2021 VW Golf 8 GTI Review – Meet the new Vrrr-pah!

Gero Lilleike

12 Aug 2021

The new VW Golf 8 GTI has finally arrived in South Africa! Join Ciro De Siena as he takes you for a drive in the new Golf 8 GTI around the Aldo Scribante Race Circuit in the Eastern Cape. Watch the video!

It’s been a long wait for the new VW Golf 8 GTI to go on sale in South Africa but GTI fans can now rejoice that the wait is finally over.

Local buyers can pre-order the new Golf GTI right now at a launch price of R669 300. The model will officially go on sale as of 1 September 2021. 

The Golf 8 GTI employs a 2.0-litre turbopetrol engine with 180 kW and 370 Nm and comes paired with a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission. Zero to 100 kph is claimed at 6.4 seconds. 

See specification details for the new Volkswagen Golf 8

Ciro De Siena spent some time with the Golf 8 GTI on the Aldo Scribante Raceway to bring you this video review! 

Let us know what you think of the new VW Golf 8 GTI.  

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Gero Lilleike

Gero Lilleike

Gero Lilleike is a published writer and photographer with most of his work appearing in the fields of travel and motoring. Gero has worked as a motoring journalist for Cars.co.za for the past 8 years and takes every opportunity to go on an adventure whether it be offroad or in the ocean. For Gero, a car's worth is measured by how many surfboards it's able to carry.

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