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Golf – the update Mallorca / February 2017 EN
Golf – the update Mallorca / February 2017
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The Golf is a perfect match for the new Volkswagen brand strategy.
Its claim: “We make the future real.” Four fields of innovation form the
basis for this strategy: Connected Community, Intuitive Usability,
Automated Driving and Smart Sustainability. The I.D. BUZZ concept vehicle
was developed based on these fields of innovation. They stand for:
Connected Community
In the future, Volkswagen will interconnect humans,
cars and the environment via a Volkswagen User-ID.
In the Golf, this is done by various online services
and new apps such as DoorBird, which as a smart
home technology interconnects the car and the home.
Volkswagen makes the Intuitive Usability
future real. Volkswagen is focusing on cars that are intuitive to operate with new
display and control concepts. In the new Golf, these concepts include
the Active Info Display (fully digital instruments), which is being
offered for this bestselling car for the first time, and – in a world premiere
Fully connected Golf drives semi-autonomously in the compact class – an infotainment system with gesture control.
Automated Driving
Volkswagen will make cars even safer and more
comfortable by automated driving. For instance,
the new Golf is available with the assistance systems
Traffic Jam Assist and Emergency Assist that enable
semi-autonomous driving.
Smart Sustainability
Volkswagen is advancing the development of innovative
high-volume electric car models. The e-Golf (zero emission
vehicle), which is also making its debut this spring,
will offer significantly increased driving range. Also driving
in an all-electric mode, part-time, is the Golf GTE
– the plug-in hybrid model of the model series.
The Golf product line democratises progress – and in
the case of the GTI it even democratises the passing
lane on the German motorway. The Golf is an icon that
is accepted and ‘at home’ in all social classes.
With each new generation, each update, the Golf also
stepped up to meet the challenges of its time. And it
has done so once again. “We are making the future
real.” That is the claim of the new Volkswagen brand
strategy. That is precisely what the new Golf delivers.
It connects us. This Golf is the first compact to launch
with intuitive gesture control. It is the first to drive
semi-autonomously with new systems like Traffic Jam
Assist. And it is the only car model to offer all of the
Dear guests of the international Golf driving presentation, types of drive systems that are relevant to the present
and future.
Welcome to Mallorca! Over the next 24 hours, we will be
focusing on the Golf. The most successful car in Europe. For us, the new Golf is once again the best ever.
Volkswagen builds at least one million of them each year. But what counts is how you see it. And we eagerly
What an enormous number! This means that by tomorrow await your feedback!
at this time around 2,700 new Golf cars will be built and
ordered somewhere in the world. By our calculations,
a new Golf has been purchased, built and delivered every Sincerely,
40 seconds, on average, over the past four decades.
What are the reasons for such success? First, there is
its design. For four decades, Volkswagen has been further Dominik Hoberg
developing the Golf design, reinventing it in its details Head of Product Communications
and making it more precise. This has made the Golf Volkswagen Brand
an original. Often copied, but never equalled. In addition,
each Golf impresses with its technical properties.
Routes / Maps / Addresses
Mallorca from 30.01. to 17.02.2017
01 Restaurante Colon
Route 1 86 km / 94 min Chef Dieter Sögner and team
Palma de Mallorca Airport – Relay Station Portocolom conjure up creative haute
cuisine with Mallorcan charm.
Route 2 41 km / 44 min
Relay Station Portocolom – Hotel Park Hyatt
Route 3 41 km / 38 min
Circuit Park Hyatt Mallorca
02
Route 4 73 km / 58 min
Hotel Park Hyatt – Palma de Mallorca Airport
Addresses
01 Relay Station Portocolom (Restaurante Colon)
Calle Cristobal Colón, 7, 07670 Portocolom
02 Hotel Park Hyatt
Urbanización Atalaya de Canyamel, Vial A, 12, 07589 Capdepera
Volkswagen 01
Contact person locally
Press Spokesperson Golf Jakob Kähler +49 (0) 152 016 606 71 Speed limits or
Test car Alessandro Mortellaro +49 (0) 152 229 231 55 02 Hotel Park Hyatt recommended speed
Marek Wehlauer +49 (0) 152 588 671 64 Located in a tranquil valley, Urban area 50 km/h
Organisation Nele Zwanzig +49 (0) 152 525 962 22 surrounded by natural beauty, Country road 90 km/h
this is a place of rest and
Greta Gläss +49 (0) 152 588 707 44 Motorway 120 km/h
refuge.
01 Café 01 Photo location
11 Cuevas de Artá
11
07
Hotspots
Photo locations and cafés
Route 1 05 Santanyí/marketplace. The centre 09 Torre del Serral dels Falcons.
10 Palma de Mallorca Airport – of the century-old town Santanyí A 16th century signal and
10 Castillo de sa Punta Relay Station Portocolom is full of cafés inviting you to take a watchtower. The tower is a
de n’Amer short break. Porto Cristo landmark.
09
01 Mhares Sea Club. Access to the Plaça Major, 12, 07650 Santanyí Plaça Torre, 2, 07680 Manacor
Mhares Sea Club restaurant via
coastal road with serpentine bends. 06 Marina de Cala D’Or. Beautiful 10 Castillo de sa Punta de n’Amer.
08 Santuario de
San Salvador Carrer Milana, s/n, 07609 Lluc Major marina with over 500 moorings. The castle with fortification tower
Av. de Cala Llonga, s/n, is located in a nature reserve.
01 01 Mhares Sea Club
08 09 Torre del Serral 02 Torre de Cala Pi. A typical defence 07660 Santanyí A magnificent panorama opens
dels Falcons
tower, frequently found on the up from the top platform of the
07
03 Club Nàutic Balearic Island. Area with large open 07 Porto Colom. Small, picturesque “Es Castellet” tower.
Sa Ràpita
spaces and views of the coast. city with the largest natural port 07560 Sant Llorenç des Cardassar
Carrer Penyes, 2, 07639 Cala Pi in Mallorca.
02 03
06 07670 Porto Colom 11
07 Cuevas de Artá. The Artá caves
05 07 Porto Colom
04 03 Club Nàutic Sa Ràpita. are located on Cap Vermell cape.
Very nice location in the marina Route 2 The caves’ stalactites are among
on the Sa Ràpita beach. Relay Station Portocolom – the most fascinating of their kind.
