The countdown has begun. In early November, Volkswagen will be introducing a major update for its most successful model – the Golf.
Reports from Autocar suggest that despite being a facelift, the Golf will be updated heavily, and the model to be revealed will be regarded as the 8th-generation Golf.
Autocar also suggests that the new Golf will feature a new 48V petrol hybrid system as its main powertrain option. The new mild hybrid powertrain is thought to be based on the company’s new turbocharged 1.0-litre three-cylinder petrol engine, with the addition of an electrically driven supercharger and a combined starter motor/generator. A low-cost lead-acid battery is used to store recovered energy, such as when the car is braking.
Besides the mild hybrid powertrain, VW will also offer a full-range of down-sized petrols and will still continue to offer diesels globally. The next Golf diesel however, would come with the expensive urea injection system that outperforms its existing technology for emissions.
We don’t know yet for sure as Volkswagen didn’t disclose any specification details about the 2017 Golf, besides the date of its world debut, but shared a few of stats about the popular nameplate.
When it was first launched in 1974, it only took 2 years (or 730 days) before the millionth unit of the Volkswagen Golf rolled-off the production line. Volkswagen Golf reached its 10 millionth milestone in 1988, 14 years after the first Golf was produced.
As the most successful car in world, Volkswagen has sold a total of 32,590,025 Golfs until the end of 2015. Averaged out over the car’s 42 year lifespan, that means that a new Golf has been sold every 40 seconds. This also means, 2,120 of new Golf cars are being produced and sold every day for the last four decades.
Today, the Volkswagen Golf is manufactured in 5 factories including Brazil, China, Germany, Mexico and exported to 155 countries worldwide.
