Golf GTI and Golf GTI Clubsport
The Golf GTI has a long history as a pioneer in the sporty compact class. Since 1976, this iconic model has been synonymous with performance and a fun driving experience, selling more than 2.3 million units to date. In its current version, too, the Golf GTI is turning heads with its dynamic, elegant design. Powered by a 195 kW (265 PS) turbocharged engine, it accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.9 seconds. In short, the Golf GTI continues to offer a perfect blend of performance, style and everyday practicality.
Press kit
Anniversary brochure
World premiere of the Golf GTI Clubsport
Philipp Dörfler
Golf VII Variant (2013–2020)
This sees the Golf VII Variant offer a new dimension of diversity: it is a family car, sports car, company car, and leisure vehicle all rolled into one – a universal companion. Its technical substance, comfort features, and workmanship significantly surpass the compact class level.
Golf VII Variant profile
Vehicle data
Engine versions
Golf VII Variant variants & highlights
Golf VII Variant model update
2014/2015
Series addition
The Variant family becomes sportier and even more diverse: the dynamic GTD Variant with a powerful 2.0 TDI and 184 PS debuts in 2015. A real achiever is the R Variant with 2.0 TSI engine, 300 PS, and 4 MOTION (all-wheel drive). Both derivatives combine excellent utility with significantly increased dynamics while remaining astonishingly economical.
Vehicle data Golf VII Variant profile
Model variant with 4MOTION: permanent all-wheel drive Wheelbase (mm): 2,627 Length / width / height (mm): 4,562 / 1,799 / 1,481–1,5154,567 / 1,789 / 1,515 (Golf Variant standard model from 2017)4,586 / 1,789 / 1,495 (Golf R Variant)4,578 / 1,799 / 1,530–1,545 (Golf Variant Alltrack)
Golf Cabriolet
Golf Cabriolet II (based on Golf III and IV) In 1993, the launch of the second Golf Cabriolet ushered in a new safety era. First, the crash properties of this model were significantly improved. Secondly, the model featured technical innovations such as driver’s and passenger’s airbags and ABS. Of course, the new model also had a rollover bar between the B-pillars. Optionally, the Cabriolet was available with an electrohydraulic roof operation system, with opening and closing taking less than 20 seconds. The second Golf Cabriolet was based on the technology of the third-generation Golf; in 1997, it received the powertrain and front end of the fourth-generation Golf. In 2001, the history of the Golf Cabriolet, which started in 1979, came to an end for the time being. During this time, Karmann in Osnabrück produced 600,585 units. Golf Cabriolet III (based on Golf VI) The Cabriolet presented in 2011 was based on the sixth-generation Golf.
Golf Plus
In 2004, Volkswagen added a new Golf dimension to its model range, the Golf Plus. This was a second, additional, different Golf. With a “plus” in terms of body height and seating level, interior space, variability and functionality. It made its world debut at the Bologna Motor Show. The Golf Plus was launched in Europe at the beginning of 2005. Its styling showed that this was an independent model and opened up new perspectives on the Golf. The starting point was the height. At 1,581 mm, the Golf Plus was 90 mm taller than the Golf available at the time. Buyers of the Golf Plus especially appreciated the high seating position and the variable interior with a rear seat which could be adjusted by 160 mm in the longitudinal direction. In 2014, the Golf Plus was succeeded by the Golf Sportsvan.
Photo albums
Golf
In a class of its own
The Golf. The icon. The car. Simply indispensable in today's world. As the successor to the VW Beetle, it had a lot to live up to. And it was an instant hit. The Golf became the car of choice for millions of people around the world and defined a new class of compact cars. A living legend – and one that has been writing its success story since 1974.
Anniversary brochure
50 Years of sporty Golf
Golf Cabriolet
Refreshingly open
When it premiered in 1979, the Golf Cabriolet was initially met with scepticism by many: an open-top Golf? With a roll bar? But it quickly became clear that the strawberry basket, as it was affectionately known, set new standards, became one of the most successful convertibles in the world, and even developed cult appeal – thanks to numerous film and TV appearances. And across generations. Well, well, well, the practical Golf as an emotional open-air version: a surprising idea that caught on magnificently.