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Volkswagen Golf/Rabbit GTI, a performance-oriented C-segment/small family car/compact hatchback produced since 1976 Volkswagen Lupo GTI, a performance-oriented A-segment /city car produced between 2000 and 2005
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).
The GTI was Motor Trend magazine's Car of the Year for 1985, as well as VWVortex's "Best Golf of all time". In its first year on sale in the U.S., Golf sales were eight percent below those of the 1984 Rabbit. Sales of the all-new 1985 Jetta, by contrast, skyrocketed compared with the 1984 model.
The Golf GTI is a hot hatchback version that is powered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged direct-injection petrol engine (TSI) producing 245 PS (180 kW; 241 hp) and 370 N⋅m (273 lbf⋅ft). The bodywork is nearly identical to the GTE, however the GTI is equipped with different wheels, badges, and red grille accents.
GTI W12-650 rear view Volkswagen Golf V GTI W12-650. Volkswagen unveiled the GTI W12-650 at the GTI Festival in Wörthersee, Austria, in May 2007. It was designed as a concept car, and only one is known to exist. Unlike most concept cars, it is mechanically functional to the extent that it can be driven.
The South African version of the GTI went on sale in July 2009. In Japan the new Mk6 Golf went on sale in April 2009. The Japanese version of the GTI went on sale in August 2009. In China, the Golf Mk6 was made by FAW-VW commencing production for the 2010 model year, succeeding the Mk4 Golf and China-exclusive Bora HS as the Mk5 variant was not ...
Work Completed: Fitted a performance air filter, replaced the original exhaust system with a big bore unit, ECU remapped from 206.5 bhp to 243.5 bhp, replaced the clutch with an upgraded unit, replaced all of the original brake discs and calipers with upgraded vented Brembo units, standard alloy wheels and tyres uprated to gold WRX STI units ...
The Volkswagen Golf (Mk7) is a C-segment car manufactured by German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen.It is the seventh generation in the Golf series and the successor to the Golf Mk6, and was introduced in Berlin on 4 September 2012, before a public launch at the 2012 Paris Motor Show. [5]