Volkswagen Golf News in Malaysia

Marking its 50th anniversary since first going on sale, the facelifted 2024 VW Golf (Mk 8.5) has made its debut with an array of styling updates, a new infotainment system, updated driving assistance features and a new plug-in hybrid (PHEV) powertrains. The brand defining 2024 VW Golf now crucially receives 10 powertrain variants – relevant to Malaysia is likely one of four turbocharged petrol (TSI) variants. VW has yet to reveal specifics on each powertrain as more derivatives will be introduce

Arvind

Jan 24, 2024

2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the Volkswagen Golf and fittingly, the carmaker will be looking to introduce a facelifted version of its current Mk8, which could also be the last combustion-engined Golf before going fully electric, as confirmed by CEO Thomas Schäfer. Prototypes of the Golf Mk8.5 have been spotted testing around Europe but photos from what appears to be an official preview by Volkswagen depict the front end of the refreshed hatchback, posted on Autospy. Immediately, the more a

Dinesh

Sep 5, 2023

Despite looking like a Golf, the VW ID.2all concept car presented last month may not enter production (target 2025) as an electric successor to the iconic VW Golf, but a replacement for the VW Polo. In an interview with Automotive News Europe, VW CEO Thomas Schafer said the company has not come to a decision on the next generation Polo, as the European Union’s upcoming Euro 7 emission regulations will push prices too far up for the Polo to still have a business case. Ford for example, has alread

Hans

Apr 12, 2023

VW has announced that it will not develop a new generation VW Golf with a combustion engine after the current Mk8 generation model reaches the end of its lifecycle. The current Golf Mk8 will receive an update next year, after which it will stay on sale until 2030. The VW Golf Mk8, itself a heavily updated Mk7 Golf, was first launched in October 2019. However it only went on sale in Malaysia in 2022. While the Golf as we know it will end by this decade, the Golf nameplate will live on as an EV-on

Hans

Apr 6, 2023

The VW Golf MK8 has been discontinued in Malaysia after just 1 year, there have been a lot of mixed feelings about the VW Golf MK8. Let’s see what the netizens have to say about the VW Golf MK8! This time, we went around social media to collect some interesting comments from the readers about the VW Golf MK8 after its discontinued. VW Golf MK8 are prone to fail @Hgm Priya When a car is kaki rosak, people also get fed up. Most people, no matter how rich or how poor, got no time to wait every now

Liang

Mar 17, 2023

EV variant of VW Golf to enter series production in 2025 as VW ID.2all To be priced at VW Polo’s level, under 25,000 Euros. Current Mk8 Golf starts at 31,145 Euros 450 km driving range, riding on MEB platform VW’s cheapest EV model is the e-Up! It starts from 29,995 Euros in Germany but not enough people are buying it. The reason is obvious. For reference, the cheapest 1.5-litre TSI Golf (130 PS tune) costs 33,625 Euros. The irony is that the VW Group sells more Porsche Taycan last year (17,400

Hans

Mar 16, 2023

After being on sale in Malaysia for about a year, Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) has discontinued the Mk8 Volkswagen Golf here. We received a tip from one of our readers who reached out to us and true enough, the Golf R-Line has vanished from VPCM’s site. When the Mk8 Golf R-Line was on sale, it was priced from RM 169,990, making it one of the pricier C-segment hatchbacks on sale. For comparison, the made-in-Japan (CBU) Mazda 3 Hatchback is priced between RM 143,320 to RM 161,059. Wit

Eric

Mar 3, 2023

The Volkswagen Golf is Europe’s Perodua Myvi and that is not meant to be offensive because the connection between Malaysia’s automotive royalty and the Teutonic hatchback is in sales. The Golf is one of the most popular cars in Europe for the past two decades and if you’ve travelled in the Old Continent, they are essentially everywhere. Overview: 2022 Volkswagen Golf R-Line 1.4 TSI Price RM 169,990 Segment C-segment Engine 1.4-litre turbocharged 4-cyl Gearbox 8-speed automatic Power 150 PS Torqu

CY Foong

Nov 5, 2022

The Japan Automobile Importers Association (JAIA) has released sales data of imported (CBU) cars for the first half of 2022. In Japan, the first half of fiscal year is recorded from April to September and the best-selling imported brand is none other than Mercedes-Benz. A grand total of 23,479 units of Mercedes-Benz were sold in that period, capturing a 20.41 percent market share in the process. While Mercedes-Benz is the top-selling marque in Japan for fiscal year 1H 2022, it marks a 13.9 perce

Eric

Oct 17, 2022

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) has refreshed its eShowroom to provide greater convenience for those looking to purchase a Volkswagen. On the revamped website, customers will now have access to available units on sale at Volkswagen authorised dealerships nationwide in real time. Loosely based on the concept of “what you see is what you get”, only models that are available at dealerships will be featured. Customers may search the website to find what models are currently available and t

Louis

Aug 9, 2022