VW Confirms New Mk8 Golf Will Get An Estate Version As Well

The eighth-generation VW Golf is just around the corner, and confirmation has come that the new model will still be available as an estate – or station wagon, if you will.

Reports dating back to 2018 indicated that Volkswagen would ditch both the three-door and wagon versions for its new compact model, but a statement issued by the car manufacturer in relation to its Wolfsburg production facility said the wagon, branded the Golf Variant in Europe, isn’t going anywhere.

More specifically, the statement reveals that “the entire production of the Golf Variant will be relocated to the main plant here in Wolfsburg.”

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Volkswagen of America recently confirmed that the Golf Alltrack and Golf SportWagen won’t be sold locally beyond the 2019 model year, meaning the Mk8 Golf Variant won’t make it Stateside and could be a European-only model. This is hardly a surprise, considering SUVs now account for more than 50 per cent of VW sales in the United States.

Many expected Volkswagen to unveil the new Golf at the Frankfurt Motor Show, but the decision was made to skip it so the all-new ID.3 electric hatch would enjoy the all limelight. The new Golf will premiere at a dedicated event sometime in October to ensure the company meets its goal of delivering the first units before the end of the year.

There will be no mistaking the Mk8 Golf for any other vehicle on the market, as it will feature a very familiar design to the outgoing mode. More radical changes will be found in the cabin, where there will be a largely digital instrument cluster and a secondary display housing the infotainment system.