Model Year | 2017 | 2009 | |
Model | Volkswagen Golf / GTI | Saturn AURA | |
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Transmission | |||
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Body | 4dr Hatch | 4dr Sedan | |
Difference | |||
Wheelbase | 2,637 mm | 2,852 mm | 0 mm |
Length | 4,255 mm | 4,849 mm | 0 mm |
Width | 1,798 mm | 1,786 mm | 0 mm |
Height | 1,453 mm | 1,463 mm | 0 mm |
Curb Weight | 1,344 kg | 1,623 kg | 0 kg |
Fuel Capacity | 50 L | 61 L | -11 L |
Headroom, Row 1 | 975 mm | 1,001 mm | 974 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 1,420 mm | 1,420 mm | 0 mm |
Hip Room, Row 1 | 0 mm | 1,346 mm | -1 mm |
Legroom, Row 1 | 1,046 mm | 1,072 mm | 0 mm |
Headroom, Row 2 | 968 mm | 950 mm | 18 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 1,369 mm | 1,372 mm | 0 mm |
Hip Room, Row 2 | 0 mm | 1,326 mm | -1 mm |
Legroom, Row 2 | 904 mm | 955 mm | -51 mm |
Total Legroom | 1,951 mm (over 2 rows) | 2,027 mm (over 2 rows) | -1 mm |
Cargo Volume, Minimum | 646 L | 422 L | 224 L |
Cargo Volume, Maximum | 1,492 L | 14.9 | -13.9 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 |
2009 Saturn AURA Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2008 | 4dr Sedan 169-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
Comfortable for tall people. Lots of front seat legroom and headroom. Telescopic steering. Centre armrest adjusts nicely, I can drive with both elbows resting and still hold steering wheel. see full Saturn AURA review |
2008 | 4dr Sedan 219-horsepower 3.5L V6 4-speed automatic FWD |
The seats fit me well and I find I can drive for hours without discomfort. see full Saturn AURA review |
2008 | 4dr Sedan 252-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
Tilt/telescoping. Power and heated. They hold you in place in curves better than a sedan usually does. see full Saturn AURA review |