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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).
In 1990, Volkswagen South Africa reintroduced the Golf Mk.1 GTi as the Citi CTi. Using basically the same 1.8-litre 82 kW Bosch K-Jetronic fuel-injected engine as the original Golf Mk.1 GTi, the Citi CTi was then the fastest Citi Golf ever made, with a top speed of just over 180 km/h.
The 2022 Volkswagen Golf GTI stands out a little during my evening run, catching a few stares as I roll to a stop in some of Michigan’s tonier suburbs where expensive cars are the norm. The GTI ...
Historically a sedan version of the Golf. Sold as the Vento in Argentina and Uruguay. The Sagitar is the Chinese version of the Jetta with longer wheelbase. Polo: 2020 2020 Central Asia PQ25: Based on the Škoda Rapid. Only produced between 2020 and 2022 but stock is continued to be offered outside of Russia. Lamando: 2014 2022 China MQB Evo
The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department also uses Volkswagens as their patrol cars, previously running MK7 Golf GTIs and now employing Polo GTIs, according to The Drive.
To celebrate the continued success of the Mk1 based Citi Golf in South Africa, on 22 September 2006 Volkswagen SA announced the limited edition Citi R powered by a 90 kW (120 hp/123 PS) 1.8L fuel injected engine with a five-speed manual transmission as well as a GTI trademark red outlined front grill.
The GTI was not released until late 2005, after yet another Polo revamp was reintroduced. This time it boasted a 1.8-litre, 110 kW (150 PS) engine, which had been used in models from the Mk4 Volkswagen Golf GTI to the Audi A6. Despite the impressive figures, this new model lacked the standard features of the Polo GTI Mk3, with xenon headlights ...
In 1986 (1987 for North America) a Golf GTI 16V was introduced; here the 1.8 litre engine output was 139 PS (137 hp; 102 kW) at 6,100 rpm (or 129 PS (95 kW) for the catalyst version) and 168 N⋅m (124 lb⋅ft) at 4,600 rpm of torque, [6] the model was marked by discreet red-and-black "16V" badges front and rear. North American-market GTIs were ...