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In both petrol and diesels guises, the Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion takes parsimony to extremes without inflicting too many sacrifices on the driver. Andy Enright takes a look. Let's get straight to the point here. The Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion offers all the quality you'd expect from a Golf but combines it with 88.3mpg fuel economy and 85g/km emissions in diesel form. And 65.7mpg and 99g/km of CO2 in petrol guise. Time was when buying the eco model in a car range marked you out as a bit, well, weird. The BlueMotion's diesel engine is a variant of the 1.6-litre TDI unit. The Golf BlueMotion doesn't look like some sort of austerity-spec misermobile. It doesn't feature wheels with cheap plastic trims shod with tyres that would look more at home on a scooter or anything obvious like that. In fact, it looks wholly upmarket, despite being hung around the entry-level S trim.

Look carefully and you will see the differences though. Buyers can choose between three and five-door hatch models, plus an estate and the SV compact MPV model. And there's a choice of either 1.6-litre TDI 110PS diesel power or the 115PS 1.0 TSI petrol powerplant. As for specification, well it's pretty much what you'll find in an entry-level S-trim Golf. That means you get the basics like air conditioning, 15-inch alloy wheels, remote central locking and black cloth upholstery. The whole raison d'etre of the BlueMotion models is to ruthlessly pare back the cost of ownership figures and all the variants on offer perform that task with typical German efficiency. A standard Golf 1.6 TDI 'BlueMotion Technology' model returns 74.3mpg on the combined cycle and 99g/km of CO2 - which is pretty good. A fully-fledged BlueMotion TDI version though, takes frugality to a whole new level with a combined fuel economy figure of 88.3mpg and 85g/km, which would be a brilliant showing for a tiny citycar, let alone a well-upholstered family hatchback.

Let's think about that figure for a moment. This car has a 50-litre fuel tank which means it can travel 970 miles between refills. Well lightweight design (including 26kg less weight in the running gear and 37kg less in the body) plays its part, along with engine-related modifications and a collection of other measures. These include super low rolling resistance tyres with higher air pressure, longer gear ratios (six-speed manual gearbox), the Stop/Start and battery regeneration systems that are standard in all new Golfs, plus specific aerodynamic modifications. The Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion has definitely come of age. Whereas once, it was the car bought by the sort of person who went around putting bricks in their toilet cisterns to penny pinch on water bills, it's now a different animal. It's no longer so self-consciously miserly. Yes, in diesel form, it gets 88.3mpg and emits just 85g/km but it looks and goes much like a normal Golf, that most socially versatile of family hatchbacks. Yes, many will be sold to business buyers but the most refreshing thing about this car is the way it enables your leisure time. You can drive it to the Alps without stopping to refuel. Do 10,000 miles per year in it and you could conceivably visit a filling station just once a month. If you want to offset our horribly inflated fuel prices, the Golf BlueMotion is a very quiet but effective protest vote.

The 2003 Volkswagen Golf has front wheel drive. What is the cargo capacity of the 2003 Volkswagen Golf with all seats in place? The 2003 Volkswagen Golf has 18 cu.ft. What kind of fuel does the 2003 VW Golf use? The 2003 Volkswagen Golf runs on regular unleaded. What is the curb weight of the 2003 VW Golf? The curb weight of the 2003 Volkswagen Golf is 2771 lbs. How long is the 2003 VW Golf? The 2003 Volkswagen Golf is 13 ft. 8.9 in. (164.9 in.) long. How tall is the 2003 VW Golf? The height of the 2003 Volkswagen Golf is 4 ft. 8.7 in. (56.7 in.). What is the city and highway range of the 2003 Volkswagen Golf in miles? The EPA range estimate for the 2003 Volkswagen Golf is 304.5 mi. 420.5 mi. on the highway. What is the EPA city and highway mileage estimate for the 2003 Volkswagen Golf? The EPA mileage estimate for the 2003 Volkswagen Golf is 21 mpg in the city, 29 mpg on the highway. What is the front track of the 2003 VW Golf? The front track of the 2003 Volkswagen Golf is 4 ft. 11.6 in. (59.6 in.).