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2012 Volkswagen Golf 2.5L 2-Door
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Showing the 2012 Volkswagen Golf 2.5L 2-Door 2dr Front-wheel Drive Hatchback
$4,380-$12,452
Current Listing Price
Overview
| Seats | 5 |
| Door Count | 2 |
| Engine | 170-hp, 2.5-liter I-5 (regular gas) |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual w/OD |
| Drivetrain | FWD |
| Combined MPG | 28 |
| Warranty | Bumper-to-Bumper, 36 mo/36,000 mi |
Colors
Exterior (7)
Black
Blue Graphite Metallic
Candy White
Reflex Silver Metallic
Shark Blue Metallic
Tornado Red
Interior (1)
Titan Black
Packages
Convenience Package
$845
MSRP
Front Center Armrest
Heatable Front Seats
Bluetooth
Convenience & Sunroof Package
$2,660
MSRP
Front Center Armrest
Heatable Front Seats
Bluetooth
Power Tilt & Sliding Sunroof
Specifications
STANDARD
OPTIONAL
| Engine | 170-hp, 2.5-liter I-5 (regular gas) |
| Front ventilated disc brakes | |
| 3 point rear center seatbelt | |
| Locking fuel flap included with power door locks | |
| Front seatbelt pre-tensioners | |
| Front passenger airbag occupancy sensor | |
| Security system | |
| 3 ABS channels | |
| Height adjustable front seatbelts | |
| Spare tire mounted inside under cargo | |
| 4 wheel disc brakes | |
| Panic alarm | |
| Immobilizer | |
| Traction control | |
| Brake assist | |
| Four-wheel ABS brakes | |
| Occupant sensing airbags | |
| Dual front side impact airbags | |
| ABS and driveline traction control | |
| Full-size spare tire | |
| Remote keyless entry | |
| Brake assistance | |
| Dual front impact airbags | |
| Tailgate/rear door lock | |
| Full size spare tire | |
| Anti-whiplash front head restraints | |
| Tailgate/rear door lock included with power door locks | |
| First aid kit | |
| Side-impact bars | |
| Adjustable front head restraints | |
| Electronic stability | |
| Daytime running lights | |
| Curtain 1st and 2nd row overhead airbags | |
| Seat-mounted driver and passenger side-impact airbags | |
| Power door locks | |
| Four-wheel disc brakes | |
| Driver and passenger front-impact airbags | |
| ABS | |
| Manual adjustable front head restraints | |
| Side Curtain Protection curtain 1st and 2nd row overhead airbag | |
| 3 rear head restraints |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual w/OD |
| Transmission | 6-speed automatic w/OD and auto-manual |
| Ignition type | spark |
| Sequential MPI | |
| Recommended fuel | regular unleaded |
| Horsepower | 170-hp @ 5,700 rpm |
| Variable valve control | |
| Fuel tank capacity | 14.5 gal. |
| Aluminum cylinder head | |
| Fuel economy city | 23 mpg |
| Torque | 177 lbs.-ft. @ 4,250 rpm |
| # of valves | 20 |
| Engine oil cooler | |
| Engine liters | 2.5 |
| Cylinder configuration | I-5 |
| Engine orientation | transverse |
| Fuel economy highway | 33 mpg |
| Manual-shift auto | Tiptronic |
| Low emission vehicle | |
| Engine | 2.5L I-5 DOHC 170hp |
| Battery-rundown protection | |
| Transmission electronic control | |
| 5 speed manual transmission | |
| Sequential sport shift | Tiptronic |
| Greenhouse Gases / Tailpipe (CO2, tons per year) | 5.7 |
| Recommended fuel | regular unleaded |
| Sequential multi-point fuel injection | |
| Single stainless steel exhaust | |
| Carbon FP / Tailpipe and upstream total GHG (CO2, tons per year) | 7.1 |
| Ultra low emission vehicle II | |
| Chrome tailpipe | |
| Mode select transmission | |
| Engine oil cooler | |
| Front-wheel drive | |
| Battery amp hours | (60Ah) |
| Overdrive | |
| Transmission lock-up torque converter | |
| 6 speed automatic transmission | |
| 480 CCA battery | |
| Polished tailpipe | |
| Axle ratio | 3.65 |
| 140-amp. alternator |
| Transmission electronic control | |
| Overdrive |
| Transmission gear ratio (4th) | .87 |
| Transmission gear ratio (1st) | 3.78 |
| Transmission gear ratio (reverse) | 3.60 |
