Volkswagen Golf 2012 7 Estate car

This generation of Volkswagen Golf 7 Variant has been produced from January, 2012 to December, 2017. We can provide information about 18 modifications of this generation. 2012 Volkswagen Golf is available with four wheel (4x4) drive (3 versions) and front wheel drive (15 versions). Four wheel drive models have AWD (all wheel drive) system (power is automatically distributed between the wheel axles).

This Volkswagen (VW) is available with five petrol engines with displacement from 1.0 to 1.4 litres and power of from 85 to 140 horsepower un four diesel engines with displacement from 1.6 to 2.0 litres and power of from 105 to 184 horsepower.
The car is available with both manual (11 versions), as well as automatic (7 versions) gearbox.

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Volkswagen Golf 2012 7 Estate car average fuel consumption in combined cycle for petrol engine is from 4.3 to 5.3 litres per 100km, whereas for diesel engine - from 3.9 to 4.8 litres per 100km. The most fuel efficient Volkswagen Golf 2012 7 Estate car petrol engine version is Volkswagen Golf 1.0 TSI, consuming 4.3 litres per 100km. While the most fuel efficient Volkswagen Golf 2012 7 Estate car diesel - Volkswagen Golf Variant 1.6 TDI for 100 kilometers consumes 3.9 liters of diesel.
According to user reviews, Volkswagen Golf real-world fuel consumption is on average about approximately for 31 percents higher as the manufacturer's claimed fuel economy (on average +27% for petrol engines and +34% for diesel engines). For a more detailed actual fuel economy of each model, select a specific Volkswagen Golf modification.

Volkswagen Golf 2012 7 Estate car CO2 emissions for petrol engine are from 115 to 124 grams per kilometer, whereas for diesel engine - from 102 to 108 grams per kilometer. From Volkswagen Golf with petrol engines the lowest CO2 emissions has Volkswagen Golf Variant 1.2 TSI which produces an average of 115 grams of CO2 per kilometer. In turn, from the Volkswagen Golf diesels least CO2 distributes Volkswagen Golf Variant 1.6 TDI - 102 grams per km.

The best acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h - 7.9 seconds has Volkswagen Golf GTD 2.0 TDI version, conversely the tardiest one is Volkswagen Golf Variant 1.2 TSI reaching this speed only in 12.6 seconds. The maximum top speed is 231 km/h for the 2.0 diesel 4-cylinder 184 hp version (Volkswagen Golf GTD 2.0 TDI).

Lenght of Volkswagen Golf is 456 cm, it is decent size car. For comparison - Volkswagen Golf is about 3 cm longer than Honda Civic estate car / wagon, but 6 cm shorter than BMW 3 series estate car / wagon. Volkswagen Golf gross weight is from 1790 to 2030 kg (depending on modification), which is approximately the same as the average for cars of this age and class. Volkswagen Golf trunk space is 605 litres, by folding down all rear seats boot capacity can be increased to 1620 litres.

This Volkswagen (VW) is in average price group - it can be purchased (in Latvia, EU) for around 9000 €. According to user reviews, average Volkswagen Golf repair costs are 100 € per year. Users calculated Volkswagen Golf 2012 cost of ownership for this generation, got average 3000 € cost per year and 0.21 € cost per one kilometer. Fuel costs were estimated at around 45%, while repair and maintenance costs - around 20% from total. We have an excellent car cost calculator, calculate ownership costs of Volkswagen Golf for your situation and driving habits here! Below you will find more detailed information about Volkswagen Golf prices and costs.

In user reviews Volkswagen Golf received average grade 8.7 (from 10) - better than average rate for same years cars (8.0). All authors of reviews would recommend Volkswagen Golf to the friend.

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Volkswagen Golf 2012 - 2017 estate car price in Latvia is from 3100 € to 17000 €.
Comparing to analogical vehicles Volkswagen Golf price is below average - Volkswagen Golf is approximately for 15 percents cheaper then average estate cars of this age (compare estate cars 2012 - 2017 prices). Despite of relatively low price Volkswagen Golf quality is above average (see below), so this Volkswagen (VW) can be a good buy.