Volkswagen Golf
small family car manufactured by Volkswagen
AI overview
The Volkswagen Golf is a small family car made by Volkswagen that has been popular with everyday drivers for decades. It matters because it helped define what a practical, affordable car should be and remains one of the world's best-selling vehicles.
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Key facts
- Manufacturer
- Volkswagen
- Production
- 1974–present
- Class
- Compact car / small family car ( C )
- Predecessor
- Volkswagen Beetle (first generation only, until 1998 )
- Successor
- Volkswagen ID.3 (for e-Golf)
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Article
The Volkswagen Golf (listen) is a compact car/small family car (C-segment) 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 in Mexico (Mk1). The Golf is Volkswagen's best-selling model and the third best-selling automobile of all time, with over 37 million units sold worldwide.
The original Golf Mk1 was a front-engined, front-wheel drive replacement for the air-cooled, rear-engined, rear-wheel drive Volkswagen Beetle.