1. Range - it seems to be quite underestimated, and should really be closer to 150 miles. Wh in moderately warm weather with minimum effort (mostly, just driving the speed limit). 2. Performance - sporty, precise, probably not as good as a Tesla but better than the Leaf. 3. Battery - also without liquid cooling, but made by Panasonic, so supposedly a better chemistry than the Leaf's AESC batteries. From what I can tell, current e-Golf owners average about 3.5% battery capacity degradation per year, and that's with A LOT less care and effort than MNL Leaf owners put into protecting their own batteries. 15,000 total out of pocket. 6. Cargo capacity - roughly comparable to the Leaf, but allegedly more useable because the trunk space is more rectangular. 35.8 kWH battery. The 2015 (mine) and 2016 models have the same size 24 kWH battery as the Leaf. 2. MUCH better than the Leaf. Much better than most if not all econoboxes (except another Golf of course). Far less body lean.
3. Correct. As I stated above, it seems to suffer from far less degradation under similar climate and driving conditions. 35k Model 3, VW dealers have significantly dropped the price. 5. BEST FEATURE OF THE CAR. If you're not familiar with the few details that differentiate the eGolf from an ICE version (mainly the rims, but also the C-shaped DRL's and of course eGolf badging), you wouldn't know it's electric. 6. Cargo capacity is actually less. The Leaf has a deep trunk well that the eGolf lacks. However the eGolf from the factory has a flat-ish load floor when the seats are folded down. 1. Maintenance - it's not so much that the e-Golf suffers from poor build quality or an unreliable drivetrain, but that when parts do need to be replaced, they are significantly more expensive than American or Asian parts. 4. seats - stiffer/less comfortable than the Leaf's. 15-20K. But there are of course a lot of subjective variables that go into that yes/no decision. 20/year on maintenance, primarily due to tire rotations. Yes VW service can be expensive, primarily due to the hourly rate. As mentioned above, I've only had one problem with it. 2. To be fair, Nissan used to recommend limiting DCFC as well. 4. Yes seats less comfortable but hold you better in cornering.
Door opening and closing can be audible as desired. Additional Feature : The doors can also be programmed to be automatically armed when all the doors are closed. This would render vehicle protection in the event the driver forgets to lock the vehicle when leaving it. If the doors are opened again, the siren would sound off unless the ignition key is inserted into the ignition lock cylinder. The new VW Golf 7 Siren is installed behind the bulkhead. Having been looking forward to this project for my Golf 7. Retrofitting the latest MIB2 Discovery Pro unit is not a easy task. It involves replacing the entire glove box console so that the controller unit ( 5F Information Center ) is installed. Removed the glove box housing to expose all the components behind. A specially fabricated harness extend the connector from the original position to the glove box location. The new MIB2 Display Unit fits perfectly !
After fitting the two main units, the system works okay. There are some functions and gremlins that needs to be ironed out. The App Connect function works great. Here is my write up. The map is the latest with MCE etc ! The Blue Trainer ! After the Discovery Pro retrofitting, an original roof mounted GSP antenna is absolutely necessary for good GSP reception. We fitted the original new Volkswagen shark fin which is used on all the MQB chassis vehicles such as the Golf 7, Passat, Touran and Tiguan. We have done many retrofit before using the older shark fin antenna which was a simple 15 mm x 15 mm square hole. However, on the new Golf 7, a really big odd shape hole needs to be cut onto the roof. This is not for those with weak stomach. Not for the weak stomach owner ! The hole is cut using a template of the antenna. The odd hole is really odd.
It is not evenly shaped and not centrally aligned. Had to compare the actual antenna to the marked hole before proceeding with the actual cutting. The roof lining must be lowered partially to allow access to the underside where the antenna must be secured. That also process requires removing most of the trims at the hatch which is hindering the roof lining lowering. I approached the job with an opened mind that if everything fails, I would patch up the hole, weld it up and respray the whole roof at most ! However, work proceeded successfully and the odd shaped hole was cut nicely. I am about 95% satisfied. Could have done a better job. Nevertheless, the antenna fitted nicely, secured properly and when tightened from the underside the antenna lock in 100% ! This is a new designed antenna anchor. The Audi A5 antenna looks similar but is secured with a simple nut. The fit was not as solid though. The single nut holding the antenna down on a slightly curved roof may be the cause. This new anchoring method is really solidly mounted.
