Volkswagen Golf 2019 News

Volkswagen has provided a glimpse at its new-generation Golf hatchback, releasing an official image of a camouflaged prototype.

Volkswagen has revealed pricing for its 2020 Golf range, with the Mark 7.5 vehicles set to be replaced by new Mark 8 models late next year.

Volkswagen has revealed a “holographic module” mounted in the boot space of a concept Golf GTI in Germany.

New cars in Australia are better value than ever before thanks to standard equipment inclusions, yet towards the bottom end of the market, cars available to us are also better priced than anywhere else in the world. Moving further up the pricing chain reveals how expensive Australian cars can get thanks to the Luxury Car Tax (LCT), yet below $60,000, Australian cars are seriously good value when compared with many global markets. We're using the Mk7.5 Volkswagen Golf hatchback as an example, which is currently available for $24,990 drive away as a Trendline 110TSI six-speed manual. Is the Australian-delivered car is better equipped and priced than in any other market globally?Well, not only is the Australian Golf Trendline more spec-rich than in most markets - 16-inch alloy wheels, AEB with forward collision warning, front and rear parking sensors with a reversing camera, rear AEB, an 8.0-inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a leather steering wheel with audio controls and cruise control are all standard - but every new Australian-spec Volkswagen comes with a five-year/unlimited km warranty as well. All of our regular Golfs are equipped with the 110kW/250Nm 1.4-litre turbo-petrol engine, which is the most powerful regular engine offered in the Golf worldwide. Most similar in pricing to Australian Golfs is Canada, which offers the same 110TSI engine in Comfortline spec with a six-speed manual for $22,500 CAD ($23,875 AUD), though it features smaller alloy wheels and a smaller 6.5-inch multimedia screen. In addition to that, VW Canada offers an inferior four-year/80,000km warranty.North American buyers can also optionally choose an eight-speed torque converter auto that we wish was offered locally in favour of the seven-speed dual-clutch (DSG) unit.Even more annoying is that Volkswagen Canada offers a much wider range of colours for its Golfs, including ‘Peacock Green’, which is only offered locally on the Amarok. Across the ditch in New Zealand, pricing starts at NZ$29,990 ($28,389 AUD) for the Comfortline. The NZ spec is similar to Australian Trendline, though it features the lower output 92kW/200Nm 1.4-litre turbo-petrol and only a three-year warranty. It does, however, feature lane assist as standard, and metallic paint - ‘Oryx White’ aside - is free-of-charge. South African Golfs are not only more expensive than Australian models - they’re priced from R320,800 ($31,802 AUD) - but aren’t anywhere near as well equipped. The wheels are smaller, as is the multimedia system (6.5-inch), cruise control is an option, as are auto lights/wipers, a reversing camera and smartphone mirroring tech. AEB isn’t available at all, and the engine used is an 81kW 1.0-litre turbo-petrol. South African-spec Golfs are made in South Africa. Much like the greater Volkswagen range, Chinese-spec Golfs offer a wider range than their global cousins. An 85kW/155Nm 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol engine is standard, though both the 1.2TSI and 1.4TSI are available on higher models. Priced from 121,900 yuan ($26,000 AUD), the Chinese Golf gets kit like a 6.5-inch screen, AEB, 16-inch alloy wheels and cornering front fog-lamps - so for equipment, it’s not bad. Shame about that old-school non-turbo engine, though.Like Canada, the American-spec Golf is made in Mexico. Featuring broadly the same spec as its northern neighbour, the American 1.4TSI S is priced from US$22,740 ($32,496 AUD) and is equipped with blind-spot monitoring, AEB and rear cross traffic alert, though a manual handbrake and no rear air vents are also part of the deal. American Volkswagens have the longest global warranty at six years/72,000 miles (115,872km).Moving to Europe, things get expensive. Both Germany and France offer the 63kW 1.0TSI with a five-speed manual transmission as the entry level drivetrain for the Golf. Both countries offer a two-year warranty, as well as 15-inch steel wheels, a 6.5-inch touchscreen, no reversing camera, no Apple CarPlay or Android Auto, a urethane steering wheel and optional cruise control. The entry Golf is priced from €19,520 ($33,434 AUD) in Germany, and €20,650 ($33,144 AUD) in France. Yet while that's expensive, the most expensive in the world is the British Golf, which is priced from £20,945 ($39,478 AUD) for an 85kW 1.0TSI six-speed manual in S spec. The UK Golf S offers 15-inch steel wheels, an 8.0-inch multimedia system, AEB and electric windows/mirrors. Yet, it’s not equipped with a leather steering wheel with audio controls, cruise control, auto lights/wipers, front and rear parking sensors or a reversing camera, and optioning them pushes the price to nearly $42,000 AUD. Volkswagen UK offers a three-year/60,000 mile (97,000km) warranty. The same is true for multiple models on sale locally. Despite being made locally, the Skoda Octavia is up to $20,000 cheaper in Australia than some European countries, as is the BMW 1 Series. The Japanese-made Mazda3 is also better equipped and cheaper to buy here than in many markets as well, including Japan, and the Subaru XV in base 1.6L form is around AUD$47,000 in the UK. 

