The new Astra hatchback is a good car that already suffers in some comparisons against the older Volkswagen Golf and is likely to be even more outgunned when Ford's latest Focus is launched next year.

（欧宝的）新型雅特掀背车是一款好车，它已经遭受了同老式大众高尔夫车款的比较且在福特最新的福克斯明年上市之时可能会更有优势。

youdao

A first-series Volkswagen Golf from 1974 weighs 750 kilograms (1, 653 pounds).

1974年大众的第一批高尔夫牌汽车重达750千克(1 653磅)。

youdao

A medium-sized dog has the same impact as a Toyota Land Cruiser driven 6, 000 miles a year, while a cat is equivalent to a Volkswagen Golf.

一只中等大小的狗对环境产生的影响和丰田陆地巡洋舰每年行驶6000英里产生的影响相同，而一只猫产生的影响相当于一辆大众-高尔夫牌汽车。

youdao

Many cars, including the Mazda CX-5 and Volkswagen Golf, use variable valve timing to maximize fuel efficiency and performance.

FORBES: 10 Ways Automakers Are Helping You Spend Less On Gasoline

Mr Groome was last seen driving a 2002-registered black Volkswagen Golf car, which police said had been customised and was distinctive.

BBC: Thomas Groome

GM's big German subsidiary, Adam Opel, is already indicating that it will offer discounts on its new Astra model, to be launched in April, which will compete head-on with Volkswagen's new Golf itself already being discounted.

ECONOMIST: Ford, Fiat and failure