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Volkswagen starts offering 4Motion system for Golf VII

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Volkswagen announced their plans to introduce the all-wheel drive system known as 4Motion on the brand-new Golf. Therefore, the seventh-generation Golf will be available in four-wheel drive which is quite handy in several driving situations, mainly in this season.

Priced at €1,800, the 4Motion system is currently available only for certain versions in the range.

Volkswagen Golf 4Motion
Volkswagen Golf 4Motion

To be more specific, it is offered with the 1.6-liter TDI engine producing 105hp and 250Nm of torque. In this configuration, it sprints from 0 to 100 km/h in 11,5 seconds, hitting a top speed of 187 km/h.

Volkswagen Golf 4Motion
Volkswagen Golf 4Motion

If you want more power, there is the 2.0-liter TDI which also gets the all-wheel drive system. The more potent diesel unit is capable to deliver 150hp and 320Nm of torque for a 0-100 km/h sprint in 8,6 seconds. If the base TDI unit returns a fuel economy of 4,5 liters/100km, the 2.0-liter unit comes with an average of 4,7 liters/100km.

Volkswagen Golf 4Motion
Volkswagen Golf 4Motion

Obviously, it comes with better top speed figures as well, namely 211 km/h or 131 mph.

Volkswagen Golf 4Motion
Volkswagen Golf 4Motion
Andrei Ursu
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