Images/upload/33855/images/05_2015_VW_Polo_GTI.jpg' alt='Golf 7 Gti Dsg Or Manual Gti' title='Golf 7 Gti Dsg Or Manual Gti' />Volkswagen Golf Wikipedia. The Volkswagen Golf  listen helpinfo is a small family car produced by the German manufacturer Volkswagen since 1. Volkswagen Rabbit in the United States and Canada Mk. Mk. 5, and as the Volkswagen Caribe in Mexico Mk. The original Golf Mk. Volkswagen Beetle. Golf 7 Gti Dsg Or Manual Gti' title='Golf 7 Gti Dsg Or Manual Gti' />Detailed trimlevel price information and inventory for the 2017 Volkswagen Golf GTI. MSRP starts at 36,015. Learn more with TrueCars review of the Volkswagen Golf. Browse Volkswagen Golf VII GTi 2. TSI for Sale Used listings on Cars. Volkswagen news, reviews and car information. Everything you need to know on. Historically, the Golf is Volkswagens best selling model and the worlds second best selling model,dubious discuss with more than 2. Initially, most Golf production was in the 3 door hatchback style. Other variants include a 5 door hatchback, station wagon Variant, from 1. Cabriolet and Cabrio, 1. Cabriolet, 2. 01. Golf derived notchbacksedan, variously called Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Vento from 1. Volkswagen Bora from 1. The cars have filled many market segments, from basic a personal car, to high performance hot hatches. The Volkswagen Golf has won many awards throughout its history. The Volkswagen Golf won the World Car of the Year in 2. Volkswagen Golf Mk. Volkswagen Golf Mk. Comcast Home Security Manual. The Golf is one of only three cars, the others being the Renault Clio and OpelVauxhall Astra, to have been voted European Car of the Year twice, in 1. The Volkswagen Golf has made the Car and Driver annual 1. Best list multiple times. The Golf Mk 7 won the Motor Trend Car of the Year award in 2. Mk. 1 GTI also won the award in 1. Pennsylvania. First generation MK1A1, Typ 1. Volkswagen Golf 3 door EuropeIn May 1. Volkswagen presented the first generation Golf as a modern front wheel drive, long range replacement for the Volkswagen Beetle. Later Golf variations included the Golf GTI hot hatch introduced in June 1. September 1. 97. 6, the Jetta notchback saloon version from October 1. Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet from January 1. Golf based pickup, the Volkswagen Caddy. The Golf Mk. 1 was sold as the Volkswagen Rabbit in the United States and Canada and as the Volkswagen Caribe in Mexico. A facelifted version of the Golf Mk. South Africa as the Citi Golf from 1. Second generation MK2A2, Typ 1. E1. G 1. 98. 31. Volkswagen Golf CL PortugalSeptember 1. Golf Mk. 2 that grew slightly in terms of wheelbase, exterior and interior dimensions, while retaining, in a more rounded form, the Mk. Although it was available on the home market and indeed most other left hand drive markets by the end of 1. British market until March 1. The Mk. 2 GTI featured a 1. In 1. 98. 5, the first Golfs with four wheel drive Golf Syncro went on sale with the same Syncro four wheel drive system being employed on the supercharged G6. W 1. 60 hp 1. 60 PS and anti lock brakes ABS. A Mk. 2 based second generation Jetta was unveiled in January 1. There was no Mk. 2 based cabriolet model instead, the Mk. Cabriolet was continued over the Mk. Third generation MK3A3, Typ 1. H1. E1. V 1. 99. Volkswagen Golf CL AustraliaThe third generation Golf Mk. August 1. 99. 1 and again grew slightly in comparison with its immediate predecessor, while its wheelbase remained unchanged. New engines included the first Turbocharged Direct Injection TD diesel engine in a Golf, and a narrow angle 2. VR6 engine. US Environmental Protection Agency EPA fuel consumption estimates are 9. L1. 00 km 3. 