Gradually, the secrecy around the eighth generation Volkswagen Golf it is dissipating. Now it was time for the German brand to reveal the first interior and exterior sketches of the new generation of its best-seller and the truth is that these come to confirm what we have already seen in some spy photos.
Abroad, the traditional “evolution in continuity” is confirmed, as the sketch reveals. Still based on MQB, the biggest differences can be seen at the front, with a more accentuated curvature of the hood towards the optics, with these also assuming specific, more jagged contours.
From what we can see of the interior sketch, an enormous technological evolution is confirmed, with the disappearance of most physical controls, which is, as it were, buttons — an increasingly expressive trend in car interiors.
In its place, and in the spotlight, we see the apparent fusion of the infotainment system's touchscreen with the Virtual Cockpit digital instrument panel, in a solution similar to the Innovision Cockpit already seen on the Volkswagen Touareg.
The steering wheel has many similarities to the T-Cross, while the ventilation outlets appear in a lower area of the dashboard.
mild-hybrid system is here to stay
Although Volkswagen has already admitted that the eighth generation of the Golf will not relinquish Diesel engines, there will be a strong bet on the part of the German brand in the electrification of its best-seller.
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For this, it has a mild-hybrid 48 V system that should only be available initially with the 1.0 TSI and 1.5 TSI Evo gasoline engines and with the double clutch DSG gearbox. Later, Volkswagen plans to extend the mild-hybrid offer to the rest of the Golf range.
In this diagram, Volkswagen presents the components that make up the mild-hybrid system that the new Golf will use.
The mild-hybrid system used by the Golf will use a 48V generator motor connected by belt to the crankshaft of the combustion engine, which is not only capable of recovering energy from braking (then transmitted to a 48V lithium-ion battery). ) as it allows a momentary increase in torque provided by the electric motor.
In the future Golf, the mild-hybrid system will also have an FMA function (Freewheel, Motor Off or “free wheel” with engine off), where the engine is turned off as soon as the driver removes his foot from the accelerator. The engine comes back to life when we press the accelerator again, with minimal vibrations, guarantees Volkswagen.
All of this will allow consumption to drop by up to 0.4 l/100km depending on the driving style.
As we have previously reported, the launch of the eighth generation Volkswagen Golf has been postponed to the first months of 2020, but everything points to it being revealed even before the end of this year.
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