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Model
Variant
Engine
Car #2
Make
Model
Variant
Engine

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2016. - 2019.
C - Small family car
wagon, 5 door
front
Badges
Production
Vehicle class
Body style
Wheel drive
Safety
2015. - 2019.
C - Small family car
wagon, 5 door
front

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Dimensons & Outlines

4674 mm
1790 mm
2027 mm
605 liters
1620 liters
50 liters
Length
Width
Height
Boot (min)
Boot (max)
Fuel tank
4702 mm
1808 mm
1499 mm
540 liters
1630 liters
48 liters
2016 Volkswagen Golf Variant
2015 Opel Astra Sports Tourer

Engine

Petrol
3 - Inline, 4 valves per cylinder
Turbo
999 cc
115 hp
200 Nm
Engine
Fuel
Configuration
Aspiration
Displacement
Power
Torque
General Motors
1.0 B10XFL 105
Petrol
3 - Inline, 4 valves per cylinder
Turbo
999 cc
105 hp
170 Nm

Performance (manual gearbox)

manual gearbox - 6 gears
1310 kg
10.2 s
200 km/h
5.6 l/100km
4.5 l/100km
4.9 l/100km
111 g/km
Gearbox type
Vehicle weight
Acc. 0-100
Top speed
Cons. (urban)
Cons. (highway)
Cons. (average)
CO2 emissions
manual gearbox - 5 gears
1213 kg
11.7 s
195 km/h
5.2 l/100km
3.9 l/100km
4.3 l/100km
103 g/km

Performance (automatic gearbox)

dual clutch - 7 gears
1330 kg
10.2 s
200 km/h
5.5 l/100km
4.6 l/100km
4.9 l/100km
112 g/km
Gearbox type
Vehicle weight
Acc. 0-100
Top speed
Cons. (urban)
Cons. (highway)
Cons. (average)
CO2 emissions
automatic - 5 gears
1213 kg
12.9 s
200 km/h
5.1 l/100km
3.7 l/100km
4.2 l/100km
100 g/km

Expenses

10900 EUR
Price from
6700 EUR

Virtual Adviser's™ opinion

Overview

Well, these are two pretty similar cars we have here! It's only details that could potentially make the difference. Considering they both belong to the small family car segment and utilize the same 5-door wagon body style and the front wheel drive system, it all comes up to the specific petrol engine choice they offer. The first one has a Volkswagen-engineered powertrain under the hood, a 3-cylinder, 12-valves 115hp unit, while the other one gets its power and torque from a 3-cylinder, 12-valves 105hp engine designed by General Motors.

Safety

A starting point here would be to take a look at the results from European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) tests which were performed on both of the cars, with the same number of safety stars gained in the process. That aside, let's consider some other aspects which affect safety. Both vehicles belong to the small family car segment, which is generally classifying them somewhere in the middle safety-wise, but it doesn't do much to help us decide between the two. Furthermore, when it comes to weight, a factor that most people underestimate, Golf offers a marginal difference of 8% more metal.

Reliability

Reliability is not the best thing to consider on the make level, but it is worth mentioning that both brands display similar results in faults and breakdowns, all the models observed together. These are the official statistics, while our visitors describe reliability of Volkswagen, as well as Opel, with the same average rating of 4.2 out of 5. Some independent research have also placed Golf as average reliability-wise, and Astra is more or less at the same level.We should definitely mention that owners of cars with the same powertrain as Golf rank it on average as 4.7, while the one under the competitor's bonnet gets 3.0 out of 5.

Performance & Fuel economy

Volkswagen is undoubtly more agile, reaching 100km/h in 1.5 seconds less than its competitor. In addition to that it accelerates all the way to 200 kilometers per hour, 5km/h more than the other car. When it comes to fuel economy the winner has to be Astra, averaging around 4.3 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers (66 mpg), in combined cycle. We can't ignore that 14% difference compared to Golf.


Verdict

Volkswagen appears just a bit more reliable, although the difference is truly marginal. The most important thing when deciding between any two vehicles should always be safety, both passive and active. In my opinion, everything taken into account, Golf offers slightly better overall protection and takes the lead. It all continues in the same direction, with Volkswagen being considerably quicker, thus putting more smile on driver's face. It does come at a cost though, and that's the fuel consumption... At the end, as much as I'd like to give you a winner here, it's simply a pure tie if you ask me. In any case that's my personal view, built upon all the data available to me. What should decide here though is the way you feel about the two vehicles, and I hope you'll find my guidelines useful in the process. I suggest you spend two more minutes in order to find out which car, based on your needs and budget, would be picked by the virtual adviser, among thousands of similar, yet so different vehicles.

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