Tweed Jacket Reviews: 2019 Volkswagen Golf 1.5 TSI Evo Bluemotion SE Nav - Lloyd Vehicle Consulting
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- In this review, suitably attired, we test a brand new 2019 Volkswagen Golf 1.5 TSI Evo Bluemotion SE Nav and see how practical it is, what it is like to drive and what it is like to own. Be prepared for more in-jokes for fans of 1960s ITC television series (as usual), references to Peter Serafinowicz's seminal Look Around You programme, moments of considerable stress induced by ISOFIX covers which are not secured to the back seats, rage at hard plastic on the tops of the rear doors and a really exhaustive examination of most of the different Golf powerplants available. Nothing untoward, then...
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I have a December 2018 Golf SE Nav 1.5 TSI Bluemotion manual estate. Having graduated from a 2 litre automatic Skoda Octavia, I expected to run into acceleration problems. But no, it pulls away fine, and the manual gearbox is slick and fast. I'm loving it.It makes my 1 hour commute to work a doddle.
Thanks ever so much for watching, Alastair! Tim's Golf, which had only 700 miles on the clock, was barely run in at all, but it felt really smooth and powerful, just as you describe. I haven't driven a manual Mk 7.5 Golf, but if the six speed gearbox in yours is anything like the one in the Skoda Fabia Estate and Seat Toledo which I have also reviewed on the channel (I wouldn't be surprised as they are both also Volkswagen Group cars), then I am sure that it is lovely. Certainly, I found Tim's car effortless and relaxing, just as you describe. Must be most agreeable to drive to work in the morning!
@@lloydvehicleconsulting Cheers for a great video, matey. Yes, I thought the manual transmission would ruin the practicality of the ACC, and the vehicle when I got it had 16 miles on the clock, and I've only added 250 miles since, so it's got more to give. But no. Since getting away with a speed awareness course the last time a camera caught me, and the realisation after 56 years that cramming the throttle down and aggressively changing gear as I slammed on the brake, with my teeth grinding, never actually got me anywhere any quicker. The speed limits are sensible.
The ACC is great even in the manual car. I've yet to find out if it will work down to 0 mph in 1st, but I think it may. I had it down to 20 in 3rd today. But it is _so_ convenient just to stick it in 6th and have total remote control from 40-70mph, which is what the vast majority of my commute is. And even at the roundabouts, where I change down in sequence and brake, the shifter is so positive and crisp. I can't imagine what it will be like when the car is run in.
The last manual car I drove was a 2004 VW Polo hire car in Ireland, and the clutch biting point was really close to the top of the clutch pedal. I only stalled it once, when slowing down for a junction and momentarily forgetting it wasn't an automatic, but it was a bit of a handful near the end of its working life, and occasionally the revs would drop off precipitously, because it was so difficult to balance the brakes, throttle and clutch.
Previous to that, the last manual car I drove was a 1995 Ford Mondeo 2l TDI. That was OK, but fast forward to 2019 and it's night and day. OK, just every now and then I have a bit of a tussle getting a full, smooth gear sequence, but then the gears aren't fully meshed in yet. And the clutch is... well, it's almost like it's not there. I'm barely aware sometimes of letting the clutch in. I thought it might be a bit clunky going from auto back to manual, but not a bit of it. It's a very comfortable ride, at least for an hour, and I suspect for a lot longer.
@@Dragonblaster1, that's a very thorough examination of all the different cars you have owned! Haven't reviewed a Polo yet (although I have driven one of the generation which you had as a hire car, and it was fine), but my Seat is basically a stretched last generation Polo, so I would be interested to see what you thought of that if you wanted to watch some more of the Tweed Jacket Reviews series. Certainly compared with other cars I have driven, the clutch in my Seat is incredibly light, and it's no chore to drive around town whatsoever (although I also like automatics too). I have only driven the current generation Octavia Estate, which was a 1.4 TSI automatic with a similar power output to your Golf and it is really nice, so I imagine your Golf is probably even nicer if it has the newer 1.5 Evo engine!
I have driven a car with lane keeping assistance before, but I haven't used adaptive cruise control (even though Tim's car had it). I am hoping to use it when I review another car later this year which is fitted with it, that will be scheduled for about July, I think... Sounds as if it is really useful!
