Design and features
The updated Golf Sportsvan – offered in the three equipment lines ‘Trendline', ‘Comfortline' and ‘Highline' – includes redesigned bumpers, new halogen headlights with LED daytime running lights, new LED headlights (instead of xenon, standard on ‘Highline') and for the first time tail lights in LED technology as standard on all lines. Five new alloy wheel types (16-, 17-, or 18-inch) and the new colour 'Cranberry Red' round out the updates to the exterior. The interior features new decorative trim, fabrics and leather seats. The standard features of the Trendline, Comfortline and Highline equipment lines are, in detail:
Golf Sportsvan Trendline (examples)
- LED daytime running lights, tail light clusters in LED technology
- Height-adjustable driver's seat
- Centre armrest at the front, height and length adjustable with storage box
- Rear bench seat, asymmetrically split, folding, with longitudinal adjustment and cargo or ski flap
- Airbag for driver and front passenger, with front passenger airbag deactivation, including knee airbag on driver's side, head airbag system for front and rear occupants, incl. side airbags at front
- Tyre monitoring system
- Electrically adjustable and heated exterior mirrors
- Electronic parking brake with Auto Hold function
- Rear window wiper with intermittent setting
- Air conditioning, incl. glove compartment
- Driver Alert System
- Multifunction display Plus
- Composition Colour radio
Golf Sportsvan Comfortline, standard features beyond those of Trendline (examples)
- ‘Hita' alloy wheels (6.5J x 16); tyres: 205/55 R 16
- Storage compartment with cover in rooflining
- Chrome accents on rotary light switch and mirror adjustment switch
- Fold-out tables on the back of the front seats
- Comfort seats in the front, height-adjustable with lumbar support
- Multifunction steering wheel and gear knob in leather
- Rear bench seat, asymmetrically split, folding, with longitudinal adjustment; with cargo or ski flap and centre armrest
- Sliding drawers under the front seats
- Proactive occupant protection system in conjunction with Front Assist
- ParkPilot: warning signals for obstacles in front or behind the vehicle
- Front Assist monitoring system including City Emergency Braking System and Pedestrian Monitoring
Golf Sportsvan Highline, standard features beyond those of Comfortline (examples)
- Chrome strips on side windows
- LED headlights for dipped and main beams and daytime running lights
- ‘Dijon' alloy wheels (7J x 17); tyres: 225/45 R 17
- Ambient lighting (light strips on front door trim; interior door handles and illuminated armrests
- Top comfort seats in the front, heated
- Fog lights and cornering lights
- ‘Air Care Climatronic' climate control system with 2-zone temperature control and allergen filter
- ‘Premium' multifunction display, multicolour
- Heated front windscreen washer jets
- Headlight washers
- Front Assist monitoring system including City Emergency Braking
Infotainment systems
The updated Golf Sportsvan is launching with the latest infotainment systems. Included as standard: the Composition Colour radio system with a 6.5-inch touchscreen. All three optional infotainment systems have glass-overlay surfaces with an elegant 'tablet' look. The infotainment range consists of the Composition Media (8-inch touchscreen) and the two navigation systems Discover Media (8-inch) and Discover Pro (9.2-inch). The Discover Pro can be operated by voice and gesture control.
Assistance systems
Providing greater safety and convenience in the Golf Sportsvan are new driver assistance systems such as Pedestrian Monitoring (part of Front Assist with the City Emergency Braking System which is standard from the Comfortline), Traffic Jam Assist (semi-automated driving up to 60 km/h), Emergency Assist, the latest generations of Park Assist and the proactive occupant protection system, as well as Trailer Assist (including Park Assist), which makes reversing easier when towing.
