A new Volkswagen Golf is coming this year, and it’s big news given that the hatch was the fourth most popular new car in the UK in 2016. the latest model isn’t an all-new version, though, with the company branding the updated Golf the Mk7.5 instead of the full-spec Mk8. It will go on sale in early 2017, and prices and specifications have been announced.
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The new Volkswagen Golf Mk7.5 will cost an average of £650 less than the generation it replaces, it has been announced – despite ushering in higher levels of safety equipment and VW’s latest infotainment systems.
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The entry point for the stalwart of the family car market will remain the same, at £17,625 for a VW Golf three-door 1.0-litre three-cylinder petrol edition, producing 84bhp and offered in S trim. even this model will get the updates that are being introduced on more expensive Golfs, though, with LED tail-lights as standard and a 8in colour touchscreen infotainment system instead of the old 6in set-up. It’ll also bring air-con and LED daytime running lights.
The middle ground of the range will be SE and SE Nav editions, which start with 109bhp versions of the same three-cylinder engine. Indeed, a five-door SE with the 1.0 and a seven-speed DSG automatic gearbox emits 107g/km – a strong figure for a petrol family car. VW hasn’t confirmed final specs but SE is expected to include pedestrian monitoring and city emergency braking, parking assistance, alloy wheels and a leather-trimmed steering wheel – plus a central infotainment screen that’s now eight inches across instead of six.
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