Auto.de tests VW Golf GTD the golf family of Volkswagen is unceasingly growing. After Golf plus GTI and variant is the latest offshoot of the family at the dealers for sale now: the GTD. With 170 Horsepower, six-speed double-clutch transmission and a fuel consumption of 5.3 l is the economical driving fun the way promises at least the manufacturer. Germany’s big car Portal auto.de wanted it exactly know and has tested the spar athletes. Although the youngest member of the VW with less power than his brother, petrol in the spirit must come from the GTI, he offers plenty of fun for a diesel. The GTD from zero to one hundred Sprint in 8.1 seconds, top speed is located at 222 kilometres per hour. It was immediately clear that this is no ordinary golf the testers of the car magazine of the portal. The chrome strips in the front grille, the vertically arranged fog lights, the rear diffuser and the darkened tail lights show that they are not ready-made.

Also the Interior is sports: sports seats,. Aluminum, three-spoke sport steering wheel and aluminium pedals. But thus it has also been unfortunately. Because the sound of the engine can not deliver what the bare data. The athletes for the ears of the tester behaved too quiet in the city. At least on the highway at full speed, the 170 HP want to be heard, at least a bit. For wind and bad road noise behaves exemplary.