Volkswagen Golf Life (2026) price & specs

The 2026 Volkswagen Golf Life is a front-wheel drive, 5-door Hatchback that was released to the Australian market on 1st December 2025 classified as a Mkviii. The Volkswagen Golf is regarded as a Small Luxury built in Germany with prices starting at $39,290 before on-road costs.

This Volkswagen Golf is powered by a 1.4L 4-cylinder engine that has 110 kW of power (at 6000 rpm) and 250 Nm of torque (at 1500 rpm) via an Eight-speed Automatic transmission. Volkswagen claims the Golf Life uses 6.3L/100km of Premium Unleaded in the combined city and highway cycle while putting out 143g of CO₂. It has a 50L fuel tank, meaning it should be able to travel 794km per full tank

The Volkswagen Golf measures 1480mm (58.3 inches) in height, 4282mm (168.6 inches) in length, 1789mm (70.4 inches) in width with a 2631mm (103.6 inches) wheelbase that brings about a total of 1409kg (3106.3 lbs) of unladen weight. The Golf Life comes standard with 225/45 R17 front tyres and 225/45 R17 rear tyres. It requires a service every 12 months or 15,000 km, whichever comes first. It has a 60 month, unlimited km warranty.

The 2026 Volkswagen Golf Life has a 134mm ground clearance with a 1500kg braked and 690kg unbraked towing capacity.