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Volkswagen Golf appeal boosted with new hybrid and diesel engine options

The popular Volkswagen Golf Black Edition and Match get new powertrain choices

VW Golf Match eHybrid 2024

It may have just received its mid-life facelift earlier this year, but further tweaks have come to the Volkswagen Golf with an array of new engines and adjustments to the trim levels. 

Volkswagen is adding a 1.5-litre eTSI mild-hybrid petrol and a diesel 2.0-litre TDI to the Golf Black Edition, while the Match trim level will receive the plug-in hybrid ‘eHybrid’ powertrain. All are available to order from 21 November. 

Pricing for the Black Edition 1.5 eTSI and 2.0 TDI kick off at £33,690 and £35,500 respectively. Both engines have 148bhp and are mated to a seven-speed automatic gearbox, with the mild-hybrid petrol taking 8.4 seconds to go from 0-62mph, and the diesel taking eight seconds exactly. 

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Sitting one rung below the GTE in the Golf line-up, the Black Edition comes with 18-inch alloys, IQ.Matrix LED headlights, illuminated door handles, heated front seats and black exterior trim. 

At the same time, the eHybrid PHEV – previously only offered with Style and GTE trim levels – is now offered with Match trim, lowering the price of the cheapest plug-in hybrid Golf by £995 to £36,140. The PHEV comes with a combination of a petrol engine and electric motor that develops 201bhp and is capable of a 0-62mph time of 7.2 seconds. More importantly, Volkswagen claims it’ll do up to 88 miles on its 19.7kWh battery alone and can receive a recharge rate of 40kW. VW also says it’ll return 141.2mpg. 

The Match trim level, which was reintroduced to the wider Volkswagen range recently, sits above the entry-level Life trim. As standard it gets 17-inch alloys, LED headlights, a rear-view camera, adaptive cruise control, an integrated sat-nav system, Volkswagen’s Park Assist Pro package and lane assist. 

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A keen petrol-head, Alastair Crooks has a degree in journalism and worked as a car salesman for a variety of manufacturers before joining Auto Express in Spring 2019 as a Content Editor. Now, as our senior news reporter, his daily duties involve tracking down the latest news and writing reviews.

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