Official non-BMW Diesel Thread

This thread is for a look at diesels from other automakers, such as Audi, Mercedes-Benz, and Volkswagen.

Volkswagen Golf TDI Review (from The Diesel Driver)

The Volkswagen Golf, launched as the Rabbit in the United States, has been in the VW lineup since 1974, introduced as the front-wheel-drive replacement for the air-cooled Volkswagen Beetle (Käfer). The name Golf is derived from the German word for the Gulf Stream, in keeping with the company’s convention of naming its cars after prominent winds including the Scirocco, the Passat, and the Jetta.


The 2010 Golf is the sixth generation of the car, debuted at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, and went on sale in Europe in early 2009. It went on sale in the U.S. last October and has an elegant, more aerodynamic design than its predecessors, somewhat reminiscent of the first Golf. The streamlined exterior helps contribute to improved fuel economy.
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The 2010 Golf comes in gasoline- and diesel-powered powered versions and the diesel gets the Bosch common rail direct injection system that replaces the much older Pumpe Düse (PD) unit injector that was in older Golfs

Review continues here.