| Within the market segment of small hatchbacks, the | | | | displacement. Some of its diesel engines and also the |
| Volkswagen Golf is regarded as one of the pioneers. | | | | V6 engines caused the company to incur duties due to |
| Throughout its whole span of life, it had a somewhat | | | | environmental concerns. These Golfs were no doubt |
| roller coaster ride. It made its debut in Europe during | | | | respectable in terms of proper handling and |
| the year 1974. The following year it was introduced | | | | performance, but they stood no where when |
| with the Rabbit nameplate in the USA. After a period | | | | compared to their counterparts from Japanese |
| of 10 years, its make was redesigned and the | | | | automakers from the important perspectives reliability, |
| Volkswagen shifted its North American variant with | | | | durability, and the point of long term ownership free of |
| the official name 'Golf'. But such a move did not last | | | | any unwanted fuss. In the recent years, it has been |
| very long. In the year 2006, after the continuous selling | | | | witnessed that the Volkswagen Golf has done its bit |
| of three generations of Golf in the American domestic | | | | to upgrade its reliability without shedding off its original |
| market, The Company of Volkswagen had a change | | | | and exciting German-engineered essence behind the |
| in its business outlook and renamed the model of this | | | | driving wheel. |
| economy car Rabbit to be sold in the US market. | | | | The most recent generation model of the Golf, or |
| Various models of the Golf that were on the run in | | | | Fourth Generation for short, was introduced in the year |
| first few years after its inception were quite popular | | | | 1999 and had a continuous sell till 2006 had an |
| due to their solid and reliable feel on different roads | | | | extremely impressive feature of a super turbo power |
| and high quality of construction. Availability of the Golf | | | | that was a rare facility incorporated in any car of this |
| was as either a 2 door or a 4 door hatchback and it | | | | sort. The exclusive Golf TDI hatchback model that |
| had in the offering a spacious interior and attractive | | | | was in the market from the year 2004 till 2006 |
| body style. There have been a few prominent variants | | | | possessed an updated version of the specific 1.9 liter |
| of the Golf by the name of a convertible (the | | | | which comfortably delivered 100 horsepower. In the |
| Volkswagen Cabriolet) and an enviable sport tuned | | | | later stages after its inception, a high performing R32 |
| hatchback with the GTI label. Most of the