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VW is investing about 1.8 billion euros for the new Golf. 80 percent of the suppliers who produce components for the Golf 8 are already under contract with the current Golf. In addition, Volkswagen announces that the VW parent plant in Wolfsburg will retain the production of the Golf. The official presentation of the Golf 8 is expected for the end of 2018.
In 2019, the new Golf will come with this next generation of the MIB. Everything is digital: buttons and switches are completely eliminated. The elimination of the climate control unit creates additional space for the knees. In the future, the air conditioner, volume and co can be controlled via a slider below the main screen in the middle of the cockpit. With the slider, a light sensor behind the bar registers the finger movement. The latest generation of the Active Info display in 3D sits in front of the steering wheel. Two screens arranged one behind the other create a 3D impression with depth impression. The operation of the future Active Info display could be supported by eye tracking. If you call up two menus in the display, the system recognizes whether the view is directed to the left or right menu and selects it immediately. This saves intermediate steps.
The Golf 8 is operated via gestures and touchscreen. The head-up display dominates three-dimensional representation.
The model range of golf is significantly reduced: So far, the Golf hatchback, sedan, Variant, convertible, GTI and Co was extremely broad. From 2019, however, Sportvan and Touran merge into a model, the convertible is long gone