Volkswagen Golf 2020 ultimate review: the full truth about the 'new' MK8!

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It’s the car that’s been 45 years in the making… Introducing the new Golf Mk8! It’s one of the most recognisable cars the world over, and the new version arrives with a sleeker exterior design and a total overhaul of the cabin, which includes a tonne of new tech! The most powerful edition of the Mk8 will be the GTE, which will combine a 1.4-litre TSI petrol engine with an electric motor to produce 241hp! But does this all-new class-leader offer enough to retain its crown? Join Mat for his ULTIMATE review to find out!

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[desmondmiles]

The law: no using your phone while driving
Cars these days: everything is on touch screens like your phone

[baronvonhoughton]

Apparently the brakes will be on a touch screen in the mark 9.

[Wakabatan]

Shouting "My ass is hot" to a car is probably a thing we'd never expect to do in 2020 but here we are now.

[yugen]

Noone wants voice commands..
Noone wants gesture controlls..
Noone wants touch buttons...
They're annoying and never work properly.
Either put one high quality, highly responsive, high resolution touch screen. Or traditional buttons.

[yesyesnono]

mat : didn't poke the fake exhaust with the stick of truth

me : *everything is a lie*

[georgechivu]

This is not a people's car anymore. It's a rich kid's first car.

[eddieallen]

Jesus when did pressing a button to switch on your heated seats become such a bloody hardship.

[akselihillman]

At least VW hasn't oversized the grille, just saying ;)

[scottiesimpsons]

The 7 face lift is the nicest one they’ve made

[zrzmtz]

Mat: "My bottoms cold!"
Golf: "Sorry"
Mat: "It's not your fault"

[MischiefMan]

No one likes golf when the fresh one comes out but after abit everyone fells in love with it

[wolfschindler]

Operating a touchscreen on a bumpy road is like trying to type on a keyboard after a bottle of whisky!

[timotej]

This trend of making all buttons into cheap lcd touch screens is so god damn annoying and dissapointing.

LCD screens in cars age far worse than any button, making them look old and obsolete quickly.

What happened to well designed physical buttons with that "ahh feels good" fellling when you hear them click or rotate.

[fatihsapanoglu]

“Size does matter”
Confidence: aight imma head out

[LK]

I’m glad manual gear lever is not on touch screen !

[naveen]

"honey, there's a car on my computer"

[hananas]

The front reminds me of a renault to be honest

[saadalishaikh]

Honestly I’ll always prefer pressing buttons instead of arguing with the lady 😂

[numbereightyseven]

Mk 7's are going to retain their values well, aren't they.

[user_]

I had the chance to drive a 2021 Golf and I can honestly say the the digital controls were very incovenient to use. In the dark, evening turning the volume up/down was a quite a task. Too much technology perhaps not supported by a well thought-out layout and usability, which is surprising being a VW.

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