Autocar up to now printed that the unique plans for the brand new regulations – first of all set to be presented in 2025 – would drive the retirement of the six-speeder from the entire Golfing line-up in a transfer to scale back VW’s fleet emissions. 

However with the Ecu Fee poised to loosen up the emissions checking out necessities and lengthen their implementation, the course may well be paved for a comeback. 

Significantly, even though, the guide GTI is now not on sale in the United Kingdom and the brand new US-market GTI 380 particular version used to be described by way of VW as marking the “ultimate 12 months of guide manufacturing”, so it kind of feels much more likely the uprated scorching hatch might be provided solely with a seven-speed DSG gearbox. 

Extra positive is a wide-reaching revamp of the Golfing’s cockpit and infotainment suite, aimed toward rectifying the usability and reliability issues that experience plagued the hatchback since its 2020 release. Footage from our undercover agent photographers divulge that the Golfing line-up gets the expansive new 12.9in touchscreen that has been presented in its more recent stablemates, along with a new-look 10.4in software show. 

Each are anticipated to bring in simplified menu constructions, faster reaction instances and advanced capability. As a part of the overhaul, VW may also introduce light-up contact sliders for the local weather controls, making them more straightforward to perform at evening. 

The haptic controls at the guidance wheel, every other gripe, might be changed by way of typical switches and buttons, and the Golfing will apply the not too long ago refreshed ID 3 in adopting higher-quality fabrics all the way through. The outside revisions might be extra delicate however massaged bumpers and reshaped headlights would be the key differentiators. 

Taking a look additional forward, 2026 will mark the fiftieth anniversary of the GTI, because of this some of the ultimate entrants into the Mk8 circle of relatives is extremely more likely to be a commemorative style to apply within the footsteps of the 2021 track-honed Clubsport 45 particular version. 

The GTI ‘Version 50’ might be conceived to show off the GTI at its best possible, with bespoke styling, an influence spice up and an uprated chassis geared in opposition to speedy lap instances.