Volkswagen Australia has introduced revised drive-away pricing for the 2019 model year Golf GTI.

The VW Golf GTI TCR has been confirmed for Australia, with the race-bred rocket set for launch in the final quarter of this year.

Volkswagen Group Australia has streamlined its Golf range from 19 variants to 12, dropping the entry-level 110TSI hatch and wagon as well as all diesel variants.

Volkswagen Australia has discontinued diesel-powered versions of its Golf small car, with no foreseeable plans for their return.The drying up of diesel engine supplies and the lowering of customer demand have contributed to the Golf TDI's discontinuation, according to Volkswagen Australia product marketing manager Jeff Shafer."At the moment we don’t have any diesels in the Golf range," he said."It’s a change to the model-year 2019 changeover, and it is part of the WLTP (Worldwide Harmonized Light Duty Vehicles Test Procedure) changes coming through."That engine and others are not available to us anymore – the 110TDI, the 169TSI in the GTI, as well as the 135TDI in the Alltrack."The new fuel consumption and emissions testing procedure is said to be more accurate for real-world conditions than the previous test and will be mandatory for all vehicles sold in Europe from September 1.As there is a limited number of independent testing rigs available, it is believed Volkswagen Group is working tirelessly to complete testing on all of its variants.Whether the Golf diesel will return when the eighth-generation version is revealed next year is still up in the air, with customer demand projected to drop even further.Once accounting for 40 per cent of total Golf sales, factors including the reduced average petrol consumption in new cars, the comparatively stable oil prices and the fallout from the Volkswagen 'dieselgate' scandal have contributed to the TDI now accounting for less than 10 per cent of sales."I don’t know whether we will see (diesel) come back in the current car, but we do have a little bit further down the road with the Golf ‘8’ coming, and we’ll see what we do with diesel engines then," Mr Shafer said."We always try to look at what the market wants and what customers are buying. And diesels have been a fairly minimal part of the Golf range in terms of the mix and sales, so we’ll evaluate that as we move forward."When we look at the trends in the marketplace, diesel in passenger vehicles has been declining across the board for some time, and I think that has to do with the advancements that we’ve been seeing on the petrol side."The petrol Golf 110TSI produces good torque and fuel efficiency, meaning you can get very good performance from a low-capacity engine and really good driveability at the same time. "Petrol engines have really come quite far."Check out all 2018 Volkswagen Golf price and spec info here.

Volkswagen Australia has announced pricing for its 2019 Golf GTI, which arrives in October with a bump in power and equipment, for just $1000 over the out-going model.

The most hardcore Volkswagen Golf GTI ever, the 2019 VW Golf GTI TCR, is coming to Australia.