GOLF MK8

About the Golf Mk8

The Mk8 is the most capable Golf and the hardest one to operate. It premiered in Wolfsburg in October 2019 with a standard Digital Cockpit, touch sliders for temperature and volume, and 48-volt eTSI mild hybrids next to plug-in hybrids. Travel Assist made it one of the first compact cars with assisted driving. The touch controls drew enough complaints that the 2024 update brought a new infotainment generation, a simpler operating concept and, on the GTI, physical steering-wheel buttons again. The Golf R tops the range with 333 PS. Volkswagen stopped selling the regular Golf in the US after the 2021 model year, so Americans only get this generation as a GTI or R.