31 Facts About Volkswagen Golf

The Volkswagen Golf has crossed from economy to high-performance market segments.

The Volkswagen Golf has made the annual Car and Driver 10Best list multiple times.

The Volkswagen Golf Mk7 won the Motor Trend Car of the Year award in 2015, and the Mk1 GTI won the award in 1985.

The Volkswagen Golf Mk4 won for the best selling car in Europe in 2001.

In May 1974, Volkswagen presented the first-generation Golf as a modern front-wheel-drive, long-range replacement for the Volkswagen Beetle.

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Facelifted version of the Volkswagen Golf Mk1 was produced in South Africa as the Citi Volkswagen Golf from 1984 to 2009.

September 1983 saw the introduction of the second-generation Volkswagen Golf that grew slightly in terms of wheelbase, exterior and interior dimensions, while retaining, in a more rounded form, the Mk1's overall look.

Third-generation Volkswagen Golf made its home-market debut in August 1991 and again grew slightly in comparison with its immediate predecessor, while its wheelbase remained unchanged.

The Mk3 Volkswagen Golf Cabrio received a Mk4-style facelift in late 1999 and was continued until 2002.

Volkswagen Golf Mk4 was first introduced in August 1997, followed by a notchback version in August 1998 and a new Volkswagen Golf Variant in March 1999.

Volkswagen Golf Mk5 was introduced in Europe in the autumn of 2003, reaching the UK market in early 2004.

In North America, Volkswagen Golf brought back the Rabbit nameplate when it introduced the vehicle in 2006.

In Canada, the Volkswagen Golf is still the prevalent nameplate of the fifth generation .

Volkswagen Golf introduced the "Fast" marketing campaign for the US, "dedicated to the 'fast' that lives inside every driver, " with a spirit totem character illustrating the concept and purchasers of the GTI Mk5 receiving a plastic figurine of the Fast.

Mk6 Golf was designed by Volkswagen's chief designer Walter de'Silva.

Mk6 Volkswagen Golf is available with both 5- and 6-speed manual transmission, and 6- or 7-speed Direct-Shift Gearbox transmission options.

In 2010, Volkswagen brought back the Golf nameplate with the mid-cycle refresh.

Volkswagen Golf Mk6 was a 2012 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Top Safety Pick.

Seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf had its debut in September 2012 at the Paris Motor Show.

Volkswagen Golf produced a "Rabbit Edition" GTI for the 2019 model year.

VW Volkswagen Golf has had several generations made into electric CityStromer models.

Volkswagen Golf scheduled a field testing program with 500 units to begin in 2011.

Production version of the 2015 Volkswagen e-Golf was unveiled at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show.

The 2017 e-Volkswagen Golf provides a faster charging time; SE and SEL Premium trim levels have a 7.

On 11 March 2014, Volkswagen opened ordering for the e-Golf in the UK, with deliveries began at the end of June.

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In Norway, the e-Volkswagen Golf became available for pre-order on 25 February 2014 for delivery in June 2014.

In January 2015, the e-Volkswagen Golf started to show up at dealerships throughout the Northeast.

Volkswagen Golf GTE is a plug-in hybrid version of the Volkswagen Golf hatchback unveiled at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show.

The Golf GTE was temporarily discontinued in 2018, due to high demand leading to long lead times, according to Volkswagen.

Volkswagen Golf GTI competed in the British GT Championship in 2003 with Steve Wood and Stuart Scott at the wheel.

Volkswagen Motorsport, the motorsport division of the brand, built the Golf TCR touring car in 2015 for use in various international and national competitions which use TCR regulations.