When the Golf goes electric, you know the electric car has well and truly hit the mainstream.
VW has already granted its smaller Up! an electric version, which we thoroughly enjoyed driving. This time round though, the full-fat Golf has been given the same treatment.
The same rules apply here as they did with the Golf GTi we drove a few months back. The interior feels just as solid, while the build quality would put Apple to shame in some places.
The biggest difference visually with the E-Golf is on the outside. A set of rather good-looking daytime running lights flank either side of the front of the car.
It's just enough to let others know your Golf isn't quite standard. Then, there's a number of tweaks granted to the excellent touch screen nav system, which helps give you a better idea of how your electric car is behaving.
As for the way the E Golf drives, like any electric car it delivers all its power instantly, which means it's incredibly rapid from a standstill. Getting too carried away with the accelerator pedal will put a serious load on the battery, though - doing away with most of its range potential.
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Instead, a better alternative is flicking the E Golf into its full blast Eco mode. Done via the gearstick, it will then coast to a stop while regenerating energy all the time your foot is off the accelerator.
As with BMW's i3, this takes some getting used to, but get it right and you can get some serious distance around town in the E Golf.
By taking an already excellent platform and making it electric, VW has got the E Golf spot on. For city dwellers, it's the Golf we would buy.
