mpv Posted February 15 Report Share Posted February 15 Hi all, some good news in this article. https://www.drive.com.au/news/2024-volkswagen-golf-facelift-australia-timing/ blower 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHG Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 My guess is it will be mostly new software capabilities Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpv Posted February 16 Author Report Share Posted February 16 Yep, and some new switch gear on the steering wheel. Interesting re the commentary on the 40-60 second boot up time too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R_wannabe_owner Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 Nothing too unexpected there, and what we’ve come to expect from VW for a model’s mid life facelift. Historically, VW’s mid-cycle facelifts have usually included all or some of the following changes; new design / style of headlights and tail lights, revised bumpers, new alloy wheel designs, a few new colour choices, interior trim changes and infotainment system updates. VW will want to maintain / increase customer interest and sales of the mk8 Golf through to the end of the car’s lifecycle without incurring significant costs. and a range of (mainly) cosmetic changes is a way of achieving this - same for most other car manufacturers too. Also, it’s not unknown for VW to slip in the odd cost cutting measure too to help offset for cost of some of the facelift ‘upgrades’. Looking further forward, maybe of interest is what’s rumoured for the mk9 Golf - or the use of the Golf name on a smaller car (similar in size to a mk4 Golf / the current Polo) in VW’s EV line up. How much of this is just speculation is anyone’s guess, but it’s interesting nonetheless. IMHO, the speculative rendered image looks quite good; https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/volkswagen-golf-be-reborn-£20000-ev-alongside-hot-gti mpv 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booth11 Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 1 hour ago, R_wannabe_owner said: Nothing too unexpected there, and what we’ve come to expect from VW for a model’s mid life facelift. Historically, VW’s mid-cycle facelifts have usually included all or some of the following changes; new design / style of headlights and tail lights, revised bumpers, new alloy wheel designs, a few new colour choices, interior trim changes and infotainment system updates. VW will want to maintain / increase customer interest and sales of the mk8 Golf through to the end of the car’s lifecycle without incurring significant costs. and a range of (mainly) cosmetic changes is a way of achieving this - same for most other car manufacturers too. Also, it’s not unknown for VW to slip in the odd cost cutting measure too to help offset for cost of some of the facelift ‘upgrades’. Looking further forward, maybe of interest is what’s rumoured for the mk9 Golf - or the use of the Golf name on a smaller car (similar in size to a mk4 Golf / the current Polo) in VW’s EV line up. How much of this is just speculation is anyone’s guess, but it’s interesting nonetheless. IMHO, the speculative rendered image looks quite good; https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/volkswagen-golf-be-reborn-£20000-ev-alongside-hot-gti Can’t say I agree on the rendered GTI image. I think it’s horrible. Like the love child of an ID and a Beetle. Autocar renderings are often wildly unreliable so I hope that’s the case here. 😁 mpv 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VWR-ok Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 Just spotted this - https://www.motor1.com/news/654710/vw-golf-r-electric-report/ Next VW Golf R Could Be An AWD Electric Hot Hatch With Dual Motors... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dopper99 Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 Hmmmm ...... an electric hot hatch. 🙄 Death of the hot hatch as we know it. Nothing against EV's on the whole, but a hot hatch is supposed to be light and fun to drive. Take the Cupra Born at over 1800kg. Too fat and lardy to be fun any more........😔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Fring Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 The 8 is the last Golf, already been confirmed to me. It’ll be electric but won’t be a Golf, whether they use more ID names or choose something different is still a mystery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpv Posted March 2 Author Report Share Posted March 2 And from the Australian media the following: https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=newssearch&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjHkaqoprz9AhV6t1YBHRauDLkQxfQBKAB6BAgJEAE&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.carexpert.com.au%2Fcar-news%2Fvolkswagen-golf-facelift-debuting-2024-replacement-to-be-ev-report&usg=AOvVaw1oNPKPJ1FfZr5xMW5ibYx7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 19 hours ago, Gus Fring said: The 8 is the last Golf, already been confirmed to me. It’ll be electric but won’t be a Golf, whether they use more ID names or choose something different is still a mystery. Golf and GTI are to be kept. I’ve read it a few times now and from mpvs post…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R_wannabe_owner Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 20 hours ago, Gus Fring said: The 8 is the last Golf, already been confirmed to me. It’ll be electric but won’t be a Golf, whether they use more ID names or choose something different is still a mystery. This Autocar article suggests otherwise. The Golf name looks as if it will live on; https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/volkswagen-golf-be-reborn-£20000-ev-alongside-hot-gti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Fring Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 Guess we’ll see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillly Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 Yes the MK8.5 will be going on sale in the first quarter of 2024. It will be the last petroleum driven Golf before full electric . The R model will not necessarily be part of that due to the environmental implications. Makes perfect sense as it will take us to 2030 with a 6 year run. Get em while you can guys&gals 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dopper99 Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 There is already a Mk8.5 thread: https://www.vwroc.com/forums/topic/42943-golf-mk-85-news/#comment-643106 🙂 chillly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booth11 Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 @chillly I’ve merged your recent thread with the existing 8.5 thread. chillly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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