THE 2017 Volkswagen Golf range will add an R-badged wagon to the line-up as part of the strong-selling model’s half-step generational leap, the carmaker has revealed.

The most basic version of the VW Golf 7.5 will go up slightly in price when it arrives here in July, rising $1150 to start from $23,990 for the 110TSI hatch fitted with a six-speed manual. Pitch in a seven-speed dual-clutch DSG transmission and that price jumps $2500.

However, at the top end of the range, prices for the 213kW/380Nm all-paw R-badged variants will hold steady, ranging from $52,990 for the six-speed manual and from $55,490 for the dual-clutch auto.

2017 Volkswagen Golf R

Pricing for the 169kW/350Nm GTI has risen by $150 to start from $41,490 for manual versions and $43,990 for the dual-clutch autos. If more performance with fewer doors is more your bent, the 180kW/370Nm GTI “Performance Edition 1” is priced from $47,990. Get your order in quickly, though; just 150 of the hardcore, dual-clutch-only three-door hatchbacks will come here.

The GTI jumps to a bigger 9.2-inch multifunction screen and 18-inch alloys that tie in with the adaptive suspension system and selectable drive mode that sharpens responsiveness. That extra spend on the three-door includes carbonfibre wing mirror skins, an amped-up 400W audio system, and slick-looking 19-inch alloys.

2017 Volkswagen Golf GTI

Other familiar variants in the Golf line-up swallow small price rises of between $650 and $1500.

The facelifted Golf range will sell with VW’s more advanced automatic emergency braking – it can avoid a secondary crash once the first one has happened – as standard, a mandatory requirement to gain a top five-star rating via Australia’s crash safety watchdog. It will also monitor drivers for signs of fatigue and throw up a warning if needed.

2017 Volkswagen Golf interior

Stepping up to Trendline adds auto wipers and headlights, car park-friendly front and rear parking sensors and a glare-reducing rear vision mirror, while wagons will add black roof rails and a luggage net for the boot.

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Highline variants add the first taste of leather trim on more heavily bolstered and heated front sports seats, dual-zone air-con, LED headlights, a sunroof and fog lamps.

Meanwhile, the jacked-up, SUV-styled Alltrack expands from one to three models, with one using a diesel engine borrowed from the Skoda Octavia RS under its bonnet. It is badged the 135TDI and priced from $40,990, sending drive to all four wheels via a 135kW/380Nm four-cylinder turbo-diesel.

2017 Volkswgen Golf Alltrack

2017 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PRICING

HATCHBACK 110TSI (man) $23,990 110TSI (auto) $26,490 110TSI Trendline (man) $24,990 110TSI Trendline (auto) $27,490 110TSI Comfortline (auto) $28,990 110TSI Highline (auto) $34,490 110TDI Highline (auto) $36,990 GTI (man) $41,490 GTI (auto) $43,990 GTI Performance Edition 1 (auto) $47,990 R (man) $52,990 R (auto) $55,490

WAGON 110TSI Trendline (auto) $28,990 110TSI Comfortline (auto) $30,490 110TSI Highline (auto) $35,990 110TDI Highline (auto) $38,490

ALLTRACK 132TSI (auto) $34,490 132 TSI Premium (auto) $38,490 135TDI Premium (auto) $40,990