Dubbed The 'sportier Utility Vehicle'
Dubbed the 'sportier utility vehicle', the 2017 VW Golf SportWagen has a powerful engine, up to 66.5 cubic feet of cargo space, an interior loaded with advanced technologies, and spectacular safety features. The 2017 VW Golf SportWagen is a perfect family vehicle with plenty of room for the family and cargo. Each of these trim levels comes with a list of standard and optional features. The 2017 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen comes with a 1.8L, inline four cylinder, 16V, turbocharged and intercooled, DI engine. This turbocharged engine provides a fun and powerful driving experience. Two of the trim levels of the 2017 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen come with an automatic transmission. However, both the S and the SE are available with either an automatic or a manual transmission; both are a standard 6-speed transmission. There is also an optional DCC Dynamic Chassis Control which makes it possible to adjust the running gear to a normal, sporty, or comfortable tuning.
Yet, with a longer wheelbase, the Golf will have more lightweight materials installed in it. This will help remove anywhere between 120-140 pounds of weight compared to the Golf Mk7, but actually, increase the stiffness and rigidity at the same time. Less weight, better rigidity, more powerful engines, and a whole lot of new tech promise one thing - the best GTI ever. Compared to the Golf Mk7, the entry-level Golf 8 GTI is expected to have a 252-horsepower engine with a standard electronic limited-slip differential (VAQ) on all models. The Clubsport is expected to have an engine that develops more than 300 horsepower, while the top-notch Golf R may even end up in the same mad segment with the Audi RS3. Yup, the new 2020 Volkswagen Golf 8 will be considerably more expensive compared to the Golf 7. Bear in mind that at any point in history, a nice Golf with a piece of fine equipment was not cheap. Ever. Volkswagen did offer low-end models before, but I believe that with the Golf Mk8, low-end Golfs will be no more.
All thanks to the new Skoda Scala that will replace it in the most important markets and high-end tech that costs a bunch and, as you have seen, will be a part of every Golf. The latest Ford Focus is considerably more upscale than ever before. Ford even focused on high-end Vignale and Sport models to reach to the new, richer customers. Now, even the ST went further with the 2.3-liter, EcoBoost and more than 270 horsepower. In some sense, the new Ford Focus is actually the best representation of what the new Golf will become - a more expensive, better equipped, and more luxurious hatchback. As always, the Ford will remain a proficient competitor to the Golf, but I doubt that it will ever match it in terms of sales. And, while the new Focus looks dashing, the Golf still has that sophisticated stance of the premium. I have a strange feeling that usually cheaper Renault Megane will actually replace the Golf in the driveways of those who were loyal to cheaper Golfs before.
See, the Megane become that much better, while the Golf is becoming that much more expensive. Usually targeting somewhat different customers, the Golf and Megane always played a precisely planned game to win over their respective customers. Yet, the new Megane is a five-door car, it is available with novel small turbocharged engines, and has that massive screen inside. Obviously, the same as the Golf. The new Mazda 3 hatchback looks fantastic, yet, it is a bit bigger compared to the new Golf Mk8 and does sport some novel technologies. Yet, not novel enough. With that said, the Mazda3 is a hatchback that can be compared with the Golf, but it is also somewhat eccentric and quirky. Yet, advanced and efficient. As is the case with basically any competitor on this list, the Mazda 3 is not likely to outsell the new Golf Mk8 anywhere. Volkswagen will start the production of the Golf Mk8 in its Wolfsburg plant in June 2019. I have learned that after the Golf 8 Supplier Summit early this year.
