways. It is rightly called one of the smoothest options in the market for customers. The gearboxes are well placed and also work without any hitch.