Explanada del Puerto, s/n, Hotel Park Hyatt The area in front of the caves can
02 Torre de Cala Pi
07639 La Ràpita-Campos be reached by car; the car park at
06 Marina de Cala D’Or
08 Santuario de San Salvador. the cliff is an ideal photo backdrop.
04 Salinas d’es Trenc. White areas of 14th century monastery near Carretera de las Cuevas, s/n,
04 Salinas d’es Trenc 05 Santanyí a “salt factory” near the Es Trenc Felanitx. Grandiose location on the 07589 Canyamel
beach. Puig de San Salvador mountain.
Carretera Campos a Colonia S. Jordi, Crta. de Portocolón, s/n,
Km 8.7, 07630 Campos 07200 Felanitx
Contents
Key aspects
› 10 key facts 04
› Exterior – at a glance 06
› Interior – at a glance 08
› Short version 10
› The digitalised Golf (Active Info Display, Infotainment, Car-Net) 14
› New assistance systems 22
› Range of models and engines 26
› Golf Trendline, Comfortline and Highline 30
› Golf GTI, Golf GTD and Golf GTD Variant 34
› Golf Alltrack 38
Feature
› Theory of evolution – the design-DNA of the Golf 42
› The Golf – timeline of innovations 50
› The global success of the Golf in figures 52
› The unrivalled variety of the Golf 54
› The Golf democratises safety 56
Notes:
You will find this press release and images on the Golf Update online at:
Technical data
www.volkswagen-media-services.com. User ID: golf0217; password: vwgfahren.
› Drive versions 58
TDI, TSI and DSG are registered trademarks of Volkswagen AG or other companies
› Dimensions 64
of the Volkswagen Group in Germany and in other countries.
Features and technical data of production models apply to models offered in Germany.
Standards
Details may vary in other countries.
› Technical glossary 66
Models identified by an asterisk (*) will be introduced later; fuel
› Photos / media 72
consumption, emission and driving performance data on these models are
forecast figures, subject to official type approval, as of January 2017.
1 = The vehicle has not yet gone on sale. It does not yet have type approval
and therefore Directive 1999/94 EC does not apply.
10 key facts
Key points about the Golf update
10 key facts
› Design has new bumpers, headlights and LED tail lights
› Golf is the world’s first compact car with gesture control
More intuitive: The “Discover Pro” infotainment More powerful: New Golf GTI now has output
system with gesture control brings the user of 169 kW/230 PS; powerful 180 kW/245 PS
interface of the future into the car. engine for the GTI Performance*.
Larger and more sophisticated: The infotainment Better fuel economy: Newly developed
systems have been redesigned, and all of them 7-speed dual clutch gearbox (DSG) reduces
are fitted with larger touchscreens. fuel consumption by up to 0.3/100 km.
Always on: Online “Guide & Inform” services Sharper: New bumpers, new radiator grille
and new “Security & Service” Car-Net services and new full-LED tail lights as standard.
for the Golf.
Semi-automated: The Golf can drive semi- More radiant: Brand new LED headlights replace
autonomously in stop-and-go traffic at speeds LED all xenon headlights of the Golf and Golf Variant
up to 60 km/h with its new Traffic Jam Assist. in model year 2017.
More efficient: New 1.5 TSI*/1 petrol More extensive features: Standard features
engines (96 kW and 110 kW) for the Golf of the base model now include new Composition
and Golf Variant. Colour infotainment system.
4 Golf update / February 2017 / Volkswagen 5Exterior – at a glance
The icon’s exterior has been further developed
Golf design has new 1
Impressive Golf front end
In front, it is the alliance of the radiator grille and headlights that
bumpers, headlights
has further perfected the Golf stylistically. The lower chrome strip
of the radiator grille is continued as a chrome element to the left
and right.
and LED tail lights Radar in the VW badge
In all TDI, TSI, TGI, GTD and GTI versions, the radar sensor for
2
ACC and/or Front Assist will no longer be (visible) in the cooling air
The iconic design of the Golf has even more charisma intake on the bumper; rather it will be hidden behind the VW badge
with new detailed solutions in the radiator grille.
Full-LED tail lights
From now on, the Golf and Golf Variant will be equipped with LED
3
tail lights. The top version of the LED tail lights (available for two-door
and four-door) has an animated indicator function and a concise
dynamic switchover between the tail lights and the brake light.
5
4 New chrome trim panels
Like the Passat Variant, the Golf Variant is now also available
with optional elegant trapezoidal chrome trims, which are integrated
into the diffuser.
5 LED instead of xenon
The LED headlights, which are either standard or optional
depending on the trim line, are replacing xenon headlights
3 in the new Golf.
1 2 6 just GTI
GTI insignia
4 6 The Golf GTI can be made out by its legendary red stripe in the
radiator grille. Designed in red and chrome are the crossbar of the
radiator grille and the small lateral winglets in the LED dual
headlights.
6 Golf update / February 2017 / Volkswagen 7Interior – at a glance
Golf interior has been digitalised
Active Info Display and 1 12.3-inch Active Info Display
Discover Pro forge links
The Golf’s Active Info Display is a fully digitalised instrument cluster
with numerous interactive functions. All of the instruments are
displayed virtually via software on the 12.3-inch colour screen.
to the future Five different info profiles
1.1 The Active Info Display offers five different profiles. The type of
information displayed and the graphics change according to the
Personalised screens and intuitive gesture control active profile. The profiles are “Classic”, “Consumption & Range”,
“Efficiency”, “Performance & Driver Assistance” and “Navigation”.
Infotainment instruments
1.2 Data such as telephone contact images and CD covers can also be
displayed in the Active Info Display. The graphics are also customised
for the specific model. Consider the Golf GTI, in which red is used
1 as a contrasting colour.
New infotainment systems
2 2 Volkswagen has replaced all previous infotainment systems in the
Golf with a new generation of the Modular Infotainment Matrix
(MIB). All systems have a new design and larger touchscreens with
6.5-, 8.0- and 9.2-inch diagonals.
Gesture control
2.1 Gesture control celebrates its world premiere in the compact class
with its debut in the updated Golf. It is now available with the new top
system of the Modular Infotainment Matrix (MIB) – the Discover Pro
with a 9.2-inch display.
Configurable home screen
2.2 The Discover Pro has a configurable home screen. The navigation
function is located on the left side of the display. On the right there
are two display surfaces to which drivers can assign functions that
are especially important to them.
8 Golf update / February 2017 / Volkswagen 9Short version
Sharper design, better features, more ingenious A new Golf is launching. Year after year, around one million people
assistance systems choose to buy a new Golf. For more than four decades, one new Golf
New Golf is the first
has been coming off the assembly line every 40 seconds on average.
