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The flurry of Mk VII Golf GTD television ads by
Volkswagen, which range from funny to hilarious, just make us want one that much more. The focus of these 30-second commercials is on the torque-rich performance of the hatchback's turbocharged 2.0-liter TDI diesel engine, which has a stump-thumping 280 pound-feet of torque on hand. That's enough torque for some harmless mischief, if you're to believe the commercials, and, paired with 184 horsepower, enough for the oil-burning
Golf performance model to go from 0-62 miles per hour in about 7.5 seconds.
Volkswagen's performance-first approach in its ads for the economical GTD is refreshing, and it reminds us of
another commercial from Chevrolet. Do we see a trend starting here?
The saddest part is that we will likely have to
wait a couple more years before the GTD arrives on our shores as a 2016 model, slotted between the petrol-powered
GTI and the king of VW hatchbacks, the
Golf R. Until then,
scroll down and enjoy these amusing commercials.
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