How Safe Are the 2022 Volkswagen Golf GTI and Golf R?

How features available in the 2022 Golf GTI and Golf R can help avoid collisions with cyclists and pedestrians
The Golf GTI and Golf R have always been some of the fastest hatchbacks available in the market, and the 2022 Golf GTI and Golf R bring intelligent safety features that help these fast hot hatches avoid collisions with pedestrians and cyclists. If you’re planning on getting either of them, you’ll be amazed at how safe these performance hatchbacks have really gotten. Join us at Frank Boucher Volkswagen of Janesville to learn more about the safety features available on the 2022 Golf GTI and Golf R.

Upgraded Front Assist System

The 2022 Golf GTI and Golf R bring a new upgrade to the available Front Assist feature that helps avoid collisions with cyclists and pedestrians. For the uninitiated, Front Assists is part of the Volkswagen IQ.DRIVE semi-autonomous driver assistance technology. The intelligent safety feature uses a radar sensor built into the vehicle’s front to detect moving objects such as a vehicle ahead or a pedestrian walking on the road and warns you of potential collisions and provides automatic braking assistance in some instances.

The latest version of Front Assist available on the 8th generation (Mk8) Golf models uses the front-facing radar sensing camera system to help identify and distinguish cyclists and pedestrians from other objects. However, it can now detect objects not just directly in front of the vehicle but also those driving alongside it.

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Works in the dark too

Another great feature that this new Front Assist technology brings is the ability to detect people and cyclists ahead of the vehicle, which the driver might have overlooked in darkness or low light conditions.

Test Drive the 2022 Golf GTI and Golf R in Janesville, WI

Now that you know how the 2022 VW Golf GTI and Golf R can help avoid collisions with cyclists and pedestrians, you might want to test out these features for yourself. If so, get in touch with Frank Boucher VW of Janesville, and schedule a test drive today! While you’re here, check out our online VW inventory to find the latest 2022 VW models.