Most are individually configured and produced to order. Now there is
compact car to feature
a new Golf in the starting blocks. Pre-sales have begun in many
countries, and the production curve is rising at Volkswagen plants.
gesture control
First deliveries of model year 2017 cars – in hatchback and estate
versions – are now being made to customers. They are getting a Golf
with state-of-the-art engines, a sharpened design, highly ingenious
› Interactive electronics: high-end infotainment and assistance systems, a new generation of infotainment systems and
automated driving functions extended features. Even the base model – the Golf Trendline – is now
› Innovative efficiency: new 1.5 TSI*/1 engines with launching with a new infotainment system (Composition Colour)
upto 110 kW of power and new 7-speed DSG and new LED tail lights as standard.
World’s first compact car with gesture control
High-tech democratised. The new Golf is studded with technical
innovations. Some examples: for the first time in the compact class,
the new Discover Pro radio, navigation and online system can be
operated via gesture control. Sporting a 9.2-inch screen, it forms a
single conceptual and visual unit with the new Active Info Display that
is also new in the Golf. At the same time, the range of online services
and apps has also been enlarged. The buzzword here is “smart home”:
from now on it will be possible to open the door at home online while
mobile in the car – via MirrorLink™ and the new DoorBird app – for a
family member, tradesman or package delivery service, for example.
Here, the driver sees online who is ringing the doorbell at home.
The update of the Golf, of which over 33 million have been sold, is also
marked by its new status quo for assistance systems in the compact
class. Technologies that will significantly improve safety include City
Emergency Braking with new pedestrian monitoring (Front Assist),
the new Traffic Jam Assist (semi-automated driving up to 60 km/h)
10 Golf update / February 2017 / Volkswagen 11Short version
and Emergency Assist which is also new to this segment. Traffic Jam Assist
simultaneously enhances driver comfort and convenience in heavy traffic.
New high-efficiency engines and new 7-speed DSG
New 1.5 TSI Evo with 150 PS. The progressive digitalisation of the car is
flanked by the debut of highly efficient engines. Even the new base petrol
engine – the turbocharged direct-injection 1.0 TSI with 63 kW/85 PS –
impresses with just 4.8 l/100 km fuel consumption. Also making its debut in
the Golf is the new turbocharged “1.5 TSI Evo” petrol engine – a further-
developed 110 kW/150 PS*/1 four-cylinder engine with Active Cylinder
Management (ACT). This will be followed shortly by a BlueMotion
version*/1 producing 96 kW/130 PS. Meanwhile, Volkswagen has fortified
the Golf GTI; it now develops a considerable 169 kW/230 PS in the base
version. A new 7-speed DSG (dual clutch gearbox) also delivers fuel
consumption figures that have been improved by as much as 0.3 l/100
km. All Golf cars also have BlueMotion Technologies – a stop-start system
and a mode for storing braking energy (regenerative braking). Powerful, more refined design and new LED lights
LED replaces xenon. At the start of the new model year, Volkswagen is
initially presenting the Golf and Golf Variant in the upgraded Highline trim
line to an audience of international media. Also there with them are the
Golf GTD and Golf GTD Variant, the all-wheel drive Golf Alltrack and the
Golf GTI. The more refined design of all of the new Golf versions makes a
more powerful impression than ever before. Its design modifications
include new bumpers, front and rear, new halogen headlights with LED
daytime running lights, full-LED headlights – standard in the top models
and optional in other models – instead of xenon headlights, new front
wings and, as already mentioned, new full-LED tail lights as standard for
all Golf versions. New wheels and body colours round out the update of
the exterior. New trim panels and materials also upgrade the interior
of the 2017 model year Golf. The range of equipment versions remains
unchanged.
12 Golf update / February 2017 / Volkswagen 13The digitalised Golf
New display and control concept.
It is the digitalised display and control concept of the Golf – which has
been extended to more areas – that make the bestseller one of the most
progressive cars of its class. This is based on the Golf’s new Active Info
Display and a new infotainment system with gesture control. This makes the
Golf the world’s first compact class car to be available with gesture control.
At the same time, Volkswagen has updated its whole range of infotainment
systems. Their most important characteristics are their new sophisticated
design, larger touchscreens and, as mentioned above, gesture control – for
the top model Discover Pro – which is being implemented for the first time
in the Golf class. At the same time, the ranges of online services and App
Connect apps have also been enlarged. For example, they make it possible to
speak to persons who are ringing the door bell at home from the car over a
video connection made by DoorBird and MirrorLink®. If the kids have misplaced
the house key again, the driver can open the house door from the Golf.
Active Info Display.
The fully digitalised instrument cluster offers numerous interactive functions;
all instruments are implemented virtually by software on the 12.3-inch
colour screen. The navigation information can be displayed in 2D and 3D.
The 1,440 x 540 pixel resolution enables extremely precise and sophisticated
World’s first compact with gesture control rendering of all details. Basically, there are five different information
The digitalised Golf
14 Golf update / February 2017 / Volkswagen 15The digitalised Golf
profiles which modify the Modular Infotainment Matrix (MIB) – the Discover Pro. At the same time,
type of information displayed Volkswagen is also replacing all other infotainment systems of the Golf by
and the graphics in certain a new generation of systems. All of these systems have a new design and
areas. The driver can select larger touchscreens; however, the names of the infotainment systems
from the profiles “Classic”, have not changed. The previous 5-inch Composition Touch and Composition
“Consumption & Range”, Colour systems are being replaced by the new 6.5-inch Composition Colour;
“Efficiency”, “Performance & the Composition Touch with a black-and-white display has been discontinued.
Driver Assistance” and At the next level up, the Composition Media and Discover Media (incl.
