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The Golf 7 will be with us for a little bit longer, but the Golf 8 is quickly approaching.
The Golf 7 will be with us for a little bit longer, but the Golf 8 is quickly approaching.

Volkswagen Australia has increased the pricing of its current-generation Golf small car by up to $500.

Specifically, the entry-level Trendline and Comfortline grades have jumped $400, while Highline, GTI and R variants are now $500 dearer.

The Alltrack 132TSI Premium is also now $500 more expensive, but its non-Premium counterpart is the odd one out, up $440 to $36,190 plus on-road costs.

As such, the Golf now ranges in cost from $25,390 for the manual 110TSI Trendline hatch (the sole three-pedal set-up on offer) to $57,490 for the automatic R wagon.

A Volkswagen Australia spokesperson told CarsGuide the price adjustments were made due to exchange-rate pressures.

Standard specification and options for all Golf variants remain the same as before.

For reference, 110TSI versions are powered by a 110kW/250Nm 1.4-litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder engine, while 132TSI variants upgrade to a 132kW/280Nm 1.8-litre unit. Either way, drive is exclusively sent to the front wheels.

While front-wheel-drive GTI and all-wheel-drive R versions are powered by the same 2.0-litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder engine, the former produces 180kW/370Nm, while the latter develops 213kW/380Nm.

As reported, the new-generation Golf will enter local showrooms late this year, with regular and GTI variants expected to launch alongside each other, while flagship R versions are due in early 2021.

2020 Volkswagen Golf 2020 pricing before on-road costs

VariantTransmissionCost
110TSI Trendline hatchmanual$25,390 (+$400)
110TSI Trendline hatchautomatic$27,390 (+$400)
110TSI Trendline wagonautomatic$28,890 (+$400)
110TSI Comfortline hatchautomatic$29,390 (+$400)
110TSI Comfortline wagonautomatic$30,890 (+$400)
110TSI Highline hatchautomatic$34,490 (+$500)
110TSI Highline wagonautomatic$35,990 (+$500)
Alltrack 132TSI wagonautomatic$36,190 (+$440)
Alltrack 132TSI Premium wagonautomatic$40,490 (+$500)
GTI hatchautomatic$46,690 (+$500)
R hatchautomatic$55,490 (+$500)
R wagonautomatic$57,490 (+$500)
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Justin’s dad chose to miss his birth because he wanted to watch Peter Brock hopefully win Bathurst, so it figures Justin grew up to have a car obsession, too – and don’t worry, his dad did turn up in time after some stern words from his mum. That said, despite loving cars and writing, Justin chose to pursue career paths that didn’t lend themselves to automotive journalism, before eventually ending up working as a computer technician. But that car itch just couldn’t be scratched by his chipped Volkswagen Golf R (Mk7), so he finally decided to give into the inevitable and study a Master of Journalism at the same time. And even with the long odds, Justin was lucky enough to land a full-time job as a motoring journalist soon after graduating and the rest, as they say, is history. These days, Justin happily finds himself working at CarsGuide during the biggest period of change yet for the automotive industry, which is perhaps the most exciting part of all. In case you’re wondering, Justin begrudgingly sold the Golf R (sans chip) and still has plans to buy his dream car, an E46 BMW M3 coupe (manual, of course), but he is in desperate need of a second car space – or maybe a third.
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