15 Facts About Volkswagen Gol

The first-generation Volkswagen Gol was available only as a three-door hatchback; all generations since have offered a five-door variant as well.

Volkswagen Gol Parati is a station wagon built on both generations since May 1982.

All Volkswagen Gol generations have been sold with this bodystyle, which was introduced to the market in 1983.

Volkswagen Gol was released in 1980 to replace the Brasilia, which was in turn a replacement to the Beetle in the Brazilian market.

The 1989 Volkswagen Gol GTi was the first Brazilian-built car to use fuel injection.

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Second generation Volkswagen Gol, known as Project AB9 during development, debuted in September 1994.

Volkswagen Gol G2 was available in the following versions: 1000i, 1000i Plus, CL, GL, Furgao and GTi, with 1.

The first, "Volkswagen Gol Rolling Stones", was in 1995 - commemorating that band's "Voodoo Lounge Tour" leg in Brazil.

Fiat took the top spot in the Brazilian market for the last months of 1997, but once Volkswagen released quickly developed five-door models the Gol and Parati propelled Volkswagen back into first place in early 1998.

Second-generation Volkswagen Gol received two facelifts, which include both cosmetic and engine upgrades.

Third generation of the Volkswagen Gol was released in Brazil, on 29 June 2008, as a 2009 model.

In 2018, the third generation of the Volkswagen Gol received the third facelift with the same front as the Volkswagen Gol Track.

VW Volkswagen Gol has been rated as highly unsafe by Latin NCAP, the 2009 model in its most basic Latin American configuration with no airbags scoring only one star for adult occupants and two stars for children.

Since January 2022, the Volkswagen Gol is banned from sale in Argentina following the entry into force of the law prohibiting the sale of new vehicles not equipped with ESP.

Volkswagen Gol has been very critical of the new law to make this active safety equipment mandatory.