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Creator Days Vehicle Information 50 Years of the Sporty Golf 50 Years of the Sporty Golf The Golf – Europe's most successful car of all time – celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2024. Against this backdrop, Volkswagen Classic presents an unprecedented range of sporty Golf models. For the first time worldwide, all generations of the Golf GTI, Golf R, numerous factory and apprentice studies from the legendary Wörthersee GTI Meeting, and a special selection of motorsport Golf come together in one comprehensive exhibition at the Volkswagen plant in Osnabrück, the former Karmann factory. Simply put, the Golf was designed to be a sporty vehicle from the outset. Its entire technical DNA is built for performance. This journey began 50 years ago with the development of the Golf GTI. In its early stages in 1974, it was decided that the future GTI (debuting in 1976) should be homologated according to the international FIA regulations. And so it was. Sporting icons like the GTI or R models and racing masterpieces

is productive internationally 4 HIGHLIGHTS Fast, far, frugal: the records spanning two centuries 34 SMALL ECONOMY WOLF Around the world in 80 days: the Lupo 3L TDI sets a world record in 2000 30 G-LADER RECORDS Triple with Jochi Kleint: the record-breaking Polo G40, Corrado G60 and Golf syncro G60 26 PRODUCTION RECORDS World champion and millionaire: saying thank you with limited editions of the Beetle 1302 S and Golf II 48 ARVW Flying miles: an aerodynamic test vehicle in world record-breaking form in 1980 44 VOLKSWAGEN PLANT Churning out records: the traditional location in Wolfsburg and a look at the Middle Kingdom 52 ENDURANCE TEST From Alaska to Tierra del Fuego: an extraordinary adventure for the Golf in 1974 38 RALLY LEGENDS Deserts, distances, global success: Volkswagen Motorsport at the Dakar Rally and in the World Rally Championship 56 TURBO POWER High-speed on the salt flats: a 338.15-km/h Guinness record on Lake Bonneville 66 CRAMMING Budge up a bit: the people who love nothing

Golf GTE - Weighted energy consumption combined: 16.2-15.9 kWh/100 km plus 0.4 l/100 km; fuel consumption with discharged battery combined: 5.4-5.3 l/100 km; weighted CO₂ emissions combined: 8 g/km; CO₂ class weighted combined: B; CO₂ class with discharged battery: D. Timeless 50 years of Golf design Innovative All 8 generations at a glance Successful More than 37 million units built 50 YEARS OF GOLF Golf GTE – Near-production vehicle Golf GTE – Weighted energy consumption combined: 16.2–15.9 kWh/100 km plus 0.4 l/100 km; fuel consumption with discharged battery combined: 5.4–5.3 l/100 km; weighted CO₂ emissions combined: 8 g/km; CO₂ class weighted combined: B; CO₂ class with discharged battery: D. 2 | 3 50 J ah re G ol f In ha lt 6 18 26 Golf I 28 Golf II 30 Golf III 32 Golf IV 34 Golf V 36 Golf VI 38 Golf VII 40 Golf VIII 42 Golf VIII 20242 8 10 2214 4 Editorial Thomas Schäfer, CEO of the Volkswagen brand, on the importance of the Golf 6 Development Searching for a successor to the Volkswagen

Bright, brash, and relaxed 18 POLO HARLEKIN A colourful, fun car 20 DERIVATIVES The Polo, but different 22 POLO IV 2001–2009 With a happy face 26 POLO V 2009–2017 More dynamic than ever 30 POLO VI 2017–2021 Reimagined once 36 DESIGN DEVELOPMENT “A likeable car” 38 FUNCTIONAL DESIGN Interview with Head of Design Andreas Mindt 40 POLO VI SINCE 2021 Digital and innovative SPORT & SUCCESSES 10 SPORTY POLO Proving that you don’t have to be big to be sporty 12 MOTORSPORT Racing! Rally! Rallycross! 24 GTI SPORTS CAR Showing just how fast a Polo can be 28 WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP Consecutive victories PRODUCTION & FACTS 32 AT HOME EVERYWHERE A global success model 34 PRODUCTION Made in South Africa 42 FACTS & FIGURES Wow, that really made a splash! “Ever since its first generation, the Polo has stood for affordable mobility – a car for everyone.” THOMAS SCHÄFER Member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, Brand Group Core, CEO Volkswagen Brand Dear Readers, Your first car, your first trip

Small on the outside, big on the inside – and in many different aspects 50 years of Polo For millions of people, it was and is their very first car: the Polo – compact, timeless and classless. One for all. When the Polo was launched on the market in 1975, it was the third Volkswagen of a new era after the Passat (1973) and the Golf (1974). Like them, it also became a world bestseller. The Polo has been shaping the small car segment for 50 years now, with more than 20 million units sold. It stands for affordable entry-level mobility from Volkswagen with a coherent overall concept comprising a fair price-performance ratio, high utility value and pioneering technology for the small car class. Furthermore, it impresses with its appealing design, which is still popular today and made the model a bestseller. In every generation, the Polo has offered more space and comfort, more efficient engines and innovative safety features. Today also, the small car boasts assist and convenience systems that