For Generation Z, what is a Golf? A car with all the technology, which embraced the electric world and which, in its 8th generation, found ChatGPT integrated into the IDA voice assistant. For this generation, the plug-in hybrid version (PHEV) already has up to 143 kilometers of electric range and is capable of DC fast charging. It is a reliable car, with a good quality/price ratio and an excellent reputation as an iconic brand.
But, for the Millennial generation, the Golf represented the revolutionary transition between the combustion engine and electrified mobility, accompanied by the “state of the art” in multimedia and infotainment. In the case of previous generations, the Golf was the car that was passed from generation to generation and whose first edition took place in the mid-70s of the last century. Since its launch, the Golf has gained reputation and has become part of families in the “democratization” of access to the car.
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The best possible construction, innovative solutions and longevity have meant that, in this half century of automotive evolution, the “Golf brand” has surpassed the parent company VW in attracting customers with goals and ambition. This explains why, upon reaching the “tender age of 50”, 37 million Golf units were sold and two thousand drivers (in a purely mathematical exercise) bought a Golf every day, a feat that is expected to be surpassed by coming. below in terms of design, technology, safety and innovation.
New World
There is a New Golf, a model that attracts even the most distracted. It is enough to see it from the front to realize that we are facing a new front design, with a new irreverent and timeless model.
Let’s start with the top-of-the-range IQ.Light LED Matrix headlights that incorporate a new high-performance high beam with a very high range. And, to make it even more distinctive, for the first time on a European VW, the VW logo on the radiator grille is also illuminated. The rear also saw major design changes with IQ.Light – 3D LED lighting.
The new Golf has an interior that features a new generation of infotainment system with even faster processors, a separate touchscreen (diagonal: 32.2 cm/12.9 inches) and an intuitive menu structure. The touch dials for temperature and volume control are now illuminated and the latest digital instruments are also always on board as standard. Equally new is the multifunction steering wheel with exclusively physical and easy-to-use buttons and the IDA voice assistant with integrated ChatGPT function, which allows not only to control functions such as the air conditioning system, the telephone or the navigation system, but also to access to online information on virtually any topic, from flight details to general knowledge questions.
Gone are the days when Giorgetto Giugiaro drew the unrepeatable lines of the first Golf, a revolutionary car, which went through the turbulent times of the oil crisis, then witnessed the birth of the European Community, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the entry of a new millennium and survived the worst pandemic the world has ever experienced in modern times. The Golf came to replace the unrepeatable “Beetle” that was born at the end of the 1930s. Half a century later, the iconic Golf emerged, and 50 years later we entered the era of plug-in hybrids and assisted driving.
The new cars maintain the GTE line with a plug-in hybrid engine that responds to the preferences of many customers. The GTI sports line with a supercharged engine and daring design is another of the bets of the new Golf, which has answers for all customer niches, from the family, the conservative, the bold and the intrepid… well, if the Golf were t the car of all generations.
Source: Observadora
