Volkswagen Group Africa has confirmed to CAR magazine that the Mk8.5 Golf 1.4TSI is heading to South Africa. Here’s what you can expect and when it arrives on local shores.
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In 2021, the eighth-generation Volkswagen Golf – in GTI flavour – was introduced to the South African market, with the R derivative making landfall on our shores two years later, in 2023, as the second Mk8 Golf in Volkswagen’s local portfolio. Indeed, with the SA market favouring the performance-focused variants of the Wolfsburg-based brand’s midsize hatchback – and with the T-Cross, T-Roc, Taigo and entry-level Tiguan SUVs filling in – the decision was made to only offer these two Golf derivatives in SA.
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However, this is all about to change. Volkswagen Group Africa has confirmed to CAR that SA will soon receive its first ‘entry-level’ eighth-generation Golf. The model penned in to arrive in the first quarter of 2025 comes in the shape of the Mk8.5 Golf 1.4TSI. This with the Mk8.5 Golf GTI and Golf R models still waiting to be confirmed.
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As a reminder, the 1.4TSI sited below the bonnet of this Golf derivative is also employed by the (Golf-based) T-Roc and new Tiguan, the latter of which we sampled on the local launch in September. The 1.4l, four-cylinder turbocharged petrol unit produces 110kW and 250N.m of torque available from 1 500r/min to 3 500r/min in the rev range.
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