2025 Volkswagen Golf value and specs: Facelifted hatchback priced for Australia

The 2025 Volkswagen Golf will come to Australia in April with totally different costs to 2024, with reductions of as a lot as $500 in addition to will increase of as much as $5500.

Revealed in Europe greater than a yr in the past, the Mk8.5 Golf is lastly as a consequence of arrive inside two months, and the lineup is increasing from 4 to 6 grades.

As beforehand reported, the lineup will comprise the entry-level Golf Life, the brand new Fashion, the mid-range R-Line, the front-wheel drive GTI, the all-wheel drive R efficiency flagship, and an much more aggressive-looking R Black Version.

The Golf stays accessible as a hatchback solely in Australia, after the wagon was dropped in 2023.

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Costs begin from $38,690 earlier than on-road prices for the Golf Life, a $500 discount on account of it dropping a handful of options – satellite tv for pc navigation, tri-zone local weather management and ambient inside lighting – whereas gaining a bigger 10.3-inch infotainment display screen (up from 10 inches), and illuminated temperature and quantity management sliders.

Patrons now need to step as much as the $43,690 plus on-roads Golf Fashion to get satellite tv for pc navigation, tri-zone local weather management and 30-colour ambient lighting, which additionally comes with a 12.9-inch infotainment touchscreen with voice assistant, a 14-way power-adjustable driver’s seat with reminiscence, microfleece upholstery and LED Plus headlights.

Above it sits the Golf R-Line, which has incurred a $5500 value improve, now ranging from $47,990 earlier than on-road prices.

The R-Line has arguably gained probably the most within the replace, with commonplace tools together with heated and ventilated entrance seats, energy adjustment with reminiscence for the motive force, and Vienna leather-based.

Volkswagen’s Golf GTI now will get 19-inch wheels as commonplace, whereas it’s obtained a 15kW energy improve and now produces 195kW and 370Nm.

Its value has gone up by $2900 to $58,990 earlier than on-road prices, making it the most costly GTI-badged Golf ever in Australia.

The R is now the second-most costly Golf, and has additionally benefited from an output improve – up 10kW and 20Nm – to now produce 245kW/420Nm, matching the Audi S3.

It’s priced from $70,990 earlier than on-road prices, up $400.

Above it now sits the Golf R Black Version, which for $1500 extra provides black exterior and inside highlights.

Pricing

Drivetrains and Effectivity

Dimensions

Servicing and Guarantee

The 2025 Volkswagen Golf is roofed by a five-year, unlimited-kilometre guarantee.

Servicing is required each 12 months or 15,000km, whichever comes first.

Volkswagen is but to element capped service costs for the 2025 Golf, nevertheless the next costs utilized to the pre-update mannequin.

Security

The Volkswagen Golf has a five-star ANCAP security score primarily based on testing carried out by Euro NCAP in 2019.

Normal security tools contains:

• 9 airbags, together with a centre airbag
• Autonomous emergency braking (AEB)
  • Pedestrian detection
  • Bike owner detection
• Adaptive cruise management with cease/go
• Multi-collision brake
• Emergency help
• Lane-keep help
• Journey help
• Entrance and rear cross-traffic alert
• Blind-spot monitoring
• Protected exit warning
• Driver fatigue monitoring
• Reversing digital camera
• Entrance and rear parking sensors

The Golf R additionally contains a surround-view digital camera.

Normal Tools

The 2025 Volkswagen Golf Life options as commonplace:

• 17-inch alloy wheels
• Computerized LED headlights
• Encompass lighting
• Leather-based-wrapped steering wheel
• Local weather management
• 10.3-inch infotainment touchscreen
• Wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
• DAB+ digital radio
• Ventilated wi-fi smartphone charger
• Park Help semi-autonomous parking

The Golf Fashion provides:

• 18-inch alloy wheels
• ‘LED Plus’ headlights
• Chrome exterior highlights
• Darkish tinted privateness glass
• 14-way power-adjustable driver’s seat with reminiscence
• ArtVelours microfleece upholstery
• 12.9-inch infotainment touchscreen
• Embedded navigation
• IDA voice assistant
• 30 ambient lighting colors

The Golf R-Line provides:

• Distinctive 18-inch alloy wheels
• R-Line exterior and inside styling
• Entrance sports activities seats with heating and air flow
• Energy-adjustable driver’s seat with reminiscence
• Vienna leather-appointed upholstery
• Driving profiles
• Progressive steering

The Golf GTI provides:

• 19-inch alloy wheels
• Fog lights
• Tartan upholstery
• Tri-zone local weather management
• Adaptive dampers
• Park Help Plus

The Golf R provides:

• Distinctive 19-inch alloy wheels
• Matrix LED headlights
• 3D LED tail-lights
• Harman/Kardon sound system
• Nürburgring and Drift drive modes
• Torque vectoring

The Golf R Black Version provides:

• Darkened badges and headlights
• Black brake calipers
• Black 19-inch ‘Estoril’ wheels
• Black exhaust retailers

Choices

A $2000 Sound and Imaginative and prescient package deal for the Golf Fashion, R-Line and GTI provides:

• Harman/Kardon sound system
• Head-up show
• Encompass-view digital camera

The Fashion, R-Line and GTI may also be ordered with a panoramic glass sunroof for a further $1900.

The Golf GTI’s $3900 Vienna Leather-based Package deal brings:

• Vienna leather-based
• Energy-adjustable driver’s seat
• Heated and ventilated entrance seats

Beforehand the Luxurious Package deal introduced the above options, plus a heated steering wheel and panoramic sunroof, for $4000.

Colors

Volkswagen is but to element what colors will likely be accessible for the 2025 Golf, nevertheless it has listed costs.

• Metallic paint: $800 (Life, Fashion, R-Line)
• Premium paint: $300 (R-Line)
• Premium metallic paint: $300 (GTI)

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