Drive systems
Three of the six engines offered are new to the Golf Sportsvan. They include the entry-level engine – a three-cylinder turbocharged direct-injection petrol engine (TSI) with an output of 63 kW / 85 PS. The 1.0 TSI has low fuel consumption of 6.0 to 5.9 l/100 km (5-speed gearbox). At the next power level for petrol engines is the TSI with an output of 81 kW / 110 PS that is familiar from the previous model. Its fuel consumption (combined) is 5.1 to 5.0 l/100 km with either a 6-speed gearbox or 7-speed DSG. In addition, two new high-tech four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engines with active cylinder management (ACT with cylinder deactivation) will perfectly complement the engine range: the 1.5 TSI with 96 kW / 130 PS and the 1.5 TSI with 110 kW / 150 PS. The 150-PS version is combined with a 7-speed dual clutch gearbox (DSG) as standard, and DSG can be ordered for the 130-PS TSI engine as an option (standard: 6-speed gearbox). The combined fuel consumption figures for all of the 1.5 TSI engines are in the range of 5.2 to 5.1 l/100 km, depending on the output and gearbox combination. Two direct-injection turbodiesel engines (TDI) with outputs of 85 kW / 115 PS and 110 kW / 150 PS will be added to the engine range at a later point in time. An overview of all engine versions offered at the market launch of the front-wheel drive Golf Sportsvan:
| Engines | Power output | Max. torque | 5-speed gearbox | 6-speed gearbox | 7-speed DSG |
| 1.0 TSI | 63 kW / 85 PS | 175 Nm | √ | – | – |
| 1.0 TSI | 81 kW / 110 PS | 200 Nm | – | √ | √ |
| 1.5 TSI | 96 kW / 130 PS | 200 Nm | – | √ | √ |
| 1.5 TSI | 110 kW / 150 PS | 250 Nm | – | – | √ |
The interior concept of the Golf Sportsvan
Flexibility comparison
Every year around one million new car buyers worldwide choose a Golf, Golf Variant or Golf Sportsvan. All three Golf models are based on the same technology: the modular transverse matrix (MQB). Yet they differ significantly from one another, especially in their interior concepts. These differences become evident in a comparison of the three interiors. For better understanding, this comparison subdivides the interiors into three areas: the first seat row, second seat row and boot space.
First seat row
Front seating positions in the Golf Sportsvan are much higher and are actually reminiscent of those in a compact van. While occupants in the Golf and Golf Variant sit from 488 to 574 mm above the road, the figures for the Golf Sportsvan are from 573 to 633 mm depending on the seat adjustment. Indeed the 1,613 mm-high Sportsvan (including roof rails) also provides more occupant headroom, despite the high seating position. Due to its seat configuration, the Golf Sportsvan is also equipped with an independently designed dash panel; it is built higher than its counterpart in other models. The instruments and the infotainment system form a continuous control axis that is positioned high, which makes it very clear and easy to see and reach.
Second seat row
Rear passengers in the Golf Sportsvan also have a higher seating position. Instead of the 535 mm in the Golf, the height above the road is 619 mm. Naturally the Sportsvan also impresses with its larger interior height at the rear, too. However, the ingenuity of the interior design at the rear is not simply its added height but its flexibility. In the new Golf Sportsvan the rear bench seat, with its 60:40 split, can also be adjusted by up to 180 mm longitudinally; this adjustment can be used for more legroom for rear passengers or for more cargo space. The rear seatbacks also feature tilt adjustment, or they can be folded completely. There is also a wide ski flap opening to the boot space behind the centre armrest. Children, meanwhile, will enjoy using the fold-down tables built into the backs of the front seats (from Comfortline).
Luggage compartment
Compared to the other Golf versions, the wheelbase of the Golf Sportsvan has been lengthened by 50 mm (2,670 mm). This added interior length made it possible to implement such features as the longitudinally adjustable rear bench seat, which also adds to the great flexibility of the Golf Sportsvan. The overall length of the Golf Sportsvan (4,351 mm) places it between the lengths of the Golf (4,258 mm) and the Golf Variant (4,567 mm). So the Sportsvan is still compact, but with a maximum cargo capacity of 590 litres (loaded to the height of the rear bench seatbacks), it nearly reaches the capacity of the longer Golf Variant (605 litres). When the Golf Sportsvan is loaded up to the back of the front seats, cargo volume increases to 1,520 litres (Variant: 1,620 litres). Figures for the traditional Golf are 380 and 1,270 litres respectively.
Notes:
Features and technical data of production models apply to models offered in Germany. Details for other countries may vary.
