Volkswagen Golf GTD Estate in-depth review - Carbuyer
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- Опубликовано: 1 мар 2016
- The Volkswagen Golf GTD is VW's economical version of the Golf GTI hot hatchback. It's powered by a 2.0-litre TDI engine with 181bhp and has all the sporty looks of the GTI, but with impressive economy figures in excess of 60mpg. It's available in three and five-door hatchback body styles, as well as the estate we're testing here.
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I'll be honest, I wasn't a fan of James when he started. It's what you're used to right? I still prefer Mat and will follow him to 'carwow' and he'll still be my preferred reviewer.
However this guy is growing on me, he's doing a good job. I'm enjoying his reviews now, hopefully the haters will eventually grow to like him too instead of just coming here to click 'Dislike', post the standard negative comment and leave.
+CO27 Thanks for letting me know Mat has a new channel. But I agree with your opinion on James.
I said basically the same thing in his first video when everyone was posting their hate.
+CO27 Agreed
Totally agree
I don't understand the hate, this is a good review.
30% Dislikes. This ist by no means rational. The quality of the review is excellent and way above what you usually get on youtube...
Very nice description and presentation. Well done James. These last two videos your presentation is very much improved!
Insert you hate comments below:
SissyWagen.
+Mr.Chicken I know
+Bruno Danese VW needs to bring the GTD to Canada :O
+Bruno Danese looks cheap to be a modern vw
+Bruno Danese My only hate comment is that I hate how the US can't get diesel+manual+wagon all in the same car.
this guy is improving keep on the good work mate
the reviewer isn't bad but the video feels so scripted. same when Rebecca was here
+LV Agreed, Mat's reviews seem relaxed and comfortable; these and Rebecca's felt very staged.
We love mat....that's why this guy always got bad comment. But this guy shows an improvement and give better videos
I am starting to like this guy. I hated him at first because he is a replacement for our beloved Mat.
can carbuyer explain me why in an 5 series there's not enough space in the back for 3 adults but in the golf ,yes !???? just because of the transmission tunnel?
+Andrei Arama Cause its VW , and they are always better in their mind
50+mpg is pretty rare in the GTD. I have the 5 door hatchback and even in eco mode on a motorway commute, the average mpg is around 44-47mpg. Yes it is possible to get 50+mpg, but you really have to be driving like a granny and nurse the throttle.
I regularly get around 60 mpg on my 12km trip to work with the manual box. Maybe you didn’t have yours properly break in yet?
My best on ever was 72 mpg on a 300km trip, mostly driving 90kmh
This guy is growing with the fans
Good review, love my Mk7 gtd
Nice Omega Seamaster 300M there. Good job mate!
Very theral review, thank you.
the reviewer made a good job. Thx.
Nice review Jim and I think you're doing a fine job, but can someone at CB let us know if Ginny has left as well as Mat?
OK, this dude acts much better on camera than he did before. At least we are seeing some progress.
My boot is like that.
Only full of sawdust and splinters.
I only came to see what a clean one looked like.
Just about the perfect car? Good review as well.
what is better on this car? Manual or 6speed DSG? thanks
The previous model(Golf 6)has a GTD version in Estate?
You need to check out its competitors the Škoda Octavia VRS and the Ford Focus ST.
how is this still on sale? jw because i thought they stopped selling them until they're fixed.
Can you please do a review of the skids superb outdoor 😊
Mightn't be as good as Mat, but he's definitely better than Rebecca. At least he offers some critique rather than coming off as a sales rep like Rebecca did.
Can you please do a review of the skoda superb outdoor 😊
Thank you James the goth. (:
When it's a VW they don't complain about how the back seats don't fold completely flat like they do in the other car brands
At 5:06 - 109 vs 139 g/km. The digit which makes all the difference is the 3. To me, it doesn't make sense to put the emphasis on the 9:
"...compared to the GTI's one three NINE."
try this instead:
"...compared to the GTI's one THREE nine."
Emphasise the difference, otherwise the numbers sound the same.
no
+James Sandero - no? Do you see my point?
+James Filosa I see... but you try too hard. Not a lot of people will pay attention
+James Sandero - We all spend hours watching Carbuyer's videos. If I spend 2 minutes writing a comment to address something that's been bugging me for some time, THEN I'm suddenly wasting my time? (also: you responded and agreed with me)
+James Filosa I don't think many people spend hours watching these vids. I get your point. I just personally wouldn't write that. Cheers
Ha! It's my favourite presenter!
