Good things come to
those who wait, seems to be Volkswagen’s slogan when it comes to the
development of the Golf Mk8. Announced for 2019, with production to kick off
next summer, the all-new Golf needs to set the bar even higher and maintain its
status as a point of reference within the segment.
This is why
designing the new sheet metal, which will bring it in line with the brand’s
latest vehicles, is a tough job as it must be new, yet instantly recognizable
as a Golf. Still, we expect to see some cues from the brand’s latest design
language, as seen in the Arteon four-door coupe and Touareg SUV, as well as the
smaller T-Roc crossover.
VW always goes for evolution instead of revolution for its most popular model,
so we guess that Kleber Silva’s render that sees the upcoming Golf getting a
huge grille from the Arteon isn’t close to what we should expect from the
finished item.
In order to up the
ante for its direct rivals, such as the Ford Focus, the 2020 Golf will adopt
new technologies. A semi-autonomous system is expected to be one of them, which
will ease driving through congested traffic.
So far, Volkswagen
has managed to keep most features a secret, but with its unveiling date fast
approaching, we will definitely see more of it in the months to come, both in
prototypes form testing out in the wild as well as various renderings trying to
guess what the popular hatch will look like.
