The Volkswagen Touareg is a creation straight from the Volkswagen AG. It has been in production since the year 2004 and at present, more and more units of this vehicle is still continuously crafted. It is an entrant to the midsize sport utility vehicle segment and it comes as an SUV that holds four doors. It has found competition in the likes of the Nissan Murano, Land Rover LR3, Mercedes Benz M Class, and the BMW X5. And despite the fact that it is still a new vehicle, it has already scaled heights. Literally. Just recently, one version of the Volkswagen Touareg, the Touareg V10 TDI, has entered the "Race to the Clouds" competition. This is the first time that this event was held and it seems to be quite a legendary happening. After all, it does take much power and much capabilities for a vehicle to reach the summit of Pikes Peak which soars at 4,300 meters. But it was like child's play for the Volkswagen Touareg V10 TDI for this vehicle has been built for off road travails and adventures. 53,300. And if you have this much money, you would be taking home a Volkswagen Touareg TDI that has an engine that could produce 128 kW at 174 bhp.
The City Emergency Braking function is part of Front Assist. City Emergency Braking. The City Emergency Braking function, now available for the Golf GTI for the first time, is a system extension of Front Assist. Using a radar sensor, it monitors the area in front of the car. The system works in the speed range below 30 km/h. If the car is at risk of colliding with a moving or stationary vehicle ahead and the driver fails to react, the brake system is preconditioned in the same way as with Front Assist. If necessary, City Emergency Braking then automatically initiates hard braking to reduce the severity of the impact. In addition, if the driver presses the brake pedal with insufficient force, the system assists with maximum braking power. Under optimal conditions, City Emergency Braking can avoid an impending frontal collision at the last second. The progressive steering system is celebrating its debut in the new Golf GTI. It is a standard feature for both power levels.
This steering system lets drivers make a turn of a given radius with fewer turns of the steering wheel. That is, the driver does not need to reach over the steering wheel as often in tight bends. Technically, progressive steering differs from the basic steering system primarily by the rack’s variable tooth spacing and a more powerful electric motor. Its functional difference: Unlike with constant steering ratios, which by necessity always represent a compromise between dynamic performance and comfort, here the steering rack’s toothing is significantly modified by the steering stroke. XDS, which is familiar from the previous model; its functionality has now been extended to cover all unbraked driving states. The new system improves agility and reduces the need for steering angle inputs by targeted brake interventions at the wheels on the inside of the bend of both axles. The well-known benefits of XDS - such as significantly reduced understeer and improved traction - were also perfected. Front differential lock. A newly engineered electronic front differential lock is being used exclusively in the Golf GTI Performance. To date, Volkswagen is the only carmaker to utilise an electronically controlled differential lock in a front-wheel drive production model.
This makes it possible to entirely avoid negative effects on steering handling or steering precision that otherwise occur with mechanical locks. Electronic parking brake. Instead of a handbrake lever, a control switch plus an Auto Hold switch are located on the centre console of the Golf GTI. The electronic parking brake offers numerous advantages: eliminating the conventional handbrake frees up more space on the centre console; in addition, the brake is automatically released when driving off. And that simplifies driving off up a hill. Last but not least, the Auto Hold function prevents unintentional rolling from a stopped position by automatically holding the GTI in place. Waiting phases, such as a red traffic light, are made more comfortable, because it is no longer necessary to continually press the brake pedal. A second generation DCC dynamic chassis control system is at work in the Golf GTI. DCC offers the three driving modes “Comfort”, “Normal” and “Sport”, which are now selected and displayed under “Driving profile selector” on the touchscreen of the centre console.