1 mpgimp 2. US city and 7. L1. US highway, with 4. For the first time ever, a Golf estate Golf Variant joined the line up in September 1. At the same time, a completely new Mk. Cabriolet was introduced, replacing the 1. Mk. 1 based version with one based on the Mk. Golf platform from 1. The Mk. 3 Golf Cabrio received a Mk. The notchback version, called VW Vento or Jetta in North America, was presented in January 1. It was European Car of the Year for 1. Citron ZX and General Motors new Opel Astra model. The Mk. 3 continued to be sold until 1. United States, Canada and parts of South America, also in Mexico as a special edition called Mi basically a Golf CL 4 door with added air conditioning, special interior, original equipment OEM black tinted rear brake lights, and anti lock brakes ABS, but without a factory fitted radio. The i in Mi is coloured red, which designates that multi point fuel injection was equipped and the 1. Fourth generation MK4A4, Typ 1. J 1. 99. 72. 00. Volkswagen Golf 2. Gti Generation AustraliaThe Golf Mk. August 1. 99. 7, followed by a notchback version VW Bora or, in North America, again VW Jetta in August 1. Golf Variant estate in March 1. There was no Mk. 4 derived Cabriolet, although the Mk. Cabriolet received a facelift in late 1. Mark IV models. As with the earlier three versions of the Golf, the UK market received each version several months later than the rest of Europe. The hatchback version was launched there in the spring of 1. Bora. New high performance models included the 3. VR6 engined four wheel drive Golf R3. VR6 engined Golf V6 4. Motion succeeding the 2. Mk. 3 Golf VR6. Syncro, as well as the famous 1. T turbo 4 cylinder used in various Volkswagen Group models. As of 2. 00. 8, certain variants of the GolfBora Mk. Brazil, China, and Mexico. Revised versions of the Mk. Canada marketed as the Golf City and Jetta City from 2. The two models were VW Canadas entry level offerings. They received a significant refresh for the 2. Both models were offered only with the 2. SOHC four cylinder gasoline engine, rated at 8. W 1. 15 hp 1. 17 PS. They were the only entry level offerings with an optional six speed automatic transmission. Production of the European variant of the Golf Mk. Production of the U. S version ended in 2. When the Chinese market Bora received a July 2. Golf did too, becoming the Bora HS in the process. The Mk. 4s popularity and low cost has allowed it to remain in production in several countries, including Brazil and Argentina, with minor cosmetic changes. Fifth generation MK5A5, Typ 1. K 2. 00. 32. 00. Volkswagen Golf Comfortline AustraliaThe Golf Mk. Europe in the autumn of 2. UK market in early 2. In North America, Volkswagen brought back the Rabbit nameplate when it introduced the vehicle in 2. In Canada, the Golf is still the prevalent nameplate of the fifth generation though both Rabbit and Golf have both been used historically. The North American base model is powered by a 2. W 1. 50 hp 1. 52 PS in 2. W 1. 70 hp 1. 73 PS in the later models. A GTI version is powered by a turbocharged version of the 2. TFSI engine, producing 1. W 1. 97 hp 2. 00 PS. Volkswagen also introduced the Fast marketing idea for the US market, dedicated to the fast that lives inside every driver. Drivers who purchased new GTI Mk. Fast a plastic figurine, which employs GTI like features. The GTI version is the only version on sale in Mexico. The saloonsedan version, again called Volkswagen Jetta in most markets, is assembled in Germany, South Africa, as well as Mexico. In Mexico this car is known as Bora. It was followed in 2. Golf Variant. The front ends of the car are the same, with the only difference being that the GLI is a sedan, while the GTI is a hatchback. Later models of the Mk. TSI turbocharged petrol engine with front wheel drive. In a comparison test conducted by Car and Driver Magazine, the Volkswagen Rabbit S was named the winner among eight small cars. While it was praised for its excellent driving position, fine instruments, and strong engine, it was criticized for having high levels of road noise, uncomfortable seats, and poor fuel economy.