Volkswagen's Technical Development head as hinted that the combustion engine Golf 8.5 could stay in production until 2035.
Eighth generation will, seemingly, live-on alongside the all-electric Mk 9 due to arrive in 2026.Volkswagen has hinted as the surprise possibility of keeping the combustion engine Golf 8.5 in production till 2035 as an alternative to the all-electric Mk 9 due out in 2026.version of the Golf 8 that debuted in 2019, which in turn makes use of the MQB platform that debuted with the Mk 7 in 2012.
“We had a very good plan, where we thought EU7 was an insurmountable hurdle that will accelerate electrification. And that basically replaces the combustion engine in small vehicles like the Polo, as cars become so expensive, there is no point carrying on,” Schäfer told Britain’sConfirming the Golf’s retention till 2035, the year in which combustion engine vehicles are still set to be banned fully in Europe, Grünitz toldthat lifecycle prolonged Mk 8.
Grünitz, however, told the publication that stricter crash regulations could eventually dictate how long the Mk 8.5 remains in production, as these are likely to prove costly in the long-run.Set to keep its combustion engines with hybrid assistance, the Golf 8, in GTI and R guises, remain available in South Africa with no plans being known to offer the Mk 8.5 at some stage., don’t be surprised if the Mk 8.
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