Volkswagen Golf MK6: Is It Better Than MK5?

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in Automotive

One word answer for the above question would be ‘yes.’ Let’s elaborate.

Volkswagen Group has been a trusted and lauded car maker since the time of world war. And since then the company has manufactured numerous models of cars among which many have been loved and lauded by the people using it. In fact, few of the models have been selling even till date. For example, the Volkswagen Golf, was first brought to market in the year 1974, and since then the car has been selling to date, and the car has seen many changes. The Volkswagen Golf by record has sold more than 20 million units, and stands at the third position among the list of best sold cars.

Volkswagen Group launched its latest Golf version, the MK6 on October 2008 in the Auto Show held in Paris. Volkswagen also announced that they were able to improve the fuel efficiency of the new engine to 20% more than what it was in the previous engine. Although the design has been fetched from MK5 and has been reworked for MK6, there are few countable differences between both MK5 and MK6. The differences are evident from the architecture of MK6 in general, and the suspension mechanism of the new car, the glass house, and even the door frame.

What will catch your attention is the new improved safety features offered by the Volkswagen MK6 car. The new car was tested for the front and the side crash impact by the Europe car safety testing agency, the Euro NCAP, and the Volkswagen MK6 received a full 5 star. This can be mainly because of the fact that Volkswagen packs 7 air bags with the MK6 which keeps the passengers safer.

Although there are few differences design wise from the MK5 in MK6, it would still be worth going for the used cars volkswagen golf mk6. Because in the long run, the higher fuel economy would definitely save you lot of money. Go get a used Volkswagen Golf MK6.

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