The compact of the house of Wolfsburg, the Volkswagen Golf, is on its way to its eighth generation. Yes, nothing more and nothing less than seven editions of the model we have seen until today in more than forty years since the first unit was manufactured. In the same way is one of the cars most sold in the world with over 30 million units produced. It is expected that the Volkswagen Golf VIII reaches the next year with just changes on an aesthetic level but a revolution in what refers to the section of technology. Let’s see what we know for the moment.
As we told you, the new generation of the Golf will be ready in a few months. As the past reports, the work of design of the same would have concluded and only one would complete the testing phase. Of be this certain information, the Golf VIII will be one of the last designs of Walter de Silva, leader in the design of cars, who has announced his retirement some days ago. Although, equally, it is expected that the aesthetics do not change too much and rather see a restyling of the Golf VII.
Where if we will have new transcendental will be at a technological level. It is expected that Volkswagen clean of buttons on the dashboard of the compact and replace it by a better screen size and touch operation. A solution moved to the box of instruments that will also teach a digital display. For its part, in the list of optional equipment to highlight the control system by gestures, although as we say it will be an accessory that we will have to pay.
This new generation of the Volkswagen Golf will be presented throughout the 2016, probably at the Paris Salon which opens its doors in the month of October. After being exposed in such appointment will begin arriving the first units, landing the last weeks of that year or early 2017. Later will come the cleansing of the face both of the Audi A3 as the Seat Leon, models that will be provided solutions of the Golf VIII.
Here is one of the first render you imagine the look you will have the Volkswagen Golf VIII.
Source: WorldCarFans
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