Volkswagen Golf 8

South Africa’s hottest selling hot hatches for April 2023

Rivalling each other from the drag strip to the racetrack, we take a look at which performance bred hot hatch is leading the sales race in South Africa. We take a look at April 2023 sales figures. Which are you taking home?

Posted by Ryan De Villiers - 23 May 2023

Drag race! Volkswagen Golf 8 R vs. Honda Civic Type R…

The folks over at CarWow have lined up the new Volkswagen Golf 8 R for a drag race against the Honda Civic Type R. While these […]

By CAR magazine - 26 March 2021

Volkswagen details optional ‘R Performance Package’ for new Golf 8 R…

Volkswagen in Europe has detailed the optional “R Performance Package” for its new 235 kW Golf 8 R. Interestingly, the new “drift” mode forms part […]

By Ryan Bubear - 25 March 2021

Here’s how many Volkswagen Golf 7 GTIs have been sold in South Africa…

Volkswagen South Africa says as many as 40 000 units of the Golf 7 have been sold locally since the model’s launch in 2013, with […]

By Ryan Bubear - 3 July 2020

Volkswagen SA unwraps new (370+ kW) Golf 8 GTI GTC race car!

Volkswagen Motorsport in South Africa has unveiled its new Global Touring Cars (GTC) racing car, which is based on the Golf 8 GTI and generates […]

By Ryan Bubear - 2 July 2020

Volkswagen Golf 8 handed a body kit, fresh wheels … and stance!

The folks over at German firm Ingo Noak Tuning have released a new catalogue of body kit parts for the Volkswagen Golf 8, handing the […]

By Nikesh Kooverjee - 16 June 2020

VW exec says he thought ‘racist’ Golf 8 advert was ‘fake’ or ‘sabotage’

High-ranking Volkswagen executive Jürgen Stackmann says when he first saw a video promoting the Golf 8 he thought it was “fake” or an act of […]

By Ryan Bubear - 12 June 2020

New Volkswagen Golf 8 GTI ‘will stay GTI’, promises exec

The head of the Volkswagen Group in North America has promised the upcoming Golf 8 GTI “will stay GTI”, explaining that the three-letter badge “is […]

By Ryan Bubear - 11 March 2019

Volkswagen Golf 8: senior exec promises ‘huge leap forward’

The upcoming Volkswagen Golf 8 will take a “a huge leap forward”, according to a senior executive at the Wolfsburg-based firm. Speaking to Autocar, Jürgen […]

By Ryan Bubear - 6 March 2019

Volkswagen Golf 8 GTI: hybrid plans reportedly scrapped…

A fresh report out of the United Kingdom suggests Volkswagen has scrapped plans to switch the upcoming eighth-generation Golf GTI to hybrid power, opting instead […]

By Ryan Bubear - 4 February 2019

Volkswagen Golf 8 (quietly) teased in new design sketch…

Back in October 2018, Volkswagen seemingly revealed the taillamp design of the new Golf 8. And now the Wolfsburg-based brand has shown off a design […]

By Ryan Bubear - 7 December 2018

Volkswagen Golf 8 will ‘set new standards’, promises exec…

A high-ranking Volkswagen executive promises the Golf 8 will “set new standards” when it debuts in 2019. Speaking to Automotive News Europe, Ralf Brandstätter, the […]

By Ryan Bubear - 21 November 2018

Volkswagen Golf 8: is this the new hatch’s taillamp design?

Volkswagen recently published some press material “showcasing how the lighting systems of the future will communicate and increase safety even further”. But one of the […]

By Ryan Bubear - 19 October 2018

Volkswagen Golf 8 to boost Wolfsburg to million-a-year mark

Volkswagen has announced that production volumes at its main plant in Wolfsburg will rise to around one million units a year with the launch of […]

By Ryan Bubear - 17 August 2018

Volkswagen Golf 8 to boast dual-screen cockpit – report

Production of the Volkswagen Golf 8 will officially commence in June 2019, and a fresh report out of Germany suggests that the upcoming version of the […]

By Ryan Bubear - 8 June 2018

Volkswagen says ‘R’ performance brand is ‘going extreme’

The head of sales and marketing at Volkswagen has revealed that the Wolfsburg-based brand is planning “extreme” new additions to its high-performance “R” stable. Speaking […]

By Ryan Bubear - 30 April 2018

VW announces new 2,0 TDI unit (for Golf 8 and Audi models)

Volkswagen has announced a “completely new” EA288 Evo engine, giving the familiar 2,0 TDI unit mild hybrid drive and cutting its emissions. The latest interpretation […]

By Ryan Bubear - 30 April 2018

Volkswagen Golf 8 will be offered as 48V ‘mild hybrid’…

Volkswagen has officially announced that its upcoming Golf 8 will be offered with a “cost-effective” 48V mild hybrid system. In the eighth-generation Golf (production is […]

By Ryan Bubear - 26 April 2018

Volkswagen Golf 8 production starts in June 2019…

Volkswagen has revealed that production of its eighth-generation Golf will commence in Wolfsburg towards the end of June 2019. In a statement, VW said that […]

By Ryan Bubear - 19 January 2018

VW spending R49-billion to prep plant for new Golf 8

Volkswagen has announced the investment of about €3-billion (that’s nearly R49-billion, in our money) in the German brand’s main plant in Wolfsburg in preparation for […]

By Ryan Bubear - 30 November 2017

Rumours: VW Golf 8 delayed (but GTI to make 186 kW)

A fresh report out of Germany suggests that the reveal of the eighth-generation Volkswagen Golf has been delayed until late in 2019, thanks to the automaker’s […]

By Ryan Bubear - 10 July 2017

MQB platform to underpin VW Golf 8 … and Golf 9

Volkswagen last week announced its plans to bounce back from the costly emissions scandal, cutting jobs and investing in “future-oriented” technology. But VW brand boss […]

By Ryan Bubear - 21 November 2016

Designers still mulling Volkswagen Golf 8 styling

A German magazine reports that there are two separate designs of the Volkswagen Golf 8 in the running ahead of the new model’s expected arrival […]

By Ryan Bubear - 21 July 2016

VW Golf 8 to lead diesel fightback with three-pot TDI

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. […]

By Ryan Bubear - 12 May 2016

Is this the new Golf VIII?

To be launched in late 2016, this is what the Golf VIII is likely to look like. Is it really an all-new car? Sort of. […]

By Steve Smith - 10 November 2015