the new Golf GTE is driven by a 148-hp TSI turbocharged and direct-injection gasoline engine and a 101-hp electric motor. The electric motor is supplied with power from a high-voltage 8.8 kWh ...

Be that as it may, the appearance of slightly more power is a sideshow in terms of the wider Golf facelift: the main thrust ...

The latest update sees us move to version 8.5, a tweak on the Mk VIII that launched ... I just wanted to add a few words on ...

Inside, the Golf 8.5 has an all-new infotainment system and ... Tech improvements continue with the drivetrain, where the new plug-in hybrid Golf GTE and eHybrid have DC quick charging of up ...

Features include adaptive cruise, climate control and 5.8-inch media system ... In our opinion, the GTE doesn’t quite warrant the ‘GT’ badge. To us, the hybrid Golf is better seen as ...

If you’re a true car enthusiast, the VW Golf GTE can’t help but be intriguing ... air-con and sat-nav with an excellent 5.8-inch touchscreen). What you’re paying for with this car, though ...

For what it's worth, the liquid cooled, 8.8-kWh lithium-ion battery makes up ... alternatives to clean diesels must be explored. The Volkswagen Golf GTE is an intriguing little car, one whose ...

The range-topping R-Line trim, along with the GTI, GTD and GTE performance models of the Golf, will also be introduced ... and is capable of a claimed 62.8-67.3mpg. Emissions-reducing AdBlue ...

Volkswagen wasn’t long bringing the facelifted Golf 8.5 to market, and neither was the new GTI. So can it prove to be the remedy it needed? The GTI ushers in many of the changes seen elsewhere ...

Bolstered by the arrival of the R last year, sales of the Golf 8 have remained comparatively high with a total of 578 units moved between January and June according to the National Association of ...

Next-Generation Comfort and Technology Resting on the latest iteration of the Volkswagen Group’s MQB platform that’s shared with the Golf and Audi ... in the GTE model, and a duo of diesel ...

In pure performance terms the Golf heirarchy is R, GTI, GTD, and GTE, with respective 0-62mph times ... can accelerate to 62mph in 8.3sec and have a 134mph top speed, so they aren't far off ...