cars part review: 2014 Volkswagen GTD Diesel Spec engine and MPG

2014 Volkswagen GTD Diesel Spec engine and MPG . It’s hard to determine which Volkswagen GTI or Volkswagen GTD enjoy fiercer loyalty— performance models like the GTI and Jetta GLI or the efficient TDI diesels The performance and economy subsets are diametrically opposed but equally well executed by the German car brand. The GTI is a regular on our affordable small cars, and we’ve seen 40-plus mpg from various TDI models over the years. What could be described as a GTI with a diesel engine, the GTD is a sort of internal reconciliation between these two priorities.

Such as GTI, this GTD is situated 0. 6 inches lower than a regular Golfing on a equivalent strut-front, multilink-rear suspension. About the Euro-spec style all of us sampled, this XDS+ brake-based limited-slip perform can be standard, as well as adaptable dampers, referred to as energetic chassis handle, are offered. Regardless of getting longer, bigger, and more large as compared to its forerunner, this 2014 GTD can be light with a claimed 80 pounds. This kind of era from the GTD may very well be similar to the GTI a single other essential way: Oughout. Ersus. revenue tend to be probably within its potential. Volkswagen’s United states staff conveys to you they want your vehicle plus they possess a event correctly; it’s currently some sort of make a difference connected with hammering out and about the facts connected with as soon as as well as how much. The answer towards first dilemma can be hazy, yet pricing really should property all-around $27, 000, or even $1000 regarding green starting GTI. Just like this GTI, assume equally three- as well as five-door hatchback versions.

2014 Volkswagen GTD Specifications

VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, front-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 3- or 5-door hatchback

ESTIMATED BASE PRICE:$27,000

ENGINE TYPE: turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 16-valve diesel inline-4, iron block and aluminum head, direct fuel injection

Displacement: 120 cu in, 1968 cc
Power: 184 hp @ 3500 rpm
Torque: 280 lb-ft @ 1750 rpm

TRANSMISSIONS: 6-speed manual, 6-speed automatic with manual shifting mode

DIMENSIONS:
Wheelbase: 103.6 in
Length: 168.0 in
Width: 70.5 in Height: 56.8 in
Curb weight (C/D est): 3200 lb

TEST RESULTS (C/D EST):

Zero to 60 mph: 6.9–7.0 sec

Standing ¼-mile: 15.4–15.5 sec

Top speed: 143 mph

FUEL ECONOMY (C/D EST):

EPA city/highway driving: 28/40 mpg

EA288 2014 Volkswagen GTD engine

To propel its lower curb weight, the 2014 Volkswagen GTD Diesel gets a more powerful four-cylinder engine. The EA288 diesel shares its cylinder dimensions and spacing with the outgoing TDI diesel, but everything else about it is new. The block and the head are revised and use separate cooling circuits to help the engine reach operating temperature faster, the intercooler is integrated into the intake manifold, fuel pressure gets upped from 23,000 psi to 26,000 for finer control over fuel delivery, and the turbo is new. The upshot is 184 horsepower at 3500 rpm and 280 lb-ft at 1750. Those are improvements of 14 horsepower and 22 lb-ft over the last GTD and 44 in each measure over the basic TDI engine we know here in the U.S.

The extra push is immediately apparent. Expect a 0-to-60-mph time of about seven seconds and acceleration that continues unabated long beyond legal speeds on U.S. roads. On the autobahn, the GTD felt strong all the way to 120 mph. As with the four-cylinder TDI found in other VWs, there’s a notable drop in push beyond the power peak, but that drop is lessened with this new engine. Given that this diesel makes two more lb-ft of torque than the Ford F-150’s base V-6, downshifts from the snappy DSG can result in an abrupt surge forward. We’re typically looking for this sort of behavior, but commuters might not be prepared for the jolt.

2014 Volkswagen GTD Safety and reliability

We also drove a manual-equipped car and loved the slick, direct action of the six-speed, as well as the thoughtful detailing of the shifter. A tiny work of art, it gets dimpled golf-ball surfacing and perches on a split silver tee. The clutch action is heavier and its takeup smoother compared with the sixth-gen car’s, but there’s still not a lot of feel. The brake and accelerator pedals are now 0.6 inch farther apart than the sixth-gen car’s, which is one change we’d ask Volkswagen to undo. Even with size 15s, your author found that heel-and-toeing took more focus than it should. Other drivers simply gave up trying.

VW says that 28 percent of the seventh-generation Golf’s structural parts are now ultra-high-strength steel (compared with six percent of the outgoing car’s). That allows all members of the new family to be lighter than their forebears, despite, in the GTD’s case, 2.1 extra inches of wheelbase and overall length and an extra 0.8 inch of width. With a roof one inch lower than the gen-six car’s, number seven looks like a squatter, more athletic brick and feels about as rigid as a brick, too. And at speed on the autobahn, it feels planted, as if pulled ahead on a pair of rails even well north of 140 mph.

2014 Volkswagen GTD First Drive Impression

2014 Volkswagen GTD gets a front fascia with larger outboard grilles filled with aggressive black strakes. Differences from GTI are subtle. The GTI’s red grille stripe turns gray on the GTD, and the diesel’s two tailpipes are clustered on the left instead of split like the GTI’s. In the immaculately detailed interior, the GTD has gray plaid seats and stitching instead of the GTI’s red.

Still, it’s dangerous to think of the 2014 Volkswagen GTD as a GTI with a diesel. The GTI is a rare thing, an inspired pairing of chassis and engine, and no current diesel engine is going to improve that combination. The GTI’s gas-fired four—in Euro tune, up 33 horsepower on the 2014 Volkswagen GTD’s diesel—gives up a mere 22 lb-ft to the oil burner. And the GTI’s 258 lb-ft peak earlier than the GTD’s 280, meaning the two engines’ low-end behavior is remarkably similar. The diesel will carry a premium of about a grand over the GTI and should hold a fuel-economy advantage of something like 20 percent. Still, we like the 2014 Volkswage GTD more if we think of it as a high-output Golf TDI with a GTI chassis for just $1000 or so more. Almost everything could benefit from a GTI chassi.

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