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Volkswagen Golf

Volkswagen Golf details
Price $37,900–$77,490
ANCAP Safety Rating 5
Fuel Efficiency 5.8–7.8 L/100km
Drivetrains FWD, AWD
Body Type Small
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Comparisons

2023 Cupra Born vs VW Golf GTI comparison review

Cupra claims its new, all-electric Born delivers hot-hatch driving thrills. That’s fighting talk. Enter Volkswagen’s Golf GTI

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Volkswagen GTI and R range hit the racetrack

Volkswagen claims to have the broadest range of attainable performance vehicles on the market, but are they up to the task?

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2023 Golf R 20 Years track review: The Ultimate Golf?

We hit the track in Volkswagen’s celebratory R

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2022 Volkswagen Golf R wagon review

Wagon significantly boosts Golf R practicality with only small dynamic compromises, but is it trying to do too much?

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2022 Volkswagen Golf R vs Audi SQ2, Hyundai i30N Sedan and Toyota GR Yaris Rallye

Volkswagen’s new 2022 Golf R already has the swagger of a giantkiller about it. We line up some asymmetric alternatives to see if the hot-hatch has their respective talents covered

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2022 Volkswagen Golf R review: First Australian drive

Mk8 Golf brings full-fat power and a gamut of new tricks

2021 Volkswagen Golf R-Line review
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2021 Volkswagen Golf R-Line review

Does the R-Line’s hot-hatch aesthetic provide a compelling reason to make you spend more over its same-performing siblings?

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2021 Volkswagen Golf vs Mazda 3 vs Hyundai i30

As Volkswagen reboots the Golf for an eighth time, two rivals hope to prove themselves the more compelling option

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2021 Volkswagen Golf Wagon Life review

VW’s latest Golf Wagon is sleek, stylish, and well worth considering

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2021 Volkswagen Golf review

Is the base-model Golf the safe bet?

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2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI vs BMW 128ti: Fight for the Glory

The latest incarnation of VW’s hot-hatch icon is now sufficiently upmarket to take a swing at the 1 Series BMW once said it would never build

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Can a tuned dual-cab take on a box-fresh hot hatch at the drags?

Australia has gone dual-cab crazy but, with the help of the aftermarket, can you have your performance car, and tow with it too?

2021 Volkswagen Mk8 Golf Life review
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2021 Volkswagen Golf Life review

The eight-generation VW Golf has arrived in Australia, so we test the mid-spec Life variant to find out if the iconic German hatch lives up to the legacy of its forebears

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Australian first drive: 2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI track test

Does the eighth-generation VW Golf GTI live up to its legendary hot hatch status?

Volkswagen Golf R 2021 review
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2021 Volkswagen Golf R review

Mk8 R’s rear bias brings applause from the front row

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Volkswagen Golf GTI vs rivals

A lot has happened in the time since the last VW Golf GTI unveil – can the new Mark 8 GTI reclaim the hot hatch throne?

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Harding Performance Volkswagen Golf R 7.5 review

Harding gives a Golf R 362kW... at the wheels

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2020 Volkswagen Golf R Final Edition review

VW bids a brief farewell to the all-paw Mk7.5 Golf R in colourful style

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2020 Volkswagen Golf 7.5 review

The Volkswagen Golf remains a very convincing small hatchback and wagon, combining comfort with rewarding handling. Engines are strong, and auto braking is standard.

QSZ-tuned Golf MkV GTI review
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QSZ-tuned Volkswagen Golf MkV GTI review: classic MOTOR

QSZ teed up the MkV GTI and belts it long down the fairway

Volkswagen Mk5 Golf R32 review
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2006 Volkswagen Golf Mk5 R32 review: classic MOTOR

The Golf R32 was the baddest Golf VW ever released up to that point, and MOTOR's the first to drive it on Aussie soil

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2019 Volkswagen Golf 110TSI Highline review

Volkswagen's new Mark 8 Golf might be grabbing all the attention but that also means good buying for the current car

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Mazda 3 G25 Astina vs Volkswagen Golf Highline comparison review

High spec levels bring equally high expectations, and fortunately this pair deliver. But which one is right choice for the small-car buyer who wants it all?

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2008 Volkswagen Mk V Golf GTI Pirelli review: classic MOTOR

Mk5 GTI bowed out on a high note thanks to more grunt and grip