Golf
Front-Wheel Drive · Automatic (S6) · Compact Cars
- MPG combined
- 32
- City / highway
- 29 / 37
- Engine
- 2.0L 4-cyl turbo
- Fuel
- Diesel
- Annual fuel cost
- $3,000
- Tailpipe CO₂
- 318 g/mi
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Volkswagen Golf/GTI
The Volkswagen Golf/GTI has been sold in the US from 2000 to 2027, in 28 model years covered here. The 2027 line-up has 2 trims with 26–28 MPG combined.
Model years
2012 Golf/GTI trims (7)
Golf
Front-Wheel Drive · Manual 6-spd · Compact Cars
- MPG combined
- 32
- City / highway
- 29 / 39
- Engine
- 2.0L 4-cyl turbo
- Fuel
- Diesel
- Annual fuel cost
- $3,000
- Tailpipe CO₂
- 315 g/mi
GTI
Front-Wheel Drive · Automatic (S6) · Compact Cars
- MPG combined
- 27
- City / highway
- 24 / 33
- Engine
- 2.0L 4-cyl turbo
- Fuel
- Premium
- Annual fuel cost
- $3,050
- Tailpipe CO₂
- 329 g/mi
GTI
Front-Wheel Drive · Manual 6-spd · Compact Cars
- MPG combined
- 25
- City / highway
- 21 / 31
- Engine
- 2.0L 4-cyl turbo
- Fuel
- Premium
- Annual fuel cost
- $3,300
- Tailpipe CO₂
- 355 g/mi
Golf
Front-Wheel Drive · Automatic (S6) · Compact Cars
- MPG combined
- 26
- City / highway
- 24 / 31
- Engine
- 2.5L 5-cyl
- Fuel
- Regular
- Annual fuel cost
- $2,600
- Tailpipe CO₂
- 342 g/mi
Golf
Front-Wheel Drive · Manual 5-spd · Compact Cars
- MPG combined
- 26
- City / highway
- 23 / 33
- Engine
- 2.5L 5-cyl
- Fuel
- Regular
- Annual fuel cost
- $2,600
- Tailpipe CO₂
- 342 g/mi
Golf R
All-Wheel Drive · Manual 6-spd · Compact Cars
- MPG combined
- 22
- City / highway
- 19 / 27
- Engine
- 2.0L 4-cyl turbo
- Fuel
- Premium
- Annual fuel cost
- $3,750
- Tailpipe CO₂
- 404 g/mi
Source: U.S. EPA / DOE fueleconomy.gov. Annual fuel cost is the EPA estimate for 15,000 miles a year at national average fuel and electricity prices.