Golf 8.5 - you saw it here first!

[AndyGTI]

BTW I've seen articles state that this is the "2025" Golf... meaning the manufacturing period starting after the August factory shutdown...

So as I said, initial dealer stock orders available December/January.... customer orders by mid 2025...

That's no surprise. They don't change things before the shutdown/retooling August holiday...

Hi @fredgroves it’s the worldwide internet causing confusion, this Golf facelift will be 2025 for USA and Australia etc, but European orders from spring 2024 have been confirmed by VW and I suspect as per new Tiguan, there will only be 2 or 3 months (say June 24 that UK can order), so we will see Golfs here in 2024, but customer orders of performance Golf, well I’m certainly not putting any bets on their arrival based on well written history of past Golf models.

[AndyGTI]

I have a feeling that discounts are going to be a thing of the past.

Its probably the time vw will follow the rest with "the price is the price" and prevent dealers from discounting.

That is certainly looking like the case, has anyone looked at DTD recently. There are no VWpassenger cars listed now. Obviously it could be a time of transition as golf ordering finished for mk8 and new Tiguan only just announced but worrying times for cheap cars

[Dogman12]

[Exonian]

I quite like the look of that wheel design

[SRGTD]

I quite like the look of that wheel design

Reminds me of the Monza / Monza Shadow alloys on the mk5 and mk6 GTI.

[clubsport]

I quite like the look of that wheel design

Reminds me of the Monza / Monza Shadow alloys on the mk5 and mk6 GTI.

They remind me of the Altair wheels on the Skoda Octavia VRS?

[Dogman12]

I quite like the look of that wheel design

Reminds me of the Monza / Monza Shadow alloys on the mk5 and mk6 GTI.

They remind me of the Altair wheels on the Skoda Octavia VRS?

Not to forget mentioning Alfa Romeo wheels 

I also see here MK5 GTI wheels 

[Exonian]

I quite like the look of that wheel design

Reminds me of the Monza / Monza Shadow alloys on the mk5 and mk6 GTI.

They remind me of the Altair wheels on the Skoda Octavia VRS?

The lovechild of the Altair and Ed30 black Monza!

[SRGTD]

I quite like the look of that wheel design

Reminds me of the Monza / Monza Shadow alloys on the mk5 and mk6 GTI.

They remind me of the Altair wheels on the Skoda Octavia VRS?

Yes, I can see the similarity.

Not to forget mentioning Alfa Romeo wheels 

Yes, I can see that similarity too.

I personally think it’s VW’s modern day interpretation of the Monza / Monza Shadows though as they’re mk8.5 GTI alloys.

[SRGTD]

I quite like the look of that wheel design

Reminds me of the Monza / Monza Shadow alloys on the mk5 and mk6 GTI.

They remind me of the Altair wheels on the Skoda Octavia VRS?

The lovechild of the Altair and Ed30 black Monza!

Yes!