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Volkswagen has rolled out its 2024 basic model Golf with a hefty price tag of 28,330 euros in Germany. The new price is a big jump from the 19,990 euros customers paid for the entry-level Golf in 2019.
The latest Golf comes with a beefier 1.5 TSI engine that puts out 116 hp, replacing the previous 1.0 TSi with 90 hp. Volkswagen offers Urano Gray as the free color option for the base model.
VW has packed the new Golf with a bunch of standard features. It's got assistance systems that the EU now requires, 15-inch steel rims, and a digital cockpit. The touchscreen is pretty nifty, allowing wireless connection to Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, and it's got a guaranteed navigation system.
Customers will also get single-zone automatic climate control, LED headlights and taillights, and a Keyless Start system. The car comes with a 6-speed manual transmission and can go from 0 to 100 km/h in 9.9 seconds, with a top speed of 203 km/h.
Volkswagen Golf (2024)
Some features are there but need extra cash to activate. For example, seat heating is installed but needs to be turned on. Drivers can get it working by shelling out 640 euros for the Winter package, which also throws in a heated steering wheel.
If the steel rims aren't your thing, VW offers an upgrade to 16-inch aluminum rims for an extra 1,030 euros.
This Golf is part of the eighth generation, which hit the streets in 2019. It's likely to be the last Golf with a combustion engine, as the European Union plans to ban new cars that produce harmful emissions by 2035.
While this update brings some changes, it's probably not big enough to be called a mid-cycle facelift. VW plans to keep tweaking and improving the Golf to keep it relevant in the changing auto landscape.
The manual transmission will stick around for a while, at least. Drivers can get it in models up to the R-Line trim level, giving stick-shift fans some options to choose from.
Source: Motor1