This week, we are filming reviews on, amongst other things, a 1983 Ford Granada Estate, which isn't quite the Mondeo you had, but it is an older Ford with a manual gearbox, and it will be interesting to see if I can drive smoothly, as you say...
A very good review haveing had the mk 6 1.4Tsi for over 6 years now and being reliable and never let me down looking to get a newer one and this has been a great review. Looking forward to going for a test drive in the 1.5tsi GT
Thank you ever so much indeed! Glad you enjoyed the video, this was one of the earliest reviews on the channel, actually. We have since covered about 50 other cars on Tweed Jacket Reviews! I did have a look at a Mark VI for a client a couple of years ago, but they just tend to still be a little bit expensive, so he bought a Kia instead. Otherwise, I do quite like them. Glad it has been helpful to you!
That has made me reconsider my previously expressed antipathy to the blandness of VW interiors. I can see that the ergonomic design is superb.
I had a mark 7 as a gtd in 16-17. The build quality was ridiculously solid. Obvs had a few scratchy bits low down but the dash top and glovebox was absolutely made from rock. Could thump it and it gave no hollow sounds anywhere. Had an xe after and that had a dash like a wheelie bin had been wrapped in vinyl to give the impression of luxury. Astra knwas hollowish too. I have a b9 a4 now the golf for me matched it minus a few milled silvery hvac knobs
I am afraid the good old algorithm has once again buried your comment for over two years...
Thank you, Great video this model is on my shopping list
Thank you for watching this absolutely ancient video!
It must be my age. The car looks like most other cars today, not unpleasant, just the universal hatchback style. Crammed with all the usual electronic, computerised gismos which rack up the already eye watering price.As car manufacturers have become fewer, but global conglomerates, the cars they produce have become bland, but safe. I remember looking at an old Spyker, beautiful,but the steering wheel had a spike in the centre.Not a doubt that in a crash, don't worry about crumple zones, airbags, or other safety features, you were going tp be impaled on the steering wheel.Ah! Those were the days.A + for the vid. content, info. and humour.
Thanks ever so much indeed, Neil! Yes, the Golf is expensive (but it is really nice), and there are lots of complicated electronics in it, which can be superb or frustrating, depending on your point of view. It certainly is a safe car, though, with adaptive cruise control, seven airbags and automatic emergency braking all standard on this particular one. This is one of the reasons why I was keen to review a much older and cheaper car alongside it (hence the Peugeot 207 review), since a lot people cannot afford to drive a new car like this, or simply do not want to. Glad that you enjoyed watching it, though!
Likely Ben’s favourite car, the Golf, the new not as much as the classics, he’s owned 2 Mk1’s and 2 Mk2’s one being a Valver he still owns and is being restored. It would interesting to compare against today’s Golf, great informative video, thank you.
Thanks ever so much indeed! Yes, this one had done around 700 miles when we filmed it, which was incredible, as it is less than most press cars. Tim was most generous to us! I can't blame you for liking old Volkswagens, my parents had a Mk1 Jetta for most of the 1980s, and it began a very long relationship which I have had with the Volkswagen Group (my first car was a 1998 Polo) that continues right up until this day.
Lloyd Vehicle Consulting blame 😆 Ben had an 85 Mk1 Karman Ghia Golf Cabrio GTI 1.8 variant followed by an 86 8 valve GTI Mk2 and currently has a Helios blue Valver on a 91.
@@PlanetautoUK, that's a lot of Volkswagens! My parents had a facelift Mk1 Polo, then a very late Mk2 Polo, (along with a Volvo 240) and following that we got the 1998 Polo for my sister and I when we learned to drive. I then had a Mk1 Seat Leon, which was really good, although it was the 1.4, so a bit slow... The big bumper MK2 GTI sounds wonderful!
Great review! Your opinions match the experience we had with a 1.4 GT DSG. A very well designed and sensible car. The shape means rear headroom is excellent. It was nice to drive (ours was one of the trims with multi-link rear suspension) and with a really good ride quality. However, for all its qualities it was unmemorable and build quality was very average. The big problem is that the Seat Leon offers basically the same car but with more style and a lower price, or the Skoda Octavia with much more space and practicality for less. We swallowed the VW hype but in hindsight should have bought an Octavia.
