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The Volkswagen Golf Mk1 is the first generation of a small family car manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen.It was noteworthy for signalling Volkswagen's shift of its major car lines from rear-wheel drive and rear-mounted air-cooled engines to front-wheel drive with front-mounted, water-cooled engines that were often transversely-mounted.
The Volkswagen Golf (listen ⓘ) is a compact car/small family car produced by the German automotive manufacturer Volkswagen since 1974, marketed worldwide across eight generations, in various body configurations and under various nameplates – including as the Volkswagen Rabbit in the United States and Canada (Mk1 and Mk5), and as the Volkswagen Caribe [1] in Mexico (Mk1).
When first on sale the range topping car, the LS model, featured the 50 PS (37 kW) 1043 cc engine found in the Audi 50. Other specifications included parking lights, rear wash wipe, sun visors, chromed bumpers and 4.5J X 13" wheels. The N model was the basic starting spec lacking many of the features of the LS.
On April 10, 1978, VWoA dedicated Westmoreland Assembly [16] by driving its first car off the line, a two-door white Rabbit (in Rabbit C or mid trim level, as with all the initial production) [17] — which had actually been assembled the week before [16] and was shipped after the plant dedication to Volkswagen's Wolfsburg headquarters for its ...
When Volkswagen took a can opener to the Rabbit, it created an '80s icon. With a 90-hp 1.8-liter engine, like the contemporary GTI, the Rabbit convertible was a quick and nimble runabout.
Exclusively manufactured by SAIC-Volkswagen. Lavida: 2008 2018 China MQB A1: Sister model to the Bora. Has been Volkswagen's best selling model in China and typically the best selling sedan of all brands in China. [2] Exclusively manufactured by SAIC-Volkswagen. Magotan: 2005 2024 China MQB Evo: The Chinese version of the Passat B9 with a ...
The first cars under the name Rabbit Pickup were sold in the United States in late 1979 for the 1980 model year, delayed from a planned spring 1979 rollout. [6] It was not sold as the Caddy until three years later, when the model was introduced to Europe as the Caddy.
The Volkswagen Jetta A1 is the first generation of the Volkswagen Jetta compact car, produced by Volkswagen.Although the Golf reached considerable success in the North American markets, Volkswagen observed the hatchback body style lacked some of the appeal to those who preferred the traditional three-box configuration.