“Navigation”. The Navigation profile is a good example of the Active Info navigation) came with 6.5-inch screens previously. They have also been
Display’s interactive elements. Here, the speedometer and rev counter are replaced by systems with the same names, but have 8-inch displays. The top
relocated to the sides to make more room for the navigation map in Discover Pro system (incl. navigation) gets a 9.2-inch touchscreen instead
the middle. If necessary, information on driving, navigation and assistance of an 8.0-inch screen. The Discover Pro with its standard gesture control
functions can also be integrated into the graphic areas of the speedometer in detail:
and rev counter. Data such as phone contact images and CD covers can
also be shown in the Active Info Display. The graphics are customised Discover Pro.
according to the model. In the Golf GTI, for instance, GTI red is used as The infotainment flagship has a completely new design. Spanning across
a contrasting colour. Volkswagen offers the Active Info Display as an the entire front surface is a continuous, elegant glass surface (also applies
optional extra for all versions of the Golf. to the new Discover Media). Conventional buttons and controls are a thing
of the past with the Discover Pro; manual control is performed solely
New infotainment systems. via the touchscreen and five capacitive touch buttons along the left border
Gesture control celebrates its world premiere in the compact class with its of the new infotainment system. For the first time, the system offers a
debut in the updated Golf. It is now available with the top system of the configurable home screen. Always arranged in a large field on the left side
16 Golf update / February 2017 / Volkswagen 17The digitalised Golf
of the display is the navigation function; on the right, two smaller fields are stations, scroll forward or back through the playlist or browse in the Picture
available, one above the other. These fields, which are also interactive, can Viewer and in the music albums (Cover Flow). A light reflex and a visualised
be assigned functions by the driver – functions that are especially important “hand symbol” indicate the contexts in which gesture control can be used.
to them personally. As mentioned, the Discover Pro system is now operated User operation is assisted by visual interactive feedback; a successfully
by gesture control, touch functions and voice control. Of course, the new executed swipe gesture is also acknowledged by a sound effect that may
Discover Pro is also equipped with a proximity sensor that makes even be deactivated.
more menu functions appear on the display when a hand approaches the
screen.
Gesture control.
Gesture control works in various menus. A swipe gesture of the hand is
all it takes to move the horizontally arranged menu items to the left or right.
This enables the driver to scroll through the main menu, change radio
App Connect.
The latest generation Modular Infotainment Matrix creates the proper
conditions for connecting the Golf with today’s Apple and Android
smartphones via App Connect. That is because along with MirrorLink®
(Android), App Connect now also integrates Apple CarPlay™ and Android
Auto™ (Google) into the infotainment systems.
DoorBird.
When DoorBird functionality is installed in a Golf, the driver can still be at
home while on the road. That is because it is now possible – via MirrorLink®
and the system implemented in cooperation with the start-up company
18 Golf update / February 2017 / Volkswagen 19The digitalised Golf
DoorBird – to interconnect a video door intercom system at the person’s has someone in the family who is learning to drive will appreciate “Area
house, apartment or office with the car’s infotainment system. If someone Alert” (automatically notifies you if the Golf enters a predefined area or
rings the doorbell at home – such as a family member who has misplaced leaves it) and “Speed Alert” (activated as soon as a certain driving speed
their house key – the image of that person acquired by the home camera is exceeded). Another useful feature is the “Online Anti-Theft Alarm”;
is shown on the infotainment system’s display screen. The app makes it if an attempt is made to break into the car, the Golf sends you a warning
possible to talk to the person via the hands-free unit in the Golf and to message by push notification to the Volkswagen Car-Net app (including
unlock the house door. via smartwatch) and/or notification by email.
Car-Net “Security & Service”. Car-Net “Guide & Inform”.
This is the first time that Volkswagen is offering the “Security & “Guide & Inform” allows you to use a wide range of online services.
Service” package in the Golf. It gives the driver access to It includes a range of services for the Discover Media system
assistance in a wide range of situations. Highlights here include services and an extended range for the Discover Pro system. The services available
like Emergency Service, Automatic Accident Notification and Roadside for Discover Media include “Online POI Search”, “Online Destination Import”,
Assistance. Consider the example of Emergency Service. In the event of “Route Import”, “Filling Stations” (location and price), “News”, “Parking
an accident with airbag actuation, the system automatically initiates Info” (location, availability and price), “Weather”, “Charging Stations”
a call for emergency services. This emergency call may also be triggered (for electric and plug-in hybrid models) and “Online Traffic Information”.
manually by pressing a separate SOS button. In any event, this establishes Online Traffic Information (live traffic information) services make it
a connection to the Volkswagen Emergency Centre; as a result, emergency easier to predict how long each trip in the Golf will take, because in the
response services get important first information instantaneously. navigation system’s dynamic route guidance they consider – virtually in
Of course, the emergency call may also be initiated by pressing the SOS real time – data such as traffic density, traffic jams, resolution of traffic
button, even if the car was not involved in an accident – such as in case jams and other obstacles. The extended range of functions for the
of health problems or accidents involving other road users. Discover Pro system also includes functions such as “Online POI Search”,
“Online Map Update” and “Online Grace Note” which can be used to load
In addition, “Security & Service” provides functions such as checking whether music title and album cover information online in the vehicle.
the car is locked and whether the lights have been shut off. Anyone who
20 Golf update / February 2017 / Volkswagen 21New assistance systems
Electronic safety.
If there was ever a car that could be
said to have democratised progress,
it is the Golf. Countless safety and
convenience systems were first
made accessible to all people in this
car. Volkswagen is continuing this Traffic Jam Assist Emergency
Assist
approach in the new Golf – as can
be seen in its latest assistance
systems. Now making their way into
the model are Traffic Jam Assist,
the new pedestrian monitoring for
Front Assist with City Emergency
Braking and Emergency Assist. City Emergency Trailer Assist
Braking
Traffic Jam Assist.
Volkswagen developed Traffic
Jam Assist based on Lane
Assist (lane departure warning
system) and ACC (Adaptive
Democratisation goes further Cruise Control). It is available
New assistance systems
for models with a dual clutch
gearbox (DSG). The system
for the bestselling car
makes traffic jams and stop-
and-go driving much more
comfortable in the Golf. The interplay between assistance systems has
enabled the Golf to drive semi-autonomously for the first time at speeds
up to 60 km/h. The basis for this system is Lane Assist and its functionality
of adaptive lane guidance. The second assistance system to be integrated
in Traffic Jam Assist is ACC. When ACC is active, braking and accelerating
22 Golf update / February 2017 / Volkswagen 23New assistance systems
are automatic – even in the stop-and-go speed range. ACC and Lane Assist Trailer Assist.
merge to become Traffic Jam Assist. Another novelty in the compact class is Trailer Assist. The idea behind it:
Trailer Assist is designed to free the driver of the complicated rethinking
Emergency Assist. needed when reversing with a car and trailer, turning the steering wheel to
As soon as the sensors detect the left so that the trailer turns to the right – and vice versa. Generally,
that the driver is not actively the goal was also to make reversing over straight and longer distances
steering, braking or accelerating, easier and more exact. Trailer Assist is now capable of doing this almost
the system initiates various automatically. To reverse a Golf with a trailer into a parking bay or an
measures to rouse the driver in entrance from the street, all the driver needs to do is stop at a suitable spot
escalating stages. If the driver and engage reverse gear. The system is activated by pushing a button.
