Just like the Beetle, the Golf is one of those iconic VW models that drivers just can’t forget. It’s popular and stylish design is paired with a fun-to-drive hatchback that offers a sporty driving experience and sophisticated features. Once you’ve decided that the Golf is right for you, it’s time to decide which trim level suits your needs best. Let us show you the differences between the 2015 Volkswagen Golf S and SE trims to help you choose the perfect Golf for your driving needs. The Golf is available in the S, SE and SEL trim level. With the SEL offering the full range of features and options, we will focus on the specs and features found in the Golf S and Golf SE. Like so many vehicles from Volkswagen, more than one engine is available with the 2015 Golf. This is an area that is similar between the S and SE trims.
Both come standard with a 1.8-liter 170 horsepower engine producing 200 lb.-ft. There is , however, a TDI Clean Diesel engine that is available with each trim, providing up to 150 horsepower and 236 lb.-ft. 17,995. With the Golf S, drivers can find 60/40-split folding rear seats that give access to up to 52.7 cu. Tire Pressure Monitoring System, Bluetooth, V-Tex leatherette seating surfaces, Volkswagen Car-Net and a touchscreen sound system. That’s a lot to get excited about, but if you want more, then consider what is offered through the Golf SE trim. With the Golf SE, you have access to the Fender Premium Audio System, heated front seats, heated windshield washer nozzles and a rearview camera. No matter which trim level you choose, you’re in for a sporty driving vehicle that offers versatility and thrill, so make your choice comparing the differences between the 2015 Volkswagen Golf S and SE trims. As always, you can contact us at Neftin Volkswagen with any questions. What’s changed in the Volkswagen Golf for 2019? Golf vs. Golf GTI vs. This entry was posted on Monday, July 6th, 2015 at 3:25 pm and is filed under Volkswagen Golf. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Finally someone writes about car.
You also won’t pay any road tax for this one - just like a Seventies classic, in fact. Tap a button on the centre console and the e-Golf enters ‘Eco’ mode. It turns the electric motor’s 113bhp wick down to 93bhp, softens the throttle response, and backs off the climate control. Torque is also pegged, but you still get what twist there is at 1rpm, thanks to the wonders of electric mobility. Another press on the anti-fun button unlocks Eco Plus mode. Here, you’re at the mercy of VW Up city cars, if not quite mobility scooters: power’s watered down to 73bhp, and no climate control is allowed whatsoever. It’s not as unpleasant as you might imagine. The e-Golf still keeps up with city traffic in Eco Plus mode, and the benefits to range are clear. We managed a 20-mile jaunt without the range meter dropping one jot, mainly thanks to Eco Plus’s severe regenerative braking.
Once you’ve acclimatised to the level of deceleration created by the charging system while coasting, it’s easy to drive the e-Golf as a ‘one-pedal’ car, like the similarly priced BMW i3. If that sounds a bit too Green Party-pooping for you, the e-Golf does allow you to choose from three different levels of regenerative braking. So, have maximum charging when you’re stuttering through The City (congestion charge exempt, natch), then dial it back for easy coasting once clear of the M25. Is the spec a hair-shirt special? No - unlike the Golf Bluemotion TDI we drove last year, which felt awfully spartan in its eat-you-greens trim. The e-Golf, available as five-door hatchback only, wears SE trim from the fuel-burning Golf family. That means it comes with adaptive cruise control, automatic headlights and wipers, DAB radio and emergency city brake-assist as per the SE, but e-Golfs also have dual-zone climate control, an 8in touchscreen and all-round parking sensors thrown in. It’s well equipped, and so it should be, given we’re talking Golf GTI money here. Could I live with it every day? As long as you’re not expecting TDI levels of reliability, yes. The 13-hour domestic socket recharge time is a hurdle, but as with all electric car offerings, VW says a public fast-charger will juice 80% of the battery in a bearable 35 minutes. The best thing about the e-Golf is that it just feels so darn normal. Get over the uncannily silent getaway from rest and it may as well be any automatic gearbox-equipped Golf. Sure, it won’t be elbowing its way into company fleet markets - the range is still to restrictive - but if your Golf is an about-town workhorse, it’s proof that electric cars are becoming less (if still) compromised. It looks like the Nissan Leaf (the world's best-selling EV to date) has a serious fight in its hands.
