There has been talk for some time about the arrival of the new Golf. The only unknown was the name of the new model. Last week, Volkswagen made a decision, and the updated version still belongs to the seventh generation, while the eighth will come in a few years. This best indicates that it is indeed an evolution of the model introduced in 2013, which, despite all the scandals at Volkswagen, continues to achieve excellent sales.
New Feature – LED Lights
Visually, there are no major changes; everything is familiar, and the biggest novelty is the LED lights that replace the xenon ones and now provide a characteristic outline on the front headlights. In the interior, we have a larger screen as expected, which is a trend, and it is to be believed that these screens will only grow year by year. The new Golf also features several new safety systems to bring it closer to higher-category vehicles.
The biggest technical novelty is certainly the 1.5-liter gasoline engine. It is known that Volkswagen was among the first to offer a ‘small’ 1.4-liter engine in the Golf, and now that unit has grown slightly. The result is two versions, with 131 and 150 horsepower. This engine offers the possibility of shutting down two cylinders when they are not needed, which translates to lower consumption, especially in city driving. Volkswagen will also offer a three-cylinder turbo engine in the updated Golf, which develops 116 horsepower, and in the basic version, which will also be available later, 90 horsepower, which will replace the 1.2-liter version with 86 horsepower. For GTI fans, the Germans will slightly increase the existing version from 220 to 230 horsepower, while the GTI Performance model will reach as much as 245 horsepower from 230. Interestingly, the diesel versions will remain more or less unchanged, and the backbone of sales will certainly be the 1.6-liter TDI engine with 110 horsepower.