Yes, I reviewed a Leon ST a few months later, and it was just better in most respects, whilst being cheaper and arguably more stylish. The Golf is a very good car, but it is just a bit expensive for what it is, when you can have much the same experience with more space for much less money. The driving experience is good, but it doesn't particularly stand out apart from being quite smooth.
The felt lining in the door pockets is a lovely touch. Good supportive seating. Well equipped if expensive.
The 1.5 turbo engine should handle much better than the heavy diesel alternative with its lighter petrol engine.
Still a bit boring beside an Astra or a Focus but it cannot be denied that the Golf is a very good quality product.
Yes, bizarre specification choices on this particular car, but certainly it was a privilege to drive one of these with such low mileage at the time.
Just got mk7.5 1.5 blue and it feels like a 2 liter and the handling is amazing and in my opinion shit over vauxhall astra all day long only thing is drinks alot of oil.. put it in sport or u can go into setting and u can stiffen the handling and u are spot on with mpg with fuel
Thank you, glad you found the video interesting! It is a nice and punchy engine and they do handle well. Tim's car had only done 700 miles at the time of filming, so whether it has had the same issue with oil consumption, I am not sure... Yes, I imagine the sport mode is a lot of fun!
im averaging 28mpg in the city and 36mpg on highway.
this is with driving constant on crruisecontroll in eco mode (acc)
Same and done in 3 tanks of oil and I have only 15k miles wbu?
@@jackhales5489 i have 26k km which is the same
And i just got service done on it. It went down but its around 29mpg in the city
I also have a problem with a delayed shift from 1st to second gear
Very good video! I do get slightly confused with all the Bluemotion engines, there's a lot of different engines and spec levels which all still offer Bluemotion. Surely there should be one petrol and one diesel that's Bluemotion and the rest something else, or introduce a Bluemotion Plus for frugal skates such as myself. :D
Yes, it is confusing with all the different specification levels and engine options, a lot of which seem to overlap... I don't know if the new Mk8 Golf will address this, but we shall see. There are also masses of options, hence why Tim's car has ended up with quite an unusual specification! Still, I do like the combination of this engine and gearbox, which make the car easy to drive and reasonable on fuel. Don't know why there are so many Bluemotion options either...
Very useful - thanks!
No problem at all, Alex, glad you found it helpful! Got about 29 other episodes of Tweed Jacket Reviews on my channel if you are interested....
The active info display is very rare to find
I think that this car has a few options on it!
Entertaining and informative review, very good
Thank you ever so much indeed! Really glad to hear that you enjoyed it. I am always surprised how many views this video still gets given that it is over a year old and is the older model! Got a lot more episodes of Tweed Jacket Reviews on a playlist, if you are interested...
@@lloydvehicleconsulting You're welcome. New job, hence I'm considering upgrading my MK6 1.4 TSI Match for MK7.5 1.5 Evo TSI Match :-)
@@SilverShamrock71, yes, the Mark 7.5 will feel different from a Mark 6. If you go for a manual, then just watch the transmission, as it can be a bit jerky, this automatic doesn't have that problem.
Who is singing the soundtrack......? wicked 👍👍🏼
Great review by the way 😁
Thanks very much indeed for watching the video! We have now made over 40 episodes of Tweed Jacket Reviews, so glad that some of the older videos are still providing proving useful... The song is called "Here" by my friend Laurence Callaghan and his band The Tin Cans. You can download the track by following the link in the description below...
Thanks for your reply......I didn’t see the link though?
The link is right at the bottom of the description, I have just checked... All the Tweed Jacket Reviews episodes are on a playlist, if you are interested.
Got it thank you 👍
@@jamesrickard2378, no problem at all, sir, hope you enjoy some more of the videos on the channel and some fine music from The Tin Cans!
I think it's only the 150bhp and above that have the independent rear suspension.
Gosh, I can't really remember what I said now! This is quite an old video... Thank you ever so much indeed for watching and commenting!
I really hate to admit it but every version of this is a very good car. You so want to come up with more interesting choices and at the time the MK5 Astra was, in my opinion anyway, an equal for less money.
This 1.5 petrol seems very good. When a friend of mine was thinking about a 2019 R Line I believe the 2.0 TDI 150 and the 1.5 TSI 150 were the same price. He went default TDI, I would have been tempted TSI. The small Displacement Ford Ecoboost seems overly complicated. Are there any VW small turbo petrol issues that you are aware of?
