In 2019, the Volkswagen family's fundamental Golf model ushered in a major regeneration. The eighth-generation model is known as the new digital Golf in China, and intends to continue to harvest consumers in an era when the new forces have not yet fully developed.
But what Volkswagen Group did not expect was that the development of new forces in China would be so rapid and perfect. In particular, the rapid iteration of the interior directly made this group of Wolf Castle engineers scratch their heads. Among them, the touch steering wheel, which Volkswagen engineers are most proud of, has continued to explode in the past few years of sales. The extremely difficult car machine in the car is a bit small compared to it.
But at the start of 2024, we have good news about golf. The eighth-generation model, which was unveiled in 2019, is finally getting a mid-life facelift.
The main changes in this upgrade are the upgrade of the power and the optimization of the interior. In the case of the European version, the all-electric range of the GTE version has increased from 60 km to 100 km, while the power of the GTI version has increased from 245 hp to 265 hp. However, it should be noted that the 8.5 generation GTI version is only available with a DSG gearbox, and the manual gearbox no longer exists.
Turning to the interior, the previous 8th generation Golf was equipped with an overly sensitive steering wheel touch button, a not-so-easy multimedia screen menu system and a much-criticized temperature control slider combination, which was criticized by the majority of car owners.
Volkswagen has heeded consumer feedback this time, and its solution is to replace the steering wheel touch buttons with traditional physical buttons. The center console is divided into two versions, with the base model measuring 10.4-inch and the advanced model measuring 12.9-inch. In addition, the 8.5 generation Golf has also redesigned the graphics and menu structure of the central control system, and illuminated the temperature control slider, which is much easier to use.
With the debut of the European market, the 8.5 generation golf will also be gradually updated in major regions around the world. In addition to the regular model, the GTI, R and Touring models will be introduced to meet the needs of the market. However, it should be noted that the 8.5 generation of golf will be the last generation of fuel golf.