The Volkswagen Golf 8, which is expected to be revealed some time in 2018, will reportedly be available with a new 1,5-litre three-cylinder diesel engine.
The seventh-generation Golf, of course, is due to receive a light facelift late in 2016. But details of the Wolfsburg-based automaker’s next-generation compact hatchback are already finding their way online.
According to Auto Express, VW will use the Mk8 Golf to spearhead its comeback from the fallout of the diesel emissions scandal. And a new diesel mill will be at the centre of it all.
Volkswagen is expected to use the Golf to debut a new “clean” family of 1,5-litre three-cylinder TDI engines (in various outputs), which will then roll out to other models as well. The CO2 emissions target of these new turbodiesel units will reportedly be less than 85 g/km.
Of course, we’ve already reported on Volkswagen’s new 1,5-litre EA211 TSI Evo petrol engine, which uses a turbocharger boasting variable turbine geometry, although it seems likely this unit will debut in the facelifted Golf 7 rather than the new Golf 8.
The next-gen Golf is all but certain to again employ the brand’s MQB platform, but the British publication says the new vehicle “will be between 35 kg and 70 kg lighter than the current car”. It is also expected to be wider and lower.
Auto Express furthermore reports that an improvement in packaging efficiency will free up some cabin space, while the Volkswagen Group’s nifty TFT instrument display will also find its way into the new model.