| Overdrive | |
| Transmission gear ratio (3rd) | 1.27 |
| Transmission gear ratio (2nd) | 2.12 |
| Transmission gear ratio (5th) | .66 |
| Transmission gear ratio (6th) | .67 |
| Transmission gear ratio (4th) | 1.16 |
| Transmission gear ratio (1st) | 4.04 |
| Transmission gear ratio (reverse) | 3.19 |
| Transmission gear ratio (3rd) | 1.56 |
| Transmission gear ratio (2nd) | 2.37 |
| Transmission gear ratio (5th) | .85 |
| Rear coil springs | |
| Speed-sensing electric power-assist rack-pinion steering | |
| Rear anti-roll bar | |
| Front wheel size | 15" |
| Rear wheel size | 15" |
| Steel spare wheel | |
| Front anti-roll bar | |
| Independent rear multi-link suspension w/anti-roll bar | |
| Front coil springs | |
| Four wheel independent suspension | |
| Rack and pinion steering | |
| Alloy wheels | |
| P225/45HR17.0 BSW AS tires | |
| P225/40HR18.0 BSW AS tires | |
| 18" wheels | |
| Independent front strut suspension w/anti-roll bar | |
| Front tires | 195/65R15 |
| Gas-pressurized front shocks | |
| Speed-sensing steering | |
| P195/65HR15.0 BSW AS tires | |
| 15" wheels | |
| 17" wheels | |
| Power steering | |
| Gas-pressurized rear shocks | |
| Full wheel wheel covers |
| Chrome tip exhaust | |
| Front and rear mud flaps | |
| 2 doors | |
| Body-colored door handles | |
| Fully galvanized steel body material | |
| Spoiler | |
| Power remote heated folding side-view door mirrors with turn signal indicator | |
| Turn signal indicator mirrors | |
| Grille | black |
| Heated door mirrors | |
| Power door mirrors | |
| Rear cargo | liftgate |
| Body-colored front and rear bumpers | |
| Liftgate rear cargo door | |
| Rocker panel extensions | |
| Rear lip spoiler | |
| Black grille |
| Passenger vanity mirror | |
| Seatback storage pockets | 2 |
| Passenger manual folding mirror | |
| Steering wheel with manual tilting, manual telescoping | |
| Climatic manual air conditioning | |
| Power glass tilting and sliding sunroof | |
| Overhead console | |
| Driver manual folding mirror | |
| Sunshade | |
| Mini overhead console with storage | |
| Air conditioning | |
| 1-touch down | |
| Integrated key/remote | |
| Keyfob trunk/hatch/door release | |
| Air filter | |
| Day-night rearview mirror | |
| Trunk/hatch/door FOB controls | |
| Keyfob (all doors) remote keyless entry | |
| Front and rear cupholders | |
| Remote keyless entry | |
| Full floor console | |
| Driver and passenger door bins | |
| Full floor console with covered box | |
| Covered bin instrument-panel storage | |
| Driver and passenger-side visor mirrors | |
| 1-touch up | |
| Full floor console with box | |
| Driver's footrest | |
| Valet function | |
| Auto-locking doors | |
| 12V DC power outlet | 2 |
| Power windows | |
| Retained accessory power | |
| 2 12V DC power outlets | |
| 1st row express open/close sliding and tilting glass sunroof | |
| Driver vanity mirror | |
| Power windows with driver and passenger 1-touch down | |
| Rear cupholders | |
| Cruise control | |
| Manual sunshade | |
| Front cupholders | |
| Refrigerated/cooled box | glovebox |
| Telescoping steering wheel | |
| Illuminated glove box | |
| Illuminated locking glove box | |
| Illuminated entry | |
| Tilt steering wheel |
| Metal-look instrument panel insert, door panel insert | |
| Carpet cargo space | |
| Full cloth headliner | |
| Rubber front and rear floor mats | |
| Max seating capacity | 5 |
| Front seats | bucket |
| Concealed cargo storage | |
| Height adjustable driver seat | |
| Rear seat fold-forward seatback | |
| Manual driver and passenger fore/aft adjustment | |
| Carpet front and rear floor mats | |
| Cloth door panel trim | |
| Cloth upholstery | |
| Driver and passenger heated-cushions | |
| Manual easy-entry driver and passenger seats | |
| Floor mats | |
| Manual reclining driver and passenger seats | |
| Easy entry passenger seat | manual |
| Manual height-adjustable driver and passenger seats | |
| Metal-look interior accents | |
| Chrome interior accents | |
| Driver lumbar support | |
| Rear bench seat | |
| Plastic trunk lid/rear cargo door | |
| Passenger lumbar support | |
| Carpet cargo mat | |
| Cargo light | |
| 6-way driver and passenger seat adjustments | |
| Front center armrest | |
| Rear seat center armrest | |
| Driver and passenger heated-seatbacks | |
| Rear 60-40 bench seat | |
| Chrome/metal-look interior accents | |
| Carpet floor covering | |
| Cargo space floor | carpet |
| Cargo cover | |
| Cargo tie-downs | |
| Vinyl/rubber cargo mat | |
| Rigid cargo cover | |
| Max. seating capacity of 5 | |
| Height adjustable passenger seat | |
| Cloth front and rear seat upholstery | |
| Front sport seats | |
| Rear seat center armrest with pass-thru | |
| Manual driver and passenger lumbar support | |
| Easy entry driver seat | manual |
| Heated front seats | |
| Urethane shift knob |
| AM/FM stereo with seek-scan, single in-dash CD player | |
| Primary monitor touchscreen | |
| Window grid antenna | |
| Speed sensitive volume | |
| Diversity antenna | |
| Wireless phone connectivity | |
| SiriusXM AM/FM/Satellite with seek-scan, 6-disc in-dash CD player | |
| Audio theft deterrent | |
| 1 1st row LCD monitor | |
| 6-disc CD changer | |
| CD-MP3 decoder | |
| CD player | |
| 1st row LCD monitors | 1 |
| AM/FM radio | |
| 8 speakers | |
| Speed-sensitive volume |
| Low-fuel warning | |
| Variable intermittent wipers | |
| Bulb-failure warning | |
| Systems monitor | |
| Aero-composite halogen headlamps | |
| Low-coolant warning | |
| Light-tinted windows | |
| Outside-temperature display | |
| Oil-pressure warning | |
| Trunk-ajar warning | |
| Dome light with fade | |
| Outside temperature display | |
| Variably intermittent wipers | |
| Low-tire-pressure warning | |
| Fixed interval rear window wiper | |
| Water temp. gauge | |
| Battery warning | |
| Low-washer-fluid warning | |
| Brake-fluid warning | |
| Brake pad wear | |
| Trip computer | |
| Key-in-ignition warning | |
| Compass | |
| Rear window wiper | |
| Lights-on warning | |
| Variable instrument panel lighting | |
| Trip odometer | |
| Redundant digital speedometer | |
| Analog display | |
| Rear window defroster | |
| Tachometer | |
| In-dash clock | |
| Light tinted windows | |
| Water-temp. warning | |
| Door-ajar warning | |
| Tire pressure sensors |
| Wheelbase | 101.5" |
| Front legroom | 41.2" |
| Front headroom | 39.3" |
| Maximum interior cargo volume | 46.0 cu.ft. |
| Engine horsepower | 170-hp @ 5,700 rpm |
| Interior cargo volume | 15.1 cu.ft. |
| Passenger volume | 93.0 cu.ft. |
| Engine bore x stroke | 3.2" x 3.6" |
| Compression ratio | 9.50 to 1 |
| Engine type | I-5 |
| Payload | 1,089 lbs. |
| Ground clearance (min) | 137mm (5.4") |
| Valves | 20 |
| Front shoulder room | 54.7" |
| Front tread | 60.7" |
| Fuel economy highway | 33 mpg |
| Rear headroom | 38.5" |
| Engine torque | 177 lbs.-ft. @ 4,250 rpm |
| Exterior body width | 70.3" |
| Drag coefficient | .32 |
| Ground clearance (min.) | 5.4" |
| GVWR | 4,234 lbs. |
| Turning radius | 17.9' |
| Rear shoulder room | 52.8" |
| Rear legroom | 35.5" |
| Curb weight | 2,968 lbs. |
| Fuel tank capacity | 14.5 gal. |
| Valvetrain | DOHC |
| Engine displacement | 151 cu.in. |
| Fuel economy city | 23 mpg |
| Exterior length | 165.4" |
| Exterior height | 58.3" |
| Interior cargo volume seats folded | 46.0 cu.ft. |
| Rear tread | 59.6" |
| Maintenance warranty (months/miles) | 36/36,000 |
| Corrosion perforation warranty (months/miles) | 144/ unlimited |
| Basic warranty (months/miles) | 36/36,000 |
| Powertrain warranty (months/miles) | 60/60,000 |
| Roadside assistance warranty (months/miles) | 36/36,000 |
4 Trim Levels Available
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