remains inactive, it initiates an Then the current driving angle and possible driving angles are displayed on
emergency stop. The hazard the instrument cluster. This is achieved with image-processing algorithms
warning lights are activated that use data from the rear-view camera, which monitors and analyses
automatically, and the Golf executes a gentle steering manoeuvre to alert the angle between the car and the trailer. With the help of the mirror
the surrounding traffic to the hazardous situation. ACC prevents the adjustment switch, which serves as a sort of joystick, the driver can freely
vehicle from colliding with traffic ahead. Finally, the system continues to adjust the desired driving direction of the car-trailer combination. The Golf
brake the Golf to a standstill. executes the steering commands entered by the driver, who only needs to
operate the accelerator pedal and the brake. The driving direction of the
Safety in the city. Golf is automatically controlled by the electromechanical power steering
Front Assist is a system for system.
warning the driver and braking
automatically in the event of
an imminent collision. One
component of the Front Assist
system is City Emergency
Braking. The latest version of
Front Assist being offered in
the Golf not only detects other
vehicles, but also pedestrians who are moving cross-wise to the driving
lane. As soon as a pedestrian is at risk, the system warns the driver and in
a final stage brakes the Golf to a stop autonomously.
24 Golf update / February 2017 / Volkswagen 25Equipment, models, engines
Variety in types.
For the 2017 model year, the Golf will be built in a range consisting of
three trim lines, six independent models and three body versions plus a
fourth body version in one model. It all begins with the classic trim
lines Trendline, Comfortline and Highline. Then there are the sporty trim
and drive versions: the GTI, GTD, GTE and R. The range is completed
by the e-Golf and the independent Alltrack. The Golf will be available in
two-door, four-door and Variant body versions. The fourth body version
is represented by a separate model – the Golf Sportsvan.
Improved features.
Equipment, models, engines Overall, the features content has been improved in all models. Even the
As you like it
base Trendline version will now be fitted with additional features such
as the new Composition Colour infotainment system, LED daytime
– the range of the
running lights and LED tail lights. Other standard features include dual
headlights and air conditioning. Front Assist with City Emergency
Golf family
Braking and pedestrian monitoring are already included from the
Comfortline. The Golf Comfortline also comes with factory-mounted
16-inch alloy wheels. Beyond these, the feature list for the Golf Highline
is being extended with such additional equipment as full-LED headlights.
The same applies to the Golf GTD, Golf GTD Variant and Golf GTI.
26 Golf update / February 2017 / Volkswagen 27Equipment, models, engines
One car, all drive types. torque of 175 Nm. Over the course of the year, Volkswagen will also be
The latest edition of the Golf will once again be one of the world’s few converting the 1.4-litre TSI over to 1.5 litres of displacement. The first such
vehicles to be offered with all drive types that are relevant today. engine will be the 1.5 TSI Evo – a 110 kW/150 PS four-cylinder turbocharged
Once all of the car versions have been launched, there will be 13 different petrol engine with Active Cylinder Management (ACT). The new TSI is
drive versions. There are petrol (TSI), diesel (TDI) and natural gas (TGI) exceptionally agile and refined. A BlueMotion version of the 1.5 TSI Evo
engine drives as well as a plug-in hybrid (GTE) and pure electric drives (e). with 96 kW/130 PS is also in the works.
New 7-speed DSG.
Volkswagen has developed a new 7-speed dual clutch gearbox (DSG) as an
exceptionally efficient gearbox which, in many models, is replacing the
6-speed DSG that has been used to date. The new 7-speed DSG reduces
fuel consumption by up to 0.3 l/100 km.
Overview of all Golf engines at market launch:
Petrol Model Manual DSG
1.0 TSI 63 kW / 85 PS Golf √
1.0 TSI 81 kW / 110 PS Golf, Golf Variant √ √
1.4 TSI 92 kW / 125 PS Golf, Golf Variant √ √
In the current phase of the market launch, Volkswagen is presenting the 1.4 TSI 110 kW / 150 PS*/1 Golf, Golf Variant √ √
2017 model year Golf and Golf Variant to the international media in select 1.8 TSI 132 kW / 180 PS Golf Alltrack √
petrol and diesel versions. There is also a new 1.5 TSI that produces 2.0 TSI 169 kW / 230 PS Golf GTI √ √
110 kW/150 PS. The range of power output at market launch is between
Natural gas
63 kW/85 PS and 169 kW/230 PS. Making their debuts separately, following 1.4 TGI 81 kW / 110 PS Golf, Golf Variant √ √
these, will be the e-Golf, Golf GTE, Golf GTI Performance, Golf R and
Diesel
Golf 1.5 TSI BlueMotion (with 96 kW/130 PS).
2.0 TDI 110 kW / 150 PS Golf, Golf Variant, Golf 4MOTION, √ √
Golf Variant 4MOTION, Golf Alltrack
New 1.0 TSI base engine and two new 1.5 TSI engines. 2.0 TDI 135 kW / 184 PS Golf GTD, Golf GTD Variant, Golf Alltrack √ √
All Golf cars are equipped with a stop-start system and a regenerative
braking mode (BlueMotion Technology). A base petrol engine with
turbocharging and direct fuel injection is being offered for the first time
in the Golf. The 1.0 TSI has an output of 63 kW/85 PS and develops a * During the first half of 2017, this engine will be replaced by the new 1.5 TSI with 110 kW.
28 Golf update / February 2017 / Volkswagen 29Trim lines
For every budget.
The trim lines Trendline (base), Comfortline (mid-level) and Highline
(top level) were conceptualised to satisfy a wide variety of expectations
and budgets. The feature ranges of all three trim lines was further improved
in the Golf update. The Golf is available as a two-door, four-door or Variant
in these versions. The most important features of these trim lines at a
glance:
Golf Trendline.
Two-door, four-door and Variant as TSI (from 63 kW/85 PS; Variant from
81 kW/110 PS), TDI (from 85 kW/115 PS) and TGI (81 kW/110 PS).
Ten key features:
1. XDS electronic differential lock
2. Electronic parking brake with Auto Hold function
Golf Highline
3. Front airbags for driver and passenger, knee airbag for the driver,
head airbag system for front and rear passengers including front
side airbags
4. Dual halogen headlights with LED daytime running lights
5. Composition Colour infotainment system
The Golf Trendline, Comfortline and Highline 6. Air conditioning
– the three classic trim levels of the bestselling car 7. Driver Alert System
Base version now has
8. LED tail lights
9. Cloth seat covers in “Basket” design
infotainment system
10. Stop-start system with regenerative braking
and LED tail lights as
standard
30 Golf update / February 2017 / Volkswagen 31Trim lines
Golf Highline
Golf Highline
Golf Comfortline. Golf Highline.
