50 years of VW Golf – The Golf VII: Less weight, less consumption

The Golf is the most successful Volkswagen and the best-selling European car since the invention of the automobile. On September 4, 2012, Volkswagen celebrated the world premiere of the seventh Golf in Berlin, which was particularly notable for its low weight and lower fuel consumption. Together with VW we are celebrating 50 years of golf – and you can win.

The seventh evolutionary stage of the Golf featured a completely newly developed generation of engines. The weight of the new Golf has been reduced by up to 100 kg, thus reversing the much-cited weight spiral. Depending on the engine, consumption could be reduced by up to 23 percent compared to its predecessor. A whole range of new assistance systems. The basic equipment of every Golf VII included seven airbags and the electronic stabilization program (ESC) as well as the new multi-collision brake, an electronic parking brake with auto-hold function, the XDS electronic transverse differential lock, the recuperation mode and the start-stop system. From spring 2013, the legendary GTI was also available in its seventh generation. Its 2.0-liter TSI produced 162 or 169 kW (220 hp or 230 hp) in conjunction with the optionally available performance package. The sporty spearhead was the 221 kW (300 hp) Golf R, which also cut a good figure on the race track. Emission-free driving fun with the e-Golf The e-Golf made emission-free driving fun possible. With its powerful and highly efficient electric drive, it enables a range of up to 190 kilometers. The youngest representative in the category of alternative drive concepts was the Golf GTE with a plug-in hybrid. It impressed with a system output of 150 kW (204 hp) and a combined consumption of just 1.5 liters of super per 100 kilometers. The purely electric range was around 50 kilometers. Everything was new when it came to diesel too. The turbocharged diesel direct injection engines produced between 66 and 135 kW (90 and 184 hp) in the high-torque GTD. The new Golf BlueMotion showed how efficiently the diesel engines worked in the new Golf, with the 1.6-liter TDI only consuming 3.4 liters of diesel and achieving the energy efficiency class A+. By 2019, 6.3 million copies of the Golf VII had left the factory Werk.Win now: Drive a VW Golf Rabbit for 1 year. As a registered user on krone.at, you have the chance to win 1 of 50 VW Golf Rabbits for 1 year until May 19th, including VW original complete winter wheels, fully comprehensive insurance and a vignette for 1 Year. Search for one of the eight VW Golf generations on krone.at and with one click it will end up in your digital scrapbook. If you have collected all VW Golf generations after eight weeks, you have the chance to win one of 50 VW Golf Rabbits. You have missed a generation? No problem! In your digital scrapbook and at www.krone.at/50jahrevwgolf you can collect all VW Golf generations during the eight weeks and have the chance to win a VW Golf Rabbit for a year including VW original winter wheels, fully comprehensive insurance and a vignette for 1 year Alternatively, you can also cut out one of the eight VW generations in each Sunday edition of the Kronen Zeitung, stick it into the trading card enclosed on March 29, 2024 (or download the trading card HERE) and use the complete trading card from May 19, 2024 until including May 31, 2024, upload it HERE or send it to the following address (the date of the postmark applies).Kronen ZeitungPassword: “VW competition” PO Box 2001203 ViennaThe winners will be drawn and contacted from June 10th.* All further information and the conditions of participation can be found You here.
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