Volkswagen has recently unveiled the revised 2024 Golf, which promises to bring a range of exciting changes. This eighth-generation model, marking its 50th anniversary, is scheduled to debut this spring, featuring an innovative plug-in hybrid and advanced technological enhancements.
A key highlight of the update is the introduction of a new plug-in hybrid for the GTE model. This next-generation powertrain offers increased power and a remarkable boost in electric range, now reaching approximately 62 miles with a total range of 620 miles. The vehicle is equipped with a 50kW DC quick-charging function and boasts CO2 emissions of 27-28g/km, placing it within the 8% Benefit-in-Kind bracket for 2024/25.
The updated line-up will also include mild hybrid (eTSI), plug-in hybrid (eHybrid and GTE), turbocharged petrol (TSI), and turbocharged diesel (TDI) variants. Furthermore, the GTI model will receive a power upgrade and will take a prominent position, followed by the imminent launch of the Golf R.
In addition, the ‘Mk8.5’ Golf is equipped with a next-generation infotainment system featuring a large touchscreen of up to 12.9 inches. This system boasts a fast processor, illuminated touch sliders, a new intelligent IDA voice assistant, and ChatGPT integration. Revealed at the CES event in Las Vegas, this system is designed to seamlessly access an expanding database of artificial intelligence, providing natural language interaction and the capability to read out researched content while on the move.
The updated model also features improvements in the form of an enhanced multi-function steering wheel and driver assist systems, such as the enhanced Park Assist Plus function, Park Assist Pro, and the Area View system with a 360-degree all-round view. The design of the vehicle has also undergone a facelift, with a sharper front-end featuring new LED headlights, optional top-of-the-range IQ.Light LED matrix headlights, and 3D light graphics on the tail-light clusters. Additionally, for the first time, an illuminated Volkswagen badge will adorn the front of the Golf.
Following the release of the ‘Mk8.5’ Golf, it will mark the final combustion engine version of the hatchback. These updates are expected to sustain the model until the end of the decade, when an all-electric version is slated to make its debut, possibly as a completely new vehicle.
Thomas Schäfer, CEO of Volkswagen Passenger Cars, expressed, “The Golf has been at the heart of the Volkswagen brand for half a century now, offering affordable mobility for all at the highest technical level. This is precisely what we are now building on with the new evolutionary stage – with even higher efficiency, comfort and quality and a new operating concept. The Golf does not get any better than this.”
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