Volkswagen kicks off Open Air Season 2011: World debut of new Golf
Cabriolet in Geneva
Wolfsburg, 23 February 2011 - In its
presentation of the new Golf Cabriolet at the 81st Geneva International Motor
Show, Volkswagen is writing a new chapter of a global success story. The
four-seater has an innovative soft top with an electro-hydraulic drive that
opens the Golf's top in just 9.5 seconds.
The new Volkswagen's styling
follows that of its hard-top three-door counterpart, but
it shows a high level
of independence with a new rear section, lower profile roof line and more
swept-back angle of its front windscreen frame. The convertible's image is
especially dynamic when ordered with optional bi-
xenon headlights. Always a
standard feature: the LED rear lights like those of the GTI. Other standard
safety features offering peace of mind are the automatically deploying roll-over
bar, front airbags, side head/thorax airbags, knee airbag for the driver and
ESP.
The new Golf is one of the quietest convertibles today. Its soothing
quietness is attributable to the new soft top that was optimised in specific
ways.
It also has a standard hydraulic drive that opens the Golf's top extremely
quickly. The top can also be opened or closed during driving at speeds of up to
30 km/h.
Ideal for cruising with a convertible are the six turbocharged
direct-injection engines whose power outputs range from 77 kW / 105
PS to 155 kW
/ 210
PS. Four of the petrol engines (TSI) and one diesel (TDI) are available
with the DSG dual-clutch gearbox; while three of the engines are available with
energy-saving BlueMotion Technology. Just how efficiently the new Golf Cabriolet
handles fuel is illustrated by the 1.6 TDI with 105
PS and BlueMotion
Technology:
It only consumes 4.4 l/100 km (equivalent to 117 g/km
CO2).
In Germany, advance sales begin tomorrow with prices starting at
23.625,- Euros. Essentially, all of the features offered in the classic, hard
top Golf are also available in the new Golf Cabriolet. The only feature that
will definitely not be offered is a sunroof ...
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