Model Year | 2017 | 2019 | |
Model | Volkswagen Golf / GTI | BMW i3 | |
Engine | Electric 134 hp 214 lb-ft |
Electric 168 hp 184 lb-ft |
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Transmission | 1-speed automatic | 1-speed automatic | |
Drivetrain | FWD | RWD | |
Body | 4dr Hatch | 4dr Hatch | |
Difference | |||
Wheelbase | 2,637 mm | 2,570 mm | 0 mm |
Length | 4,255 mm | 3,998 mm | 1 mm |
Width | 1,798 mm | 1,775 mm | 0 mm |
Height | 1,453 mm | 1,577 mm | 0 mm |
Curb Weight | 1,567 kg | 1,343 kg | 0 kg |
Fuel Capacity | 50 L | 9 L | 41 L |
Headroom, Row 1 | 975 mm | 1,006 mm | 974 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 1,420 mm | 1,392 mm | 0 mm |
Legroom, Row 1 | 1,046 mm | 0 mm | 1 mm |
Headroom, Row 2 | 968 mm | 945 mm | 23 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 1,369 mm | 1,280 mm | 0 mm |
Legroom, Row 2 | 904 mm | 0 mm | 904 mm |
Total Legroom | 1,951 mm (over 2 rows) | 0 mm (over 1 row) | 1 mm |
Cargo Volume, Minimum | 646 L | 79 L | 567 L |
Cargo Volume, Maximum | 1,492 L | 334 L | -333 L |
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 |
None of our members have yet commented on the seat room and comfort of the 2019 BMW i3.