MY19 Golf details?

[Jondalar]

More info here: 2019 Volkswagen Golf updates detailed | CarAdvice also looks very much like no more diesels

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More info here: 2019 Volkswagen Golf updates detailed | CarAdvice also looks very much like no more diesels

Huh? It’s not clear how you can come to that conclusion - with the exception of the GTI, the article quoted doesn’t even mention engines!

Let’s just wait and see...

[Jondalar]

Read the comments below, portlad in particular. There's also a thread on MY19 Passat in the B8 section that says no diesel VW/Skoda cars coming at least for a while...

[crainger]

Read the comments below, portlad in particular. There's also a thread on MY19 Passat in the B8 section that says no diesel VW/Skoda cars coming at least for a while...

I did hear that VW wants to move away from Diesel world wide and focus on Petrol, Hybrid and Electric. They have been posting that electric racer all over Facebook, and they've orders something like $64 billion worth of batteries.

[LimestoneR7]

I did hear that VW wants to move away from Diesel world wide and focus on Petrol, Hybrid and Electric. They have been posting that electric racer all over Facebook, and they've orders something like $64 billion worth of batteries.

Yes that right, and I wouldnt be surprised if they offer a mild hyrib system on all Mk8 Golfs in addition to the usual hybrid and full electric models.

[Paul_R]

If anyone wants a Polo, Golf or Passat diesel, get it soon (very soon) and plan on keeping it for years because VW will stop making them. That’s if they haven’t stopped already...

[Kachingg]

Yep that's why i got my 7.5 diesel alltrack was going to wait for the mark 8 glad i didn't

[westenderbender]

If anyone wants a Polo, Golf or Passat diesel, get it soon (very soon) and plan on keeping it for years because VW will stop making them. That’s if they haven’t stopped already...

Same goes for manual, I suspect! The only Golf manual left will be the base model.


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[Paul_R]

Manual might make a return with Mk 8 but wait and see. The main reason for manual going off the table is the new testing rules making it impractical to homologise/adapt/test so many variants in a short time period for a car that’s already on sale.

That might change when testing of each model is built into a normal model development cycle. I don’t know enough about these new rules to say for sure though. It might be that manuals can’t pass the new real world testing. Time will tell.

Diesel is definitely dead though. That’s a VW choice, partly brought on by tougher rules on diesels emissions, but also by advances in petrol efficiency which have taken away the main selling point of diesel for many - economy.

[tigger73]

What VW will be doing is WLTP testing the highest volume sellers in each category first.

Manual is a niche model variant so this will be towards the end of the list for getting tested. My guess is you'll likely see it come back in 6-12 months but only once they've cleared the backlog of DSG cars for testing.