Model Year | 2012 | 2017 | |
Model | BMW Z4 | Volkswagen Golf / GTI | |
Engine | turbocharged 3.0L I6 DOHC-4v 224 kW@5800 407 Nm@1200 |
turbocharged 2.0L I4 DOHC-4v 215 kW@5400 380 Nm@1800 |
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Transmission | 7-speed automated manual | 6-speed automated manual | |
Drivetrain | RWD | AWD | |
Body | 2dr Hardtop conv. | 4dr Hatch | |
Difference | |||
Wheelbase | 2,497 mm | 2,637 mm | 0 mm |
Length | 4,239 mm | 4,255 mm | 0 mm |
Width | 1,791 mm | 1,798 mm | 0 mm |
Height | 1,290 mm | 1,453 mm | 0 mm |
Curb Weight | 1,605 kg | 1,515 kg | 0 kg |
Fuel Capacity | 55 L | 50 L | 5 L |
Headroom, Row 1 | 993 mm | 975 mm | 18 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 1,354 mm | 1,420 mm | 0 mm |
Legroom, Row 1 | 1,072 mm | 1,046 mm | 0 mm |
Headroom, Row 2 | 0 mm | 968 mm | -968 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 0 mm | 1,369 mm | -1 mm |
Legroom, Row 2 | 0 mm | 904 mm | -904 mm |
Total Legroom | 1,072 mm (over 1 row) | 1,951 mm (over 2 rows) | 0 mm |
Cargo Volume, Minimum | 309 L | 646 L | -337 L |
Cargo Volume, Maximum | 10.9 | 1,492 L | 9.9 |
2012 BMW Z4 Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2011 | 2dr Hardtop conv. 255-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
What rear seat? see full BMW Z4 review |
2017 Volkswagen Golf / GTI Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Comment | |
2016 | As I've noted before (when reviewing the e-Golf), the seventh-generation Golf's front seats are shaped and padded to provide nearly ideal comfort and support in daily driving. The CX-5's driver seat also fit me well, but not quite as well as the Volkswagen's. Compared to other compact hatchbacks and its ancestors, the current Golf has a roomy rear seat. I can sit behind my 5-9 self with about five inches of air ahead of my knees. Unless unusually tall people populate both rows, the amount of space should be beyond adequate. Compare the Golf SportWagen's rear seat to that in the CX-5, and a funny thing happens. On paper, the Mazda provides about 3.5 more inches of legroom. When sitting behind myself in both vehicles, though, I had about half as much space ahead of my knees in the CX-5. I've noticed in the past that VW measures rear legroom very conservatively, and apparently they continue to do so. The Golf's interior is roomier than the official specs suggest. Plus its rear seat passengers get air vents. The Mazda's do not. This said, I'm not entirely comfortable in the Golf SportWagen's rear seat. To me it feels overly reclined. In neither the GSW nor the CX-5 is the degree of recline adjustable. It is in some compact crossovers. see full Volkswagen Golf / GTI review |
2017 Volkswagen Golf / GTI Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2016 | 2dr Hatch turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD |
Difficult ingress and egress see full Volkswagen Golf / GTI review |