Two-door, four-door and Variant as TSI (from 63 kW/85 PS; Variant from Two-door, four-door and Variant as TSI (92 kW/125 PS) and TDI
81 kW/110 PS), TDI (from 85 kW/115 PS) and TGI (81 kW/110 PS). (from 110 kW/150 PS).
Ten key features (beyond those of Trendline): Ten key features (beyond those of Comfortline):
1. Chrome surrounds and chrome accents in the interior 1. Ambient lighting
2. Front Assist with City Emergency Braking and pedestrian monitoring 2. “Air Care Climatronic” climate control system with
3. Comfort seats, front 2-zone temperature control and allergen filter
4. “Hita” alloy wheels, 16-inch, with size 205 tyres 3. LED headlights for dipped and main beam incl. dynamic headlight
5. Centre armrest in front with storage box and two air rear air vents range adjustment and LED daytime running lights
6. Leather-trimmed multifunction steering wheel and gear lever grip 4. “Dijon” alloy wheels, 17-inch, with size 225 tyres
7. Park Pilot 5. “Premium” multifunction display with colour display
8. Sliding drawer under right front seat 6. Fog lights with static cornering lights
9. Cloth seat covers in “Zoom” design 7. Sliding drawers under the front seats
10. Chrome trim strip on front bumper 8. “Art Velours” microfleece on middle seat panels
9. Sport seats in front
10. Front seat heating
32 Golf update / February 2017 / Volkswagen 33Golf GTI, Golf GTD and Golf GTD Variant
Dynamic compacts.
The first Golf GTI made its debut exactly 41 years ago. Right up to today,
the icon has been writing history as the most successful compact sports
car in the world. In 1982, Volkswagen introduced the first Golf GTD
to the market – a GTI with a turbo-diesel engine. It too developed into
a classic car. The Golf GTI can be recognised by such features as the
legendary red stripe in the radiator grille – this now makes it an even
Golf GTI, Golf GTD and Golf GTD Variant more striking identifying characteristic. Designed in red and chrome are
– the update of the sports cars the crossbar of the radiator grille and the small lateral winglets in the
Golf GTI and Golf GTD
LED dual headlights that come as standard in the GT models. In the Golf
GTD and GTD Variant, the crossbar and winglets have an all-chrome
have become icons
finish. At the rear, all 2017 model year GTI and GTD cars also have new
bumpers and, of course, the full-LED tail lights that come as standard in
these models as well. The Golf GTI also exhibits larger cross-sections of
the chrome tailpipe trims. The GTD and GTI have always had independent
and sporty exterior and interior features.
34 Golf update / February 2017 / Volkswagen 35Golf GTI, Golf GTD and Golf GTD Variant
Golf GTD. Golf GTI.
Two-door, four-door and Variant as 2.0 TDI with 135 kW/184 PS. Two-door and four-door as 2.0 TSI with 169 kW/230 PS.
Ten key features (beyond those of Trendline): Ten key features (beyond those of Trendline):
1. Ambient lighting 1. Ambient lighting (in red)
2. Front Assist with City Emergency Braking and pedestrian monitoring 2. Front Assist with City Emergency Braking and pedestrian monitoring
3. “Air Care Climatronic” climate control system with 3. “Air Care Climatronic” climate control system with
2-zone temperature control and allergen filter 2-zone temperature control and allergen filter
4. LED headlights for dipped and main beam incl. dynamic headlight 4. LED headlights for dipped and main beam incl. dynamic headlight
range adjustment and LED daytime running lights range adjustment and LED daytime running lights
5. “Curitiba” alloy wheels, 17-inch, with size 225 tyres 5. “Brooklyn” alloy wheels, 17-inch, with size 225 tyres
6. Leather-trimmed multifunction sport steering wheel and gear shift 6. Leather-trimmed multifunction sport steering wheel and gear shift
grip in aluminium-look grip in aluminium-look
7. Progressive steering and sport suspension 7. Progressive steering and sport suspension
8. LED tail lights (in dark red) and LED number plate illumination 8. LED tail lights (in dark red) and LED number plate illumination
9. Bumpers in sporty design, air intakes in honeycomb structure, 9. Bumpers in sporty design, air intakes in honeycomb structure,
crossbar in chrome crossbar of radiator grille in red/chrome
10. Top sport seats with cloth seat covers in “Clark” design 10. Top sport seats with cloth seat covers in “Clark” design
36 Golf update / February 2017 / Volkswagen 37Golf Alltrack
4MOTION all-round vehicle.
The Golf Alltrack is an independent model related to the Golf Variant that
features a customised all-terrain look and 4MOTION all-wheel drive as
standard. The new rear bumper, in particular, gives this Golf an even more
elongated and elegant appearance. The full-LED tail lights, which also
come as standard with this version, match this look perfectly. The Golf
Alltrack, like the ‘normal’ Golf Variant, is a space giant. When its storage
space is fully utilised, it offers a cargo capacity of up to 1,620 litres.
Exclusive all-wheel drive version.
The Golf Alltrack is available as a TSI 132 kW/180 PS and as a TDI with
81 kW/110 PS or 135 kW/184 PS. Its exterior and interior features were
conceptualised to be fully independent.
Ten key features (beyond those of Trendline):
1. All-wheel drive
2. Ambient lighting
3. Exterior mirror housings in “Reflex Silver”, chrome trim
on side windows, roof rails in anodised silver
4. Front passenger seat backrest fully folding
Golf Alltrack – update of the multi-variable 5. Driver profile selector incl. offroad driving programme
all-wheel drive vehicle with Hill Descent Assist
Golf Alltrack and
6. “Air Care Climatronic” climate control system with
2-zone temperature control and allergen filter
Golf Variant both
7. LED tail lights, in dark red
8. “Valley” alloy wheels, 17-inch, with size 205 tyres
have cargo capacities
9. Off-road chassis, approx. 20 mm higher ground clearance
10. Underbody protection in stainless steel look
of up to 1,620 litres
38 Golf update / February 2017 / Volkswagen 39Golf Alltrack
1.8 TSI with 132 kW/180 PS
– the most powerful TSI for the Alltrack.
