First Drive
Brimming with new tech and styling, the corporate hopes the common vary will reignite hatch gross sales
The face-lifted, eighth-generation Volkswagen (VW) Golf is now on sale in SA, and initially accessible in 1.4 TSI guise solely and 4 trim ranges. The German model launched the newest Golf GTI mannequin again in 2021 minus the bread and butter TSI ranges, citing dwindled gross sales as SA prospects clamoured for SUVs and crossovers. The brand new high-performance GTI and Golf R fashions will be a part of later.
They’re again now, in Life, Life Plus, R-Line, R-Line Plus and an optionally available Black Fashion package deal that brings 18-inch York alloys, privateness glass and black exterior mirrors. The vary is enhanced with new options and new entrance bumpers, the R-Line fashions with an angrier, GTI-like interpretation. New LED headlight design and an illuminated entrance brand will be had, and the power to challenge the corporate brand on the bottom as night-time puddle lights when the entrance doorways open…
