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Watching the weight of the Volkswagen Golf

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Weight matters, especially when it comes to cars. Less weight equals better economy and superior handling, and that’s why Volkswagen has made the new Golf up to 100kg lighter than its predecessor. But we wanted to find out just what a difference this impressive 100kg saving means by trying to pull a Volkswagen Golf up hill using human power alone. Can we manage it? Without cheating? Find out in our video…

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