The Golf GTD returns 63.7 mpg!
Review the hatch back version!!!
I don't hate this guy but seriously where did mat go?
+minhajur rahman carwow on youtube
failed to mention the artificial noise of the engine coming through the speakers is an optional extra.
Very nice looking wagon.
+Bosse Grytbakk .....the R Wagon would be a better choice maybe, with all-wheel drive and more power.
Keep it up. Presentation style's getting less cheesy and more to the point...
This was a very good review..... whatever you think about the guy
I’ve never seen one of these on the road
Good review - just that its called Plaid seats not check.
I like it when he said "low emissions"
It has got a new system called XDS+.
What was the name of this paint?
It can transform into a ski hatch!
This or mini Clubman sd ?
Are they gonna make a R version out of the estate?
There already is an estate R
Too bad Australia don't have this
Oh how I hate British journalists twerking their arms awkwardly when they talk...
KL M unlike the stupid childish yank reviewers making dumb noises.
Sorry to be boring but any news about the VW recall in the UK, I haven't heard anything.
Transmission tunnel?
The estate should look better!
If it has 1 more seat you should've drove Matt here and let him review it while you a it in the parking lot
The boot is more big than a Škoda Octavia VRS Diesel and a SEAT Leon ST FR.
Under the bonnet lies a 181 horsepower diesel engine.
If you need more room,you are gonna have to go for the Peugeot 308 SW GT.
Who buys one diesel of VW?
Song at 4:45?
CO2 emission are 109 gk/m.
The flat-bottom steering wheel has GTD written on it instead of GTI.
There are ISOFIX points.
Can they already have Ginny or another person doing reviews and this guy writing them!?
There is an armrest with two cupholders.
I never understand the boot tests in these videos. A large and small suitcase would fit in almost every car. In another video with the golf he just puts a bag and an umbrella in. Wtf
Why do you guys keep downvoting his videos? Mat's gone. Get over it.
Why? Where is Matt?
No power tailgate ?! What year is this 1990 ?
+antonio lima Power tailgates are stupid. With a proper tailgate you can open it, put stuff in the boot, close it, get in the car and spray gravel in the other chump's face while he's still standing there waiting for the wretched thing to open.
How has it got more boot space than a seat Leon ST when their practically the same car
Angle of rear window is little bit different on leon, i think. It does makes car little bit sporty or "audish", but you loose little bit of space. That's all to it..
This guy has a teleport!
more like teleprompter
Ginny B. i miss you
Where's Ginny?
she's with me, I'll bring her round before midnight.
There is loads of storage!
Where's Mat?
Still can't click the screen on my iPad?
+Bastiaan Bujis use the links in the description
hej,where is matt?
where's Matt?
nothing is wrong with the presenter
He likes knob @ 1.12
+harveybirdman74 lol
found another video not in ma subs :'D
Where's Matt Watson
What ever happened to the great Carbuyer headcam test?
G to the T to the D...
I can fit a 1l bottle of water in the door bin.
Diesel is such a dirty fuel. Even a small diesel car emits more toxic pollution than a bus.
*Diesel cars emit up to four times more toxic pollution than a bus, data reveals*
Failure to use available technology to cut dangerous nitrogen oxides in new cars is a ‘disgrace’, says MEP
Diesel cars tested in Norway produced quadruple the NOx emissions of large buses and lorries in city driving conditions.
A modern diesel car pumps out more toxic pollution than a bus or heavy truck, according to new data, a situation described as a “disgrace” by one MEP.
The revelation shows that effective technology to cut nitrogen oxides (NOx) pollution exists, but that car manufacturers are not implementing it in realistic driving conditions.
Diesel cars tested in Norway produced quadruple the NOx emissions of large buses and lorries in city driving conditions, according to a report from the Norwegian Centre for Transport Research. A separate study for Transport for London showed that a small car in the “supermini” class emitted several times more NOx than most HGVs and the same amount as a 40-tonne vehicle.
“It is crackers,” said emissions expert James Tate from the University of Leeds. His own research, which uses roadside equipment to measure passing traffic, also shows the latest diesel models cars produce at least as much NOx as far heavier buses and trucks.
The issue of NOx pollution, thought to kill 23,500 people a year in the UK alone, gained prominence when VW diesels were discovered to be cheating official US emissions tests. The scandal also led to revelations that the diesels of many car manufacturers produce far more NOx on the road than in EU lab tests, though not via illegal means.