The rear of the Golf is particularly good in every respect. Except for high belt line, which is a modern style now and the Golf is not the worst. Has glass become more expensive or what?
I think in future, the TSI will have been seen to have been the better choice. The 1.0 engine is the same as in my Seat Toledo and lots of other Volkswagen Group products, and it is a wet belt engine, so that may be a problem in the future (Mr Coleman is not a fan). I don't rate the Ford Ecoboost engine as much. Tim's car was immaculate, and was around two months old with 700 miles on the clock.
The high belt line is common on a lot of cars due to side impact safety regulations. The hard touch door tops in the rear were not great and really let the side down a bit.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting you are correct about the felt lined door pockets in the Golf and Passat. Such a simple touch that feels quality.
@@seancooke4127 , and they wonder why people keep on buying Volkswagens!
Love the golf but wouldn’t buy it having sat in it recently...it’s far too cramped. The internal dimensions of the Skoda options are hard to go back from when you’ve revelled in their wafty space.
Yes, the Skoda Octavia is based on the same platform as the Golf and is cheaper with more space and a similar interior (although not quite as nice). The Golf is probably a little bit more premium, though...
Hey how much does this go for currently am looking for this specific one??
Kindly advice would you advice panaramic roof am abit confused on all the comments some are negative
Thank you for watching, the latest prices for one of these are easy to work out by looking at a few comparable examples in your area on something like Auto Trader or EBay. As for the panoramic sunroof, it will be a matter of personal taste, as it reduces headroom, but lets in a lot more light. I hope that helps!
I will be going back to golf's is the front suspension still a common fault on the evo tsi 1.5
I am afraid that I don't really know. This video was filmed almost four years ago now, the car was only a few months old at the time. Sorry about that!
@@lloydvehicleconsulting its cool just Ive had 2 golf's in the past but moved to astra gtc sport and wanting a sport golf. I used to have to replace front suspension on the old golf's a wee bit that's why I was asking
@@ciaran134 , thank you again for watching!
What’s the name of the song at the start ?
I think it's in the video description as far as I remember (this is a very old video now).
Another excellent Tweed Jacket Review. And thanks for the wake up call at 9:33 lol, Nice car but these Golfs are becoming seriously expensive now, aren't they? The base S model is almost ₤20,000 before anything is added.
And is the VW 'price premium' compared to an equivalent Skoda or SEAT worth it? Do you think there is a noticeable quality difference?
Thanks Stanley! Glad you enjoyed it. Yes, I did get a little animated when speaking about the ISOFIX covers, but then that's a running joke... Golfs are expensive, but then they are excellent quality. My Seat Toledo has more space than a Golf, but I paid £12,500 for it brand new (got a £8,000 discount, which is still available today, funnily enough, as there are still some unregistered examples out there for sale even if production stopped six months ago). You can't get that kind of discount on a Golf, but then they hold their value better and they do have a noticeably higher quality interior. Whether or not that is worth the price premium is up to you, I wouldn't say the Toledo is poor quality, it just isn't quite as good. I have been offered a Seat Leon FR for a review later this year, which is based on the same platform, so we will be doing a little comparison, I hope!
@Stanley Leopard I had a lovely Skoda Octavia 2l DSG, and it was basically a stretched VW Golf... but of the generation before. SEATs are VWs, too, but possibly even the generation before that.The new Golf SE Nav I have now, although a manual, is definitely a quantum leap ahead of even my well-loved old Octavia with all the toys.
@@Dragonblaster1, the Golf, Seat Leon and Octavia are basically all the same (they even came out in the same year), and will continue to be when they are all replaced later this year, but having driven all three, it is clear that Volkswagen keeps the nicest bits for itself!
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Are golfs reliable ?
According to a 2019 What Car Reliability Report, the Golf Mark VII and Mark 7.5 (like this one) is just about average for the class when it comes to reliability.
Lloyd Vehicle Consulting Are Ford Focus more reliable or the same ?
@@forza223bowe5, according to the same survey, the Mark III Ford Focus (2011-18) is about the same in terms of reliability.
I’ve recently experienced the first problem with mine (now resolved) after owning it for 7 years. I’m going to buy another.
jkennan What problem did you face, if you don’t mind me asking ?