Golf

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The Volkswagen Golf is redesigned for 2010, boasting new exterior and interior styling, improved materials and an optional turbodiesel engine. It also reclaims the “Golf” moniker — the short-lived “Rabbit” renaissance is over.

Interior Design and Special Features

The Golf’s cabin is quite simply the nicest you’ll find in a compact hatchback. High-grade soft-touch materials abound, metallic trim is tastefully employed, and the overall impression is one of premium design and construction. Despite this emphasis on high style, the stereo and climate controls are still straightforward and easy to use.

Eight-way-adjustable front seats are standard and a welcome departure from the relatively featureless chairs common in this class. Two-door Golfs have front seats that slide forward easily to improve rear-seat access, but the four-door is the obvious choice if you plan on carrying additional passengers on a regular basis.

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Body Styles, Trim Levels, and Options

The 2010 Volkswagen Golf is a compact hatchback available with two or four doors in one of two trim levels — base or TDI. The base Golf comes standard with the gas-powered 2.5-liter five-cylinder engine, 15-inch steel wheels, heated exterior mirrors, a trip computer, air-conditioning, full power accessories, cruise control, eight-way manually adjustable front sport seats, a 60/40-split-folding rear seat, a tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel and an eight-speaker CD/MP3 sound system with an auxiliary audio jack.

The TDI adds the turbodiesel four-cylinder engine, 17-inch alloy wheels, foglights, a sport-tuned suspension, Bluetooth and a touchscreen sound system with a six-CD changer, satellite radio and an iPod interface.

Options include a sunroof, heated front seats and Bluetooth for the base models. Rear side airbags are available on four-door models only. The TDI is additionally eligible for xenon headlamps, a premium sound system and a hard-drive-based navigation system with digital music storage. Note that the base car must go without not only these TDI-specific options but also desirable TDI-only standard features like the iPod cable and sport-tuned suspension.

Powertrains and Performance

In base trim, the 2010 Volkswagen Golf is powered by a 2.5-liter five-cylinder that produces a healthy 170 horsepower and 177 pound-feet of torque. Base Golfs sold in California-emissions states are classified as partial-zero-emissions vehicles (PZEV). A five-speed manual is standard, with a six-speed automatic optional. EPA estimates for an automatic-equipped Golf are 23 mpg city/30 mpg highway and 26 mpg combined, a competitive rating for compact cars with engines of this size; manual-transmission cars drop to 22/30/25.

The Golf TDI features a 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbodiesel that puts out a modest 140 hp but an impressive 236 lb-ft of torque. Transmission choices consist of a six-speed manual (standard) or VW’s DSG (optional), a six-speed dual-clutch automated manual that works like an automatic with manual control. EPA fuel economy estimates are an eye-opening 30/41/34 with the regular manual, while DSG improves highway mileage to 42.

Safety

The 2010 VW Golf comes standard with antilock disc brakes, stability control, front-seat side airbags and full-length head curtain airbags. Rear-seat side airbags are optional on four-door models and unavailable on two-doors. In government crash tests, the four-door Golf with the optional rear side airbags received four stars out of five for frontal impact protection and a perfect five stars for side impacts.

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