Golf 8 GTI Specs for SA Announced
Quick Facts:
- Price: From R669 300
- Engine: 2.0l turbocharged petrol
- Transmission: 7-speed dual-clutch transmission
- Power/Torque: 180kW / 370Nm
- 0-100: 6.4s
With the Golf 8 GTI due to launch in the second quarter of 2021, Volkswagen South Africa has announced the specification for its highly anticipated model and this is what you can look forward to. Goodbye ignition key, hello start-stop. The Golf GTI’s ignition lock has been replaced and buyers will now get the start-stop button as standard. Notable in that once the doors are opened, it pulses red until the engine is started.
Standard features:
18-inch Richmond alloy wheels, Lights and Vision Package including high-beam control light assist Climatronic air conditioning, heated leather-wrapped multi-function sports steering wheel with touch control and shifting paddles, GTI Vienna leather seats, keyless locking and starting system, Composition Media Radio, multi-colour InnoVision Cockpit, App-Connect, Cruise Control with speed limiter, Park Distance Control, mobile phone interface with inductive charging function as well as 30-colour ambient lighting.
Optional features:
Panoramic sunroof, mechanically swivelling trailer hitch, IQ Light: LED Matrix Headlights, Black Styling Package with black 18-inch Bergamo alloy wheels, Head-up Display, Adaptive chassis control including driving profile selection, smokers package, 19-inch Adelaide alloy wheels, Harmon Kardon sound system, Discover Pro Radio (Satellite Navigation, USB, Wireless App-Connect and Voice Control), Park Assist (parallel parking assistant), Rear Assist with a rearview camera, Blind spot monitor (Rear Traffic Alert and Lane Assist including Electronically Folding Mirrors), Travel Assist (Lane Assist with Adaptive Cruise Control) and Adaptive cruise control with Front Assist and Autonomous Emergency Braking.
Colours:
The new Golf GTI will be available in three solid paint exterior colours (Pure White, Urano Grey, and Moonstone Grey), four metallic colours (Dolphin Grey, Atlantic Blue, Kings Red and Reflex Silver) and two pearlescent colours (Deep Black Pearl and Oryx White Pearl).
Digitally ready, the new Golf 8 has been fully digitalized.
The digital displays of the standard InnoVision cockpit and infotainment system start up as soon as the doors are opened. The previous three-spoke sports steering wheel has been transformed into a new multi-function leather sports steering wheel with touch controls.
The interior is optimised through the standard InnoVision Cockpit (digital display) which is 10.25 inches wide and is complemented by a touchscreen for the infotainment system. The conventional controls for the headlights as well as fog lights have been changed to a digital panel. The new Golf GTI features a smaller gear knob as a result of adopting a shift-by-wire system. Swiping actions are also required to change the volume and temperature. Ambient lighting is also a standard feature that gives drivers 30 interior colours to choose from.
