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If it comes to the most classic model of Volkswagen, except for the Beatles, it will be golf. Golf, with its fashionable appearance and good oil control, has been in the market for more than 40 years. Now it has completed the second generation change and is about to usher in the eighth generation.

The official launch of Golf, originally scheduled for the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show, has been postponed to October this year. Volkswagen officially announced that a new generation of golf will be officially unveiled on October 24 (German time). At present, a new generation of golf has been put into production in Wolfsburg.

In terms of appearance, the new generation of golf uses the latest Volkswagen family design language, the front face grille shrinks into a straight line, linking the special-shaped headlights on both sides. The front bumper is surrounded by black, and the line at the end of the C-pillar position is more capable. Compared with the current model, the lower air intake of the new car is composed of a number of horizontal black strips, further enhancing the visual width of the new car.

The eighth generation of golf has also changed in the interior, using a central control system with a double suspended LCD screen as the core, plus a through air conditioning outlet and a central control area deflected to the driver's side. At the same time, the eighth generation of golf is based on the Volkswagen MQB Evo platform, equipped with Volkswagen's latest style of flat-bottomed multi-purpose steering wheel. In addition, according to the official interior preview chart, the new golf automatic gear model will be equipped with a compact new style electronic block handle.

In terms of power, the new car is expected to provide 1.0T three-cylinder gasoline, 1.5t four-cylinder gasoline, 1.6t four-cylinder diesel and other power in overseas markets, while plug-in hybrid GTE models will also continue to be launched.

In addition, it is reported that Skoda Minry, the Czech brother of Golf 8, will complete the replacement on November 11, and the update of Audi A3 will follow. With the launch of Golf 8, Volkswagen will launch new models one after another. We look forward to what the performance will be.

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