The Golf 8

Now available from stock

You could drive away in a new Golf Life sooner than you think.

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Life

Fully connected and packed with features, Life happens in this Golf.

Features of Life

Key features as standard:

  • Alloy wheels 16" Norfolk
  • Car2X - intelligent vehicle networking
  • Decorative inserts 'Silver Silk' in dash and front door panels
  • Interior Ambient lighting with 10 colour options
  • Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
  • Auto-dimming rear view mirror
  • Rain sensor

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Style

Also available as an eHybrid (from stock only), the Golf Style showcases refined design and luxurious touches throughout.

Features of Style

Additional key features (over Life):

  • High Beam Assist
  • LED 'Plus' headlamps
  • `Air Care Climatronic` (3-zone) with rear air conditioning control panel
  • Interior Ambient lighting with 30 colour options
  • 'Art Velours' seat centre
  • Decorative inserts in `Brushed dark metal` in dash and front door panels

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R-Line

Built for ultimate performance, the R-Line is sure to thrill.

Features of R-Line

Additional key features (over Life):

  • Alloy wheels 17" Valencia Grey metallic
  • 'R-Line' body-coloured bumpers
  • Sports seats in front
  • Driving profile selection
  • Rear tinted glass from B-pillar backwards, approx. 65% tinted
  • Interior Ambient lighting with 30 colour options

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GTE

Plug-in hybrid sustainability with GTI performance.

Features of GTE

Additional key features (over R-Line):
  • Ambient lighting, exterior illuminated styling elements in door handle recesses and front grille
  • Keyless entry
  • Driving profile selection
  • Rear tinted glass from B-pillar backwards, approx. 65% tinted
  • Leather-wrapped, heated, multi-function sports steering wheel with touch control and shift paddles
  • IQ.LIGHT - LED Matrix headlamps with LED sep. daytime running light, dynamic cornering light and dynamic turn signal
  • Lane Assist, Traffic Jam Assist and Emergency Assist

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GTI

The Golf GTI is synonymous with powerful performance and is now fully connected to keep you online on the road. Factory orders on the manual gearbox are no longer available, please contact your Retailer for information on stock cars.

Features of GTI

Additional key features (over R-Line):

  • Driving profile selection
  • Rear tinted glass from B-pillar backwards, approx. 65% tinted
  • Alloy wheels 18" 'Richmond'
  • Ambient lighting, exterior illuminated styling elements in door handle recesses and front grille
  • IQ.LIGHT - LED Matrix headlamps with LED sep. daytime running light, dynamic cornering light and dynamic turn signal
  • LED front fog lights with 5-honeycomb design

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R

Inspired by the racetrack, this Golf R guarantees an exhilarating drive.

Features of R

Additional key features (over GTI):

  • 'R' styling pack - uniquely shaped front and rear bumpers and side sills
  • All wheel drive - 4Motion
  • IQ.LIGHT - LED Matrix headlamps with LED sep. daytime running light, dynamic cornering light and dynamic turn signal
  • 'R' styling pack - uniquely shaped front and rear bumpers and side sills
  • Alloy wheels 18" Jerez Black diamond turned
  • "Discover Media" Navigation system incl. Streaming and Internet

The front of the new Volkswagen Golf 8

Exterior design

The Golf 8’s exterior features clean design with narrow LED headlights and a leaner front grille

The interior of the new Golf 8 with the 10-inch touchscreen

Digital Cockpit

The Digital Cockpit takes all of your settings and displays them clearly on the Discover system’s 10-inch screen.

A yellow Volkswagen Golf 8 parking between two silver cars while using the Park Assist feature

Driver assistance systems

The Golf 8 comes with a wide range of Driver Assistance systems including Adaptive Cruise Control and Park Assist which tells you if a space is large enough to fit into and then parks for you.

The woman using a phone while standing on the street in front of a yellow Golf 8

Get Breakdown Call, the Online Anti-Theft Alarm and Service Scheduling when you register for We Connect. Sign up for We Connect Plus and you’ll also receive real-time traffic updates. App Connect syncs your smartphone to the car to give you access to your favourite music and podcasts.

The dashboard of the new Volkswagen Golf 8

Optional Dynamic Cruise Control gives you three settings to choose from: COMFORT for the smoothest ride, SPORT for a firmer, more responsive drive, and ECO which adjusts the car’s configuration to save on fuel.

The headlights of the new Volkswagen Golf 8

​The Golf 8 comes with LED headlights and integrated fog lights as standard. If you opt for the IQ.LIGHT Matrix LED lights you’ll also receive Dynamic Light Assist, which automatically adjusts brightness when it detects oncoming traffic.

The front of the new Volkswagen Golf 8

The Golf 8’s exterior features clean design with narrow LED headlights and a leaner front grille. The imposing bumper gives the Golf 8 more presence and now sits lower to the ground, for a more responsive performance.

The new Golf 8 interior

The Golf 8 showcases Volkswagen’s quality interior design at its finest. As soon as you ease into the adjustable driver’s seat you’ll notice that thanks to the Innovision Cockpit, there are far fewer buttons to navigate on the dashboard. Choose the optional ambient lighting package and illuminate the interior from a selection of 32 colours.

A yellow Volkswagen Golf 8 parking between two silver cars while using the Park Assist featureThe Golf 8 comes with a wide range of DriverAssistance systems including Adaptive Cruise Control and Park Assist which tells you if a space is large enough to fit into and then parks for you. It also comes with Travel Assist, which not only keeps you in your lane but can automate acceleration and braking to make driving in heavy traffic less tiring.

The interior of the new Golf 8 with the 10-inch touchscreen​The Digital Cockpit takes all of your settings and displays them clearly on the Discover system’s 10-inch screen. From there you can easily adjust your driving position, air conditioning, radio, navigation and DriverAssistance systems. Set up your Volkswagen ID and once you log in the Golf 8 will remember your preferences.

The head-up display of the new Volkswagen Golf 8​The Golf 8’s Head-Up display projects your speedometer and Adapted Cruise Control information straight onto the windshield. Sat-Nav and media settings are displayed on the Digital Cockpit, a high-definition screen that sits right behind the steering wheel.

A lady sitting in a new Volkswagen Golf 8

Through the Golf 8’s voice control you can select between radio stations, scroll through your address book, or change course on your Sat-Nav.

Golf 8 dimensions

Here you’ll find all the dimensions for the golf's exterior and interior. Subsequent trims may differ in dimensions
View each model here within the Golf 8 Range

Tiguan side view with boot up

Bigger than a Polo, smaller than a Tiguan.

Interior dimensions

mm

Length

4284

Wheelbase

2619

Turning circle

11000

Width - excluding door mirrors

1789

Height

1491

The boot depth with the rear seats up and down in the Golf.

Interior dimensions

Tiguan interior dimensions

​An extra-large boot for fitting more in

Interior dimensions

mm

Interior width - front

1471

Interior width - rear

1440

Boot length, with rear seats upright

800

Boot length, with rear seats folded

1493

Boot volume

381 ltr

Effective headroom maximum - front (with sunroof)

1018

Effective headroom maximum - rear (with sunroof)

968

The Golf’s front and rear door heights​.

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