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| Acoustic Testing of the New Golf |
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| Thanks to this test the New Golf is the quietest car in its segment |
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| This is the harshest test for any vehicle, shaking the entire suspension to its limits. You can thank the data gathered here for the Golf's brilliant dynamics and smooth ride |
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| The Golf is seen again on the hydro-pulse machine doing a swerve and avoid manoeuvre, probably simulating what a driver would have to do to avoid a kangaroo on our roads |
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| Fatigue testing of all the doors, the bonnet and the hatch at the rear. The doors were opened more that 2 million times to ensure that they continue to feel great and function well even 20 years later |
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| The complex mechanisms used to simulate the door closing and opening sequence |
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| The New Golf in the climatic chamber going through a rough road simulation at a sweltering 70 degrees C |
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| And here it is again 'driving' the same road at -45 degrees C |
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| Driving through semi-frozen water as part of durability testing |
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| The Golf's superb Cd value of 0.27 is thanks to thousands of hours spent in the wind tunnel |
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| The air just flows around the sleek lines of the Golf |
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| Rough road testing at VW's facilities |
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| Going through some quite deep salty water here |
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| Pothole testing used suspension strength and to evaluate squeaks and rattles in the cabin |
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| High speed testing on the bowl. This is one of the only places where the Veyron can be taken up to top speed |