There’s always a place for hot sports hatchbacks in the industry these days. The Volkswagen Golf isn’t an exception to that. This model is a certified seller for the German brand in large part because of its unique combination of hot aesthetic styling with its stellar performance capabilities.

But Volkswagen->ke94 isn’t just keen on keeping the Golf stale. Sometimes, the company takes it a step further, introducing special edition models to keep the Golf fresh and appealing for its loyal fan base.

The launch of the Volkswagen Golf Match is proof of that. It’s been touted as a replacement model for the Golf SE with the added exception of it being more tricked out than the SE at no added cost. That’s incredible for fans of the Golf SE, a lot of whom already attest to the trim’s well-specified status.

Adding new features to the Golf SE is no easy task and yet, Volkswagen successfully did it by adding even more features to the Golf ->ke164 that customers will undoubtedly appreciate. These new features aren’t your run-of-the-mill additions, either. A lot of them, like the front and rear parking sensors, front fog lights, and mirror pack, all serve their own functions. Those mirror packs, in particular, comes with automatically folding door mirrors with puddle lights and reverse-activated dipping on the nearside. Functions, baby!

The Volkswagen Golf Match is already available to order starting at a price of $33,750 for the 1.4-liter TSI all the way up to $41,300 for the 2.0-liter TDI. Deliveries of the models are expected to commence in September.

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Volkswagen Golf Match in detail

There's more to the Volkswagen Golf Match than what we initially said. A lot more, in fact.

For starters, the trim comes with standard 16-inch Dover alloy wheels. This is unique to the Golf Match to further emphasize the trim's added appeal to Golf customers. A host of technological features are also being offered, highlighted by standard ACC Adaptive Cruise Control with Front Assist and City Emergency Braking, a Driver Alert System, PreCrash preventive occupant protection, and Driver Profile Selection.

Oh, Volkswagen is also offering the Match trim on Golf GT models. That one comes with even more cosmetic and aerodynamic modifications, including 'Cherry Red' rear light clusters, a new set of 17-inch alloy wheels, and a lowered suspension system.

Likewise, the Golf GT's interior gets its own new digs. Alcantara and cloth sports seats are the biggest additions, bringing with it a touch of luxury you normally don't get on a Golf. There are also gloss black dash and door inserts, LED reading lights, ambient lighting, and the Discover Navigation media and navigation system with a 5.8-inch color touch-screen to round out what's obviously an incredible new addition to Volkswagen's Golf lineup.

Volkswagen Golf

There's a reason why the Volkswagen Golf is treated with such high reverence in the auto industry. It looks good and performs true to its purpose as a sports hatchback. But more importantly, it is considered as the godfather of the hot hatch, a distinction it earned for ushering in an era of affordable little sports cars that created an entirely new market segment.

The Volkswagen Golf is now seven generations deep, a testament to its stature and continued impressionable characteristics. The Golf MK VII was introduced in 2012 with plenty of new features, including new variants like the Golf GTE, the e-Golf, and the Golf TGI.

But at its heart, the Golf still considers the Golf R as its top-of-the-line model. This bad boy is powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine that produces 290 horsepower and 280 pound-feet of torque, allowing it to cover 0 to 60 mph in just 5.3 seconds to go with a top speed of 153 mph.