Inside Future Mobility

Wolfsburg gives its lesser-known Golf PHEV a bit-impact technical refresh The facelifted Mk8.5 Volkswagen Golf has already been the subject of a group test (1.5 eTSI 150) and a full road test (VW Golf GTI) but, since the carâ€™s chief mission was to correct the shortcomings of the flawed Mk8, you could say weâ€™re still waiting to appreciate where its biggest gains have been made.But thereâ€™s a good chance that weâ€™re about to. Because no derivative of this car has been more widely overhauled than thisÂ new Volkswagen Golf eHybrid. Powered by a second-generation version of the Volkswagen Groupâ€™s four-cylinder plug-in hybrid powertrain, this Golf has taken significant technical and functional strides. With adoption of electric cars still not widespread, it sits in a unique position, being the first plug-in hybrid hatchback that we have tested in the 5% benefit-in-kind company car tax bracket.That special status wonâ€™t endure, with the same powertrain heading to MQB Evo platform siblings from the Seat Leon to the Cupra Formentor. For now, though, it should be an effective fleet sales lever, as VW seeks to return the Golf to the top of Europeâ€™s sales ranks.

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