Or they are just about to extend the standard factory warranty to five years?
Hmm, dream on methinks 
Wishful thinking maybe? The latest price list (p48) still makes reference to VW’s new car warranty as a 3 year warranty.
they offer 5 year warranty in the USA for free on all new cars. Maybe they'll bring that in Europe wide to match some other brands?
Judging by some of the comments on other Golf forums where membership is predominantly USA/Canadian owners, VW cars seem to have a perception of having questionable reliability, and not particularly strong residual values. A five year warranty is probably provided in the US to help entice customers to the brand. I dare say VW don’t feel the need to offer a standard 5 year warranty in the UK for the same reason.
Interestingly, the configurators on Audi, Skoda and Seat websites still have the option to extend the new car factory warranty to four or five years. I’d have thought it unlikely that VW would be out of step with the other VAG brands, so maybe when those websites are next updated, the option to extend the factory warranty to 4 / 5 years will be removed?
