End of the road to Golf, friends.
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O Volkswagen Golf will no longer be sold in the U.S., the German brand said on Wednesday. After two years of suggesting that the hatchback would leave those parts, VW finally decided to give us a straight answer. However, it is not all bad news. The eighth generation Golf GTI and Golf R will still come to America. It turns out that American buyers have largely avoided compact cars in recent years, and the standard Golf just wasn’t doing well on VW’s sales charts.
In fact, the much more expensive Golf GTI outperformed standard Golf sales with ease during the seventh generation hatchback season. Buyers who are still looking for a VW compact car will have to turn their eyes to the Jetta or the next Taos crossover. The small SUV should be much more pleasant for American buyers in an automotive market obsessed with utility vehicles.
After the introduction of Golf in 1974, VW managed to sell 2.5 million of them locally. If you hope to arrest one of the latter, there is still time. The brand said that while production of the US-spec Golf ended in Mexico last week, the final 2021 model year is stocked at dealers across the country. If you find one, it comes in just one variant, as the brand shows on the door: the TSI finish. The Golf TSI includes a 1.4-liter turbo-four engine coupled to a six-speed manual or eight-speed automatic transmission and 16-inch alloy wheels, leatherette upholstery and standard heated seats. Smart keyless entry and a set of driver assistance features also come standard on the final Golfs.
Prices for the latest Golfs start at $ 24,190, but the Golf TSI equipped with an automatic costs a few hundred dollars more at $ 24,990. Both prices include a $ 995 destination fee. We will have our first taste of the new Golf now on sale in Europe when VW ships the first 2022 Golf GTI and R models to the US next fall.
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