Volkswagen Golf R 2017 review: weekend test
A car that is great big barrels of fun and that has room for the whole family? Sounds too good to be true, right? Wrong. What it sounds like is the Volkswagen Golf R
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The i30 range opens with the bargain basement Go. The manual petrol kicks off at $19,990 with the automatic weighing in at $24,990. In between are the auto petrol and manual diesel.
Standard are 16-inch steel wheels, air-conditioning, reversing camera, cloth trim, remote central locking, cruise control, auto headlights, power windows front and rear, heated powered door mirrors (auto only) and a full-size spare tyre.
The six-speaker sound system has AM/FM radio, Bluetooth and USB and is controlled via a dash-mounted 8.0-inch touchscreen. iPhone and Android users will be pleased to know all i30s have Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, so if there's no sat-nav, it doesn't matter.
The Go is available with two engines, the 120kW/203Nm in manual or auto and the 100kW/280Nm for the 1.6-litre diesel manual and 300Nm in the seven-speed twin clutch auto.
The basic five-star ANCAP safety package amounts to seven airbags, ABS, stability and traction controls, hill-start assist and brake-force distribution. The Smart Sense safety package adds a ton of gear, including forward AEB, forward collision warning, blind-spot detection, lane-change assist, lane-keeping assist, rear cross traffic alert and active cruise. Irritatingly, the Smart Sense safety package is unavailable in the manuals and AEB really should be standard on all i30s.
Vehicle | Specs | Price* | |
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GO 1.6 Crdi | 1.6L, Diesel, 6 SP MAN | $15,840 – 20,350 | 2018 HYUNDAI i30 2018 GO 1.6 Crdi Pricing and Specs |
Active | 1.6L, Diesel, 6 SP MAN | $16,610 – 21,230 | 2018 HYUNDAI i30 2018 Active Pricing and Specs |
GO | 2.0L, ULP, 6 SP MAN | $14,190 – 18,700 | 2018 HYUNDAI i30 2018 GO Pricing and Specs |
SR | 1.6L, ULP, 6 SP MAN | $18,480 – 23,430 | 2018 HYUNDAI i30 2018 SR Pricing and Specs |
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