Thomas Schafer, current CEO of the car brand Volkswagen, has insinuated a few days ago that the eighth generation of golf model, which began to be commercialized in 2020, it won't be the last Despite the unstoppable advance of the ID electric range. Oliver flower, head of the group to which this firm belongs, has corroborated it almost at the same time, indicating that the German manufacturer is already working on an ID.Golf. This clears up almost any doubt about the future of the iconic compact, in suspense until now.
In his interview with a specialized automotive media outlet, Schäfer suggested that the ninth edition of the Golf will arrive between 2028 and 2029, as well as that, under its criteria, this It must be 100% electric. Long before, in 2024, the current generation of the vehicle in question will receive an aesthetic and technological update which will allow the German house to continue competing with guarantees in the C segment of passenger cars for another five years.
According to the president of the company, names as reputable as Golf or GTI cannot disappear, as they have a very high commercial value for Volkswagen. Blume, his superior at the eponymous parent company which manages both this and other brands, has ratified Schäfer's words in a Teutonic newspaper, talking explicitly about an ID.Golf that, hypothetically, would be located below the ID.3 in the manufacturer's product range. Both consider that they will not be cannibalized in sales.
The Golf, which already had a variant with a fully electric drive system a few years ago (during the seventh generation), would thus survive the uncertainty and the threat of disappearance that hung over the one who is Volkswagen's most renowned model. This firm would thus avoid having to face the development of new combustion engines that exceed the approval based on the Euro 7 anti-pollution regulations, very restrictive (although not as much as indicated at the beginning).
The closest thing that exists today to an electric Golf is a plug-in hybrid golf called GTE. It has 245 CV of combined power, which allows it to go from 0 to 100 km/h in less than 7 seconds. Its EV autonomy, free of local emissions, is 61 km, suitable for most daily journeys. When its battery runs out, this car starts to move with a gasoline engine with 150 CV. The trunk, 272 liters, is small.
Source - Reuters
