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Just a couple of days separate us from the launch of the eighth generation Golf, and Volkswagen can’t stop trying to paint the car as one giant leap in the nameplate’s history.
The big unveiling is scheduled to take place on October 24 at the carmaker’s headquarters in Wolfsburg, the place from where all the news about the German bestseller will be flooding the Internet on Thursday. But until then, here are the first official details.
On Tuesday, an interview with Karlheinz Hell, the man responsible for the development of the Volkswagen compact series, was published by the carmaker, giving us the first official insight into a car that is supposed to inspire generations more.
First off, Hell says the new Golf will carry on the line’s genes when it comes to design. That’s despite the new model going for a more aggressive, Scirocco-like look, as seen in the design sketch shown ten days ago.
Then, the car will mark the Golf’s entrance in the truly digital age at Volkswagen, boasting both a new and yet undisclosed operating concept, and a series of advanced driver-assist technologies, all wrapped around the Car-2-X communications concept.
Last, but not least, powertrains. Just as before, the new Golf will rely heavily on the good-old TSI engines, all of them linked to automatic transmissions. eTSI variants, as well as e-Hybrids will also be on the table.
An electric variant of the new Golf has also been confirmed by Hell.
From a marketing standpoint, Volkswagen will try and cut down on the huge number of variants available, by giving up on less successful trims. The biggest change compared to the existing generation is the elimination of the 3-door body style from the roster.
You can have a look at all the details of the new Volkswagen Golf, as provided by Karlheinz Hell, in the press release section below.
On Tuesday, an interview with Karlheinz Hell, the man responsible for the development of the Volkswagen compact series, was published by the carmaker, giving us the first official insight into a car that is supposed to inspire generations more.
First off, Hell says the new Golf will carry on the line’s genes when it comes to design. That’s despite the new model going for a more aggressive, Scirocco-like look, as seen in the design sketch shown ten days ago.
Then, the car will mark the Golf’s entrance in the truly digital age at Volkswagen, boasting both a new and yet undisclosed operating concept, and a series of advanced driver-assist technologies, all wrapped around the Car-2-X communications concept.
Last, but not least, powertrains. Just as before, the new Golf will rely heavily on the good-old TSI engines, all of them linked to automatic transmissions. eTSI variants, as well as e-Hybrids will also be on the table.
An electric variant of the new Golf has also been confirmed by Hell.
From a marketing standpoint, Volkswagen will try and cut down on the huge number of variants available, by giving up on less successful trims. The biggest change compared to the existing generation is the elimination of the 3-door body style from the roster.
You can have a look at all the details of the new Volkswagen Golf, as provided by Karlheinz Hell, in the press release section below.
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