29/01/2024
New VW Golf 8.5 celebrates 50 years with impressive tech and power upgrades
After months of teasers and spy shots the new Mk 8.5 Golf finally bares all. Find out what’s changed, and why the beloved manual ‘box has been dropped, below.
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A passionate petrolhead with an encyclopedic knowledge of all things automotive, Harris joined the Blackcircles.com team as a Content Writer in 2023.
His writing background is underpinned by a journalism degree from The University of the West of Scotland with placements at What Car? and Autocar magazine. Outside the motoring world, Harris built his experience authoring content for The Royal Photographic Society Journal and Legion Scotland Online.
Harris bolstered his motoring know-how with a stint as a Car Sales Executive at BMW, before following his true calling into motoring journalism.
After months of teasers and spy shots the new Mk 8.5 Golf finally bares all. Find out what’s changed, and why the beloved manual ‘box has been dropped, below.
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