Reserved for the all-wheel drive Golf Alltrack is a 1.8-litre TSI with
180 PS (4,500 to 6,200 rpm), which is both torque-strong and
cultivated, and includes a 6-speed DSG. The four-cylinder engine
delivers a maximum torque of 280 Nm to the drive axles from
1,300 to 4,500 rpm. 0-100 km/h sprint and top speed: 7.8 seconds
and 217 km/h.
2.0 TDI with 110 kW/150 PS
– the entry-level engine for the Alltrack.
A 2.0-litre TDI that has an output of 150 PS and two balancer shafts
which make it run very smoothly. The engine develops its maximum
power between 3,500 and 4,000 rpm. The TDI makes its maximum
torque of 340 Nm available from a low 1,750 rpm (up to 3,000 rpm).
This 2.0 TDI enables a top speed of 207 km/h in the Golf Alltrack and
accelerates it to 100 km/h in 8.9 seconds. A 7-speed DSG is available
as an option.
2.0 TDI with 135 kW/184 PS
– the most powerful TDI for the Alltrack.
Volkswagen offers a 184-PS version of the 2.0-litre TDI – which also has
two balancer shafts – as an option for the Golf Alltrack. An impressive
maximum torque of 380 Nm is available at a low 1,750 rpm and remains
constant up to 3,250 rpm. The Golf Alltrack at this power level, which
has a top speed of 219 km/h, comes with a dual clutch gearbox as
standard.
40 Golf update / February 2017 / Volkswagen 41Theory of evolution
The design-DNA of the Golf
Theory of evolution
Designers Georgio Giugiaro and Herbert Schäfer came
up with a design-DNA for eternity in the original Golf.
The new Golf also follows this genetic code.
42 Golf update / February 2017 / Volkswagen 43Theory of evolution
Industrial design on a high level is an art. It leaves
its mark on epochs and creates icons. The best
designs outlast time. The Bauhaus or Wagenfeld
lamp (1923) is one such icon. The Lounge Chair
(1956) by Charles and Ray Eames is another; it is
considered the original benchmark for avant-garde
© Vitra
furniture design. Simple in its structure, perfect
in its execution. Even very simple consumer objects
can become icons, such as the legendary Coke generation as the Golf. Vehicles in which an evolution
bottle (1915). In more recent times, it has often of design succeeds over decades have the potential
been consumer electronics that have written the of being celebrated as an icon some day. The most
history of design, such as the Sony Walkman (1979) prominent example of such a development is the
and the first Apple iPhone (2007). Porsche 911; meanwhile, in the field of high-volume
production models, the Golf is a member of this
And automobiles have automotive hall of fame.”
“The Golf is a member of this also time and again attained
automotive hall of fame.” immortality. The Golf is one The design of the original in 1974 created
of these: Klaus Bischoff, an entire vehicle class. There were compact
Head of Volkswagen Design: “There are hardly any hatchback models before it. But none of
comparable cars in the world whose design them had a design-DNA that was progressive
has been continually refined from generation to enough to survive over the decades. The Golf
was the first to have such DNA – created
by Italian designer Giorgio Giugiaro and
completed by Herbert Schäfer who was
Head of Volkswagen Design at the time. Klaus Bischoff,
Volkswagen chief designer
Klaus Bischoff: “This DNA is what made a crucial
contribution to the trajectory of the Golf. The latest
Golf also follows this genetic code. Although it has
often been tried, no one has been able to copy its
design. Its DNA acts like a form of copy protection.”
44 Golf update / February 2017 / Volkswagen 45Theory of evolution
“The most significant
features are the front end
that emphasises the
car’s width and the The native of Hamburg, Germany,
independent C-pillars.” dissects the design like a
surgeon, reveals its details and
explains how the world of lines and proportions
works: “The headlights and the grille of the new Golf
have been merged to create a single, very cleanly
designed unit. This slit-like design has characterised
every generation of the Golf.” Klaus Bischoff stresses
that the characteristic alliance of headlights and
radiator grille of the Golf has progressively been
Front end and C-pillar are the made narrower from generation to generation.
fingerprint of the Golf “But we stayed with it.” It became one of the most
“The iconic design,” analyses Klaus Bischoff, “is a important styling properties of the icon.
decisive factor in the fact that the Golf – like the
Beetle in its time – really attained a status beyond
established classes. Anyone can drive it.” Anyone
who compares the first Golf with the latest Golf
will quickly discover that their common DNA is
unmistakable. Model-specific are the silhouette, the
continuous character line that runs from the front
and terminates at the rear, the striking wheel arches
– but primarily it is the following two details that
make it practically impossible to imitate the Golf:
“The most significant features are the front end
that emphasises the car’s width and the independent
C-pillars,” explains Bischoff, Head of Design.
46 Golf update / February 2017 / Volkswagen 47Theory of evolution
“The C-pillar sits extremely
solidly on the rear wheel arch. This continuity is what makes image of the door and rear lid. The two lines follow
The Golf
Very well-balanced. ” the Golf different from all in parallel.“ The C-pillar of the Golf has always Time line of innovations
other compacts. Its detailed been c-shaped, stretched like a bow that shoots
features have continually been reinvented, while the the arrow – the car – forward. Mere coincidence?
DNA has remained intact. The rear and front views Bischoff: “Despite all of the creativity and Intuition
demonstrate this. The Golf Mk1 and Mk2 had – there are no coincidences in the top area of
round headlights that were always higher than the design. Each line of a Volkswagen has its logic and
narrower radiator grille. A characteristic of their purpose.” The Golf is the best example of this.
DNA. In the Golf Mk3, a switch was made to Klaus Bischoff: “We have always reinvented the Golf
horizontal headlights, but with a trick that proved based on a unique compact car DNA, making it
out its DNA. Back then, in 1991, the designers more precise, sharper and projecting its design into
simply took the dual headlights that were typical of the future. A vehicle that has an extremely strong
the Golf GTI and housed them under a common character. Our ‘copy protection’ is constantly getting
glass cover that was always higher than the radiator better!”
grille. This kept the Golf a genuine Golf, but since
the early 1990s space was also made for headlight
technology that has continually become more
complex.
“Another identifying property that runs like a
common thread through the entire evolutionary
design development is the C-pillar, which essentially
forms the backbone of the car. It gives the Golf
its strength, its power, its safety. That is a very
essential property of the Golf,” says Klaus Bischoff.
The head designer continues: “The C-pillar sits
extremely solidly on the rear wheel arch. Very
well-balanced. And it is surrounded by the graphic
48 Golf update / February 2017 / Volkswagen 491991
The Golf
Golf Mk3 – debut
2014
First e-Golf
First Golf with plug-in hybrid
40 Years of the Golf
Time line of innovations
2002
First Golf R32
After front and side airbags,
head airbags become standard 2008
1990 21,517,415 units produced – Golf Mk6 – debut
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
Catalytic converter standard the Golf overtakes the Beetle
Regenerative braking mode
for all models
Stop/Start system
1983 1996
GolfMk2 – debut 1992 First Golf GTI with turbo engine
Driver and front
passenger airbags
ABS standard for all Golf models
2015
32,590,025 units of the Golf by end of 2015
2016
1994 2003 2013 Golf breaks barrier of 33
1989 15 million Golf Mk5 – debut First Golf TGI BlueMotion with natural gas drive
million units produced
1982 First Golf hybrid concept car Golf cars First Golf with 6-speed dual clutch New Golf Mk7 Variant
First Golf GTD (turbodiesel) gearbox (DSG in the R32)
1974 5 million Golf cars
Golf Mk1 – debut
2007 2017
25 million Golf cars Big update
1997 for the Golf
Golf Mk4 – debut
1979 1986 1993 1999
First Golf Cabriolet
First Golf with
First Golf Variant ESC standard 2012
in Germany Golf Mk7 – debut
all-wheel drive (syncro)
City Emergency Braking function
2000
1988 20 million 2004
1976 10 million Golf cars Fifth Golf GTI
First Golf GTI
Golf cars (with TSI / turbo direct
First Golf City Stromer
injection petrol engine)
1 million Golf cars
1975 1980 1985 1990 2000 2005 2010 2015The global success of the Golf in figures
It has been with us since 1974 – the Golf.
An entire generation has been named after it. No other European car
has sold better. By the end of 2016, 33,312,123 Golf cars had been sold.
Averaged over the past four decades, this means that someone,
somewhere in the world decides to buy a new Golf every 40 seconds.
Figures like these, which very well could be records, are typical of the
history of this Volkswagen.
33,312,123 The Volkswagen Golf is the most successful
units by the end of 2016 European car ever.
21,517,415 In 2002, Golf sales overtook the hitherto most
units successful car in the world: the Beetle.
10,000,000 By 1988 the Golf had already broken through the
units ten million vehicles barrier.
1,000,000 In 2003, one driver of a Golf Mk1 exceeded one million
km kilometres on the odometer. More “millionaires” followed.
€188,938 The most expensive Golf (Generation V) was auctioned
in 2005; its first owner was Pope Benedict XVI.
€10,156 German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s first Golf (Generation II)
was auctioned in 2012.
2,120 This is the average number of new Golf cars produced and
The global success of the Golf in figures Golf cars per day sold per day for four decades – over two thousand.
For four decades now, 730
days for the first million
Only two years after its debut, the millionth unit of
the first Golf was delivered.
a Golf has been sold 650
PS for the enthusiasts
The most powerful Golf ever was the GTI W12-650.
It was shown in 2007 at the GTI meet at Wörthersee.
every 40 seconds 155
countries
Today the Golf is manufactured in five factories (Brazil, China,
Germany, Mexico) and exported to 155 countries.
around the world 5
drive worlds
The Golf is the only car in the world which is available with any of
these drive options: electric, hybrid, petrol, diesel or natural gas.
52 Golf update / February 2017 / Volkswagen 53The global success of the Golf in figures
As you like it.
The first Golf of the year 1974 would be the seed of a vehicle family that
fulfils an unusually high number of mobility wishes. For example,
Volkswagen is the world’s first and only carmaker to offer all currently
relevant types of drive systems in a single model – the Golf. There are
also a number of different body versions and very customised trim
versions. Golf drivers can choose from these drive systems: petrol, diesel,
natural gas, electric, plug-in hybrid as well as front or all-wheel drive.
In addition, it is the many different body and special versions that make
the range of this model unique. Along with two-door and four-door
versions, in the current Golf Volkswagen also offers two all-round versions
– the Variant and Alltrack – as well as the independent Sportsvan.
The sporty “GT’s” and the all-wheel drive Golf R have a cult following.
Here are the most important Golf versions and the years in which they
made their debuts:
Model Year Special significance
Golf GTI 1976
Golf City Stromer 1976 forerunner of e-Golf
Golf Cabriolet 1979
The unrivalled variety of the Golf Golf GTD 1982
Golf is available with Golf syncro
Golf Country
1986
1990
forerunner of all-wheel drive 4MOTION
SUV forerunner
all relevant types of
Golf Variant 1993
Golf R32 2002 forerunner of Golf R
drives
Golf Plus 2006 predecessor of Golf Sportsvan
Golf TGI 2013 natural gas drive
e-Golf 2014 electric drive
Golf GTE 2014 plug-in hybrid drive
Golf Alltrack 2015
54 Golf update / February 2017 / Volkswagen 55Golf democratises safety
Safety for everyone.
Volkswagen democratises progress in the Golf. Safety systems in particular
have become the norm for everyone thanks to the affordable Golf. It all began
with the basics, such as well-engineered head restraints and a safe chassis.
This was followed by crash-optimised bodywork, airbags and ESC. According
to analyses by Volkswagen accident researchers, the introduction of Electronic
Stability Control has led to saving 1,000 lives annually in Germany alone.
Now another safety revolution has taken place: innovative assistance systems.
Take the example of City Emergency Braking: it makes city traffic safer. And
the Blind Spot Monitor: it relieves anxieties about the blind spot. Systems
now being introduced for the first time in the Golf update – such as Traffic
Jam Assist and Emergency Assist – further improve safety.
Significant Golf safety systems from four decades at a glance:
Safety system Year
Neutral front wheel drive 1974
Automatic seat belts and head restraints for all Golf cars 1976
Antilock braking system (ABS) 1986
Driver and front passenger airbags 1992
ABS as standard for all Golf cars 1996
Golf democratises safety Electronic Stability Control (ESC) 1998
Golf made airbags
Brake assist 1999
ESC as standard on all Golf cars initially in Germany 1999
and ESC the norm
Crash-optimised pedal clusters (COF) 2003
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), knee airbags 2008
ACC with Front Assist plus City Emergency Braking 2012
Automatic Post-Collision Braking System, proactive occupant protection system 2012
Blind Spot Monitor and Rear Traffic Alert 2014
Traffic Jam Assist 2017
Emergency Assist 2017
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