Facelifted variations of the Volkswagen Golf – together with the GTI and R scorching hatches – will hit Australian shores in the course of the second quarter of 2025, the corporate has confirmed.
The German producer launched its 12-month product plan for Australia this afternoon, revealing your entire Mk8.5 Golf lineup will contact down someday between April and June of subsequent 12 months.
“In Q2, [Volkswagen Australia will launch] the up to date Golf and Golf GTI,” mentioned Daniel DeGasperi, the product and PR communications supervisor for Volkswagen Group Australia.
“We will additionally announce that we’ll introduce the upgraded Golf R in Q2 subsequent 12 months.”
Along with the usual Golf R, Mr DeGasperi confirmed the brand new Black Version may even be bought in Australia.
The Mk8.5 Golf R retains the identical 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine which has featured beneath its bonnet for nearly 15 years, however it now produces extra energy than ever – 245kW of energy and 420Nm of torque. That’s a rise of 10kW and 20Nm over the outgoing mannequin.
Volkswagen claims its Mk8.5 Golf R can speed up from 0-100km/h in 4.6 seconds, shaving two-tenths off the dash time of its predecessor. Prime velocity is quoted at 270km/h for automobiles outfitted with the non-obligatory Efficiency Pack, which additionally provides ‘Drift’ and ‘Particular’ drive modes.
There’s no change to its seven-speed dual-clutch computerized transmission nor its all-wheel drive system.
Few tweaks have been made to the outside of the Golf R, though the central grille emblem is now illuminated.
The inside of the up to date Golf R includes a 10.25-inch digital instrument and a 12.9-inch infotainment system operating the model’s newest software program, with illuminated quantity and local weather management sliders to handle buyer suggestions concerning the authentic Mk8.
As you’d anticipate, the Golf R Black Version is a blacked out tackle the formulation, with darkened badges and headlights, black brake calipers, black 19-inch Estoril wheels and black exhaust suggestions, in addition to the Efficiency package deal as commonplace.
“It’ll be a fantastic alternative for our consumers,” Mr DeGasperi mentioned. “Those that need the silver wheels and the matte silver detailing… but additionally, as introduced abroad, the Black Version gives an alternate design alternative that we’re going to supply to Australian consumers as properly.”
The Mk8.5 Golf GTI brings the identical 2.0-litre engine tuned to ship 195kW, in addition to exterior styling tweaks, a revised steering wheel with bodily button controls, and Volkswagen’s new ChatGPT-based voice assistant which will probably be rolled out throughout the vary.
Mr DeGasperi is assured that each efficiency fashions will probably be standard amongst Australian consumers.
“Consumers love these automobiles. Simply final month, I used to be speaking to our gross sales group and we bought 90 Golf GTIs in a month, and 90 Golf Rs,” he mentioned.
“Once you take a look at Golf gross sales, they usually’re someplace within the 300s, that’s an awfully excessive degree of scorching hatch share amongst Golf gross sales. We anticipate that to proceed with the [Mk8.5 range] in Q2.”
Additional particulars concerning the up to date 2025 Volkswagen Golf vary – together with a full pricing and specs breakdown – will probably be introduced nearer to the facelifted mannequin’s launch within the new 12 months.
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