Yes, the rumors are true. The Golf Alltrack is done after the 2019 model year. Volkswagen of America announced today that the critically-acclaimed Volkswagen Golf Alltrack and Golf SportWagen will end production with the 2019 model year. Volkswagen will continue building the Alltrack at the Puebla, Mexico plant through December 2019 to provide enthusiasts additional …
My Alltrack got 30.8 MPG at an average of 42 MPH on this tour of popular Colorado mountain towns. Everything off I-70 features 30-55 MPH state roads with some sections featuring lots of twisties. I-70 is a typical 65-70 MPH speed limit interstate. That’s the long east-west one in the map below. Denver to Dillon …
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Why Discount Tire? Discount Tire meets any challenger’s advertised price, like Tire Rack, but in this case they didn’t have to. The two prices are a penny apart. Why 225/50/17? These Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 don’t come in the 17-inch Alltrack’s size, so I got a slightly wider size. Original tire size:205/55/17 These:225/50/17 Alltrack’s tire …
Here’s my Alltrack fuel economy findings after two years and 20k miles in my 2017 Golf Alltrack: City Floor: 20 MPG, Ceiling: 30 MPG Highway Floor: 30 MPG, Ceiling: 45 MPG The Truth About Cold Engines There’s a city MPG caveat. Anyone can get 10 MPG city if you just drive a mile. That’s because …
Now I’ve got a couple actual examples of how fast my Alltrack with a JB4 is: a little faster than a GTI. Today marked the second stoplight duel between a Mk 7 GTI vs. me in my 2017 Alltrack with a JB4 set to max boost. The GTI was at my back bumper halfway through …
Hi VW folks, and happy New Year! If you went to MatthewsVWSite and are now here at AlltrackWorld, that’s on purpose. I bought the domain AlltrackWorld.com because this site over the last couple of years has been focused on the Golf Alltrack. The focus on Alltracks is because I bought one in April 2017. Why …
My Alltrack, now with 15k miles, has loosened up and gets even better economy than it did when new. On a 32-mile route to Denver International Airport today I got 45.3 MPG. I measure it by selecting the Average MPG page in the Golf’s Multifunction Display, then pressing the OK button on the steering wheel after …
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