The UK government say the failure to keep NOx from vehicles low in the real world means road transport is “by far the largest contributor” to the illegal levels of NOx in many parts of the country.
“It is disgraceful that car manufacturers have failed to reduce deadly emissions when the technology to do so is affordable and readily available,” said Catherine Bearder, a Liberal Democrat MEP and a lead negotiator in the European parliament on the EU’s new air quality law.
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“The dramatic reduction in NOx emissions from heavier vehicles is a result of far stricter EU tests, in place since 2011, that reflect real-world driving conditions. If buses and trucks can comply with these limits, there’s no reason cars can’t as well.”
Greg Archer of Transport & Environment said: “Carmakers claims [that] new diesel cars are clean are preposterous. Governments must ignore the bleating of carmakers for lenient limits and fix the problem for good.”
Both the Norwegian and London research tested vehicles meeting the newest and strictest Euro6 standard in similar lab-based tests that - unlike EU official regulatory tests - are realistic simulations of city driving.
At the Norway Centre for Transport Research, the researchers found “all [12 of] the tested heavy vehicles’ engines have very low emissions of NOx in real traffic” and that emissions had fallen tenfold from the previous models. But the seven diesel cars emitted four times more on average than the trucks and buses.
The Norwegian team concluded: “Test results have shown by effective removal of NOx from the exhaust gases of heavy vehicles that it is possible with Euro 6 engines. This means that it is technically possible to achieve the same positive results for new generations of cars with diesel engines.” They also found that in cold weather the NOx from diesel cars soared to 11 time official levels.
The Transport for London research compared nine diesel cars, ranging from the super-mini class up to SUV, against three HGVs and one LGV. The NOx emitted from the cars was similar to that from the heavier trucks though one car - the smallest diesel tested - produced more than double the 12-tonne lorry and the same as the 40-tonne vehicle.
Tate said the reasons car manufacturers were not implementing the NOx reduction technology on cars were convenience and cost. The most common technology requires a chemical compound known as urea to be squirted into the exhaust gases, but a large urea tank would be heavy while a small one would require frequent refills. “It’s not really the image the manufacturers are looking for: you are in your smart suit filling up your expensive car - with urea,” he said.
In contrast, truck and bus drivers are happy to refill the urea tanks and the additional cost of the technology is easier for buyers of large and expensive vehicles to bear.*
Gavin S you do know busses are diesels right?
What happened to mat?
He's left carbuyer for good and he's now at carwow. You can check out their channel or Matt's video about leaving CarBuyer on his private RUclips channel: MatWatsonCars.
Thanks mate. Really not a fan of the other guy. No hate here. XD
Nice posh nob in that Golf. The gear shift is impressive too.
Who the heck wants a sporty estate? Its still an estate after all...
me, fast doggy cart
TotalMadnessMan so is an rs6
Wheres Ginny
The guy clearly isn't well informed. He talks about CO2 emissions like a lemming but doesn't mention the NOx and soot that kills people. In the UK for example, we've repeatedly breach NOx safe levels due to how polluting diesel cars have been (and the extra pollution pumped out by VW diesels).
G-T-D. he spelt it like a kids spelling lesson
not a bad review but it would have been better with Rebecca Jackson. Oups... wrong channel
Where the shit is Alex?
Over £28,000 for a Golf Estate, I'd rather spend a few extra thousand and get a Focus RS or spend a few thousand less for a a Skoda.
+pb5x5 Crazy money. Even worse, its a diesel.
In what way is this a competitor to a focus rs?
@@Birmingham_racing The price at the time was a lot for Golf GTD estate.
open the mechine
Matt you are car buyer!
5:07 Dirty Cheating Bastards
only way to enjoy this is to mute the video and pixelate his face!
+nabill arif
If you really feel so strongly about him then I think your only solution would be to contact your local psychologist.
+PvanP i did, he went nuts after watching him...
Why would you want that?
As long as he dont start painting his nails and wearing lipstick he's doing a very good job.
U cant fit a pinball in it .
in my book that's a waste of space on the road , and money for it , never mind the badge or the other things presenters try to sell you.
Only way you can transport it is to dissemble the head from the body of the pinball machine and for novice that's a no no. Passat is the same thing , also Audi A4 avant.... just FYI
Recommending the manual over DSG clearly shows this guy hasn’t got a clue what he’s on about. Anyone considering, get DSG. Easier to drive, better in traffic, considerably faster than manual, FULL auto cruise control even in stop start traffic...