Golf Diesels

[GTI6]

Hello All

I was on holiday over in Europe recently and had the pleasure of driving both a Golf Plus diesel and also a BMW 118d.

I don't know if it was also because the Golf plus had a slightly higher seat positioning but the engine noise made me feel like I was driving a tractor/van/bus. Whereas, the BMW felt so much more refined and so much more quiet, that I wouldn't have known it was a diesel had it not had a "d" after the 118.

I know we are not getting the Golf Plus down under, and I dont even know if they share the same diesel engine as the Golfs, but I just wanted to know if anyone else has experienced the same thing. Or if Golf diesels are less refined compared to a BMW...

Thanks

[Golf Houso]

there well over 20k difference in price for a start, you can't unfortunately have everything in a 30k car!

[team_v]

The golf plus is also their "off-road" variant so it probably isn't going to be as luxurious/smooth as a bmw.

There is a reason that BMW always wins the engine design awards.
Plus as said above, 20k difference could buy you an awful lot of sound deadening.

[nau]

lol wait till you drive mini diesel - that thing sounds like a tank!

[Greg Roles]

Was the Golf common rail, that is, the latest engine? The older PD mechanical injection I have on my MKV is a LOT noisier over common rail, the latest injection method. Is the Golf plus an economy model, perhaps with older engines from the MKV?

[Corey_R]

The Golf Plus isn't an economy, or 'offroad' model. It's pretty much just a larger version of the Golf which fits between the regular Golf and "minivan" people movers. The Golf Plus is actually what the Tiguan is based on.

Volkswagen Golf Plus II @ VW UK