How much does the Volkswagen Golf Life cost?
There’s no easy way to say this: the 2023 Volkswagen Golf Life is expensive. Its mid-2021 launch price of $34,250 plus on-road costs represented a substantial hike over its predecessor, offset by greater levels of standard equipment.
But rising production and shipping costs have necessitated further increases.
From July 1, 2023, the mid-spec Golf Life costs $38,590 plus on-road costs, which still comes as a shock to those who remember a similar-level Golf Mk7.5 costing $29,990 drive-away towards the end of its lifecycle.
That said, the Golf certainly isn’t out of line with its competition.
The Hyundai i30 Elite (from $30,800 plus ORCs), Kia Cerato Sport+ (from $31,440) and Toyota Corolla ZR (from $36,600) offer significant savings.
But the Mazda3 G25 GT Vision (from $39,920) is lineball and the Honda Civic VTi-LX ($47,200…