Volkswagen Golf 1.0 BlueMotion review - pictures

<p class="p1">The efficient petrol Volkswagen Golf is a great alternative to a diesel.</p>

<p class="p1">This 1.0-litre three-cylinder hatch does not mean compromises in refinement and comfort.</p>

<p class="p1">This car is built as well as you’d expect a Golf to be.</p>

<p class="p1">This is easily the most refined three-cylinder family hatch and is in virtually another league compared to <span class="s1">Ford’s Focus 1.0 EcoBoost</span>.</p>

<p class="p1">The characteristic three-cylinder hum is so quiet, we could have confused it with a 1.4 or 1.6 – it’s that good.</p>

<p class="p1">Even though it’s based on a lower spec, this Golf’s comfortable, too.</p>

<p class="p1">This Golf comes with heated front seats, sat-nav plus front and rear parking sensors, and the boot is what you would expect too.</p>

<p class="p1">All of the BlueMotion's impressive attributes are virtually cancelled out by the <span class="s1">auto</span> gearbox (a £1,415 extra) on our test car, it's tuned for maximum efficiency and is completely infuriating.</p>