Though I'm new here, I've not seen another link that chronicles the difference between a 140hp 2.0 Common Rail TDI Engine and a 170hp 2.0 Common Rail TDI Engine (VW TDI vs. GTD). My reasoning here is to document how owners of US spec MK6 Golf TDI’s can effectively upgrade their cars to stock euro spec GTD as far as engine components go.Dimensions. The 2023 Volkswagen Golf hatchback measures in at 4284mm long, 1789mm wide, and 1456mm tall with a 2636mm wheelbase. The Golf Wagon on the other hand is longer at 4633mm, slightly taller at 1483mm tall, and has a longer wheelbase at 2686mm. Boot space is a claimed 374L in the hatch and 611L in the wagon with the rear seats in place. The Golf 8 is available in ten different trim levels: Life, Active, Style, R-Line, GTE, GTI, GTD, R, GTI Clubsport, and the GTI Clubsport 45. Explore the range. Explore the range. Golf Life The usual plethora of Golf derivatives are present and correct too: there’s a Golf Estate, a Golf GTI, a Golf R, a GTI Clubsport, a plug-in hybrid GTE and that diesel Golf GTD. Golf galore. Golf
… and the GTD. Golf GTI, GTE and GTD: engines and performance. The new Golf GTI has a 245hp 2.0-litre turbo petrol engine. It has a six-speed manual as standard, or a seven-speed DSG auto as an
Given a choice, I'd get another GTD over an R-Line. Are you just comparing RRPs, because once you've haggled or used a broker, the price of the GTD might well come closer to your reach. Unfortunately, can't afford 2x GTDs at the moment, so its a 1.4 Match on order for me for now Next year maybe In the Golf R, it spins up 315 hp and 310 lb-ft, up from 288 hp and 280 lb-ft. Buyers have a choice of a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission or, our favorite, a 6-speed manual. The Golf RI'd think so, as they did swap the smaller 1.4 TSIs from the chain driven. EA111 to the now (again) toothed belt driven EA211 on the Mk.VII. Don't underestimate a toothed belt. It requires replacement, but on a gas driven car this isn't. an issue at all, as modern toothed belts last about 200.000 km.