Golf VI, as the 2010 Volkswagen Golf is known to model trivia buffs, arrives a year earlier than expected and marks somewhat less of a transformation than were its four predecessors. The styling is all-new inside and out, but the chassis and running gear mostly carry over with minor tweaks, the laserlike focus of which was primarily in two areas: to improve refinement and efficiency and to lower the cost of production. We're happy to report abundant evidence of the former and little or no indication of the latter.

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