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History of the Volkswagen Golf

MICKSIGARAGE.COM THE CAR PARTS EXPERTS History of the Volkswagen Golf Width : 1610mm Weight : 790 kg • Introduced as a replacement to the popular Beetle. • Designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro. Mk1 • The GTi came out in June 1976 1395 mm 1974-1983 • Called the Rabbit in North America • 6.8 million sold worldwide. 3705 mm • Introduction of 4 wheel drive with the Syncro which spawned the supercharged G60 with 160bhp. Width : 1665 mm Weight : 910 kg • ABS was launched as feature in 1986 Mk2 1415 mm • There was no convertible version of the Mk2. 1983-1992 • 6.3 million sold worldwide. 3895 mm • The first Turbo Diesel engine and the first Golf to offer front airbags. Width : 1694 mm Weight : 1035 kg • The introduction of an estate version to the range. Mk3 1422 mm • The Convertible re-emerged for those who enjoy the sunshine. 1993-2001 • European Car of the Year for 1992. 4.8 million sold worldwide. 4074 mm • The largest capacity engine yet with the 3.2L VR6 engined R32 came to fruition in 2002. Width : 1735 mm Weight : 1238 kg • Designed by Hartmut Warkuß. Mk4 1440 mm • Return to form of the GTI with the Anniversary model in 2002. 1997-2004 • Dual clutch technology appeared in 2002. • 4.3 million sold worldwide. 4148 mm Width : 1759 mm 1 • Featured a laser welded body which gave a 35% increase in torsional rigidity. Weight : 1323 kg Mk5 2004-2008 • The incredibly popular GTI featured a 2L TFSI engine that produced 200bhp which was available with DSG (Dual Clutch) for speedy gear changes. 1479 mm • The economical BlueMotion emerged in 2007 and recorded an average fuel consumption of 4.51/100Km. 4204 mm • 3.3 million sold worldwide. • Built on the same PQ35 platform as the Mk5 Golf. Width : 1779 mm Weight : 1308 kg • Introduction of VW Adaptive Chassis Control allowing the driver to select between "Normal, "Comfort" and "Sports". Mk6 2008-2012 • VW brought back the "Golf" name to North Amverica in 2010 retiring the "Rabbit". 1479 mm • Shortest shelf life of any Golf. • First time that there was an auto stop/start system option. 4199 mm • World Car of Year in 2009. • 3 million sold worldwide. Width : 1799 mm Weight : 1205 kg • Given a new platform which was well received, titled the MQB. Mk7 • While larger than the Mk6 it is 100Kg lighter. 1452 mm 2012-Present • Debut of PreCrash preventative occupant protection assistance system. • The GTI was given more power, bringing it up to 217 bhp. 4255 mm • Winner of European and World Car of the Year Award. • First imported Car of the Year Japan in 2013. Sources: http://www.karmann.ie/page/about-us/the-history-of-the-volkswagen-golf-1 http://europe.autonews.com/article/20130709IANE/130709906/vw-brand-sales-rise-0-5-in-june http://www.carscoops.com/2013/06/vw-builds-30-millionth-golf-in.html http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/28/volkswagen-golf-named-2013-world-car-of-the-year/ 1. Gareth Kent (30 March 2007). "VW Golf build passes 25 million". carmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2008. 2.Figures for 1974 to 1987: 4.7 million 3-door models, 2.55 million 5-doors, according to: Oswald, Werner (2001).Deutsche Autos 1945-1990, vol.3. Stuttgart: MotorbuchVerlag. pp. 86-87. ISBN 3-613-02116-1. http://web.vw.com/why-vw/awards-and-accolades/#lawards-and-accolades http://www.caroftheyear.org/winner/Volkswagen/Golf/2013_69/coty http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Golf

History of the Volkswagen Golf

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Here at MicksGarage.com we love cars and there is none more iconic than the Volkswagen Golf. To celebrate the 40th year of its existence we created this infographic to show the various versions we hav...

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