Spec shootout: 2021 Volkswagen Golf Mk8 v 2020 Volkswagen Golf Mk7.5

If there’s one car that has come to define its segment, it’s the Volkswagen Golf.

Volkswagen’s small-car staple has entered its eighth generation for 2021, with an evolutionary LED-laden exterior and a revised (but largely carryover) platform clothing an all-new cabin with twin digital displays and touch-based interfaces for climate control, headlights and most vehicle functions.

But for existing owners of previous Mk7.5, Mk7 or earlier Golf models – what exactly is new, and is the eighth-generation model worth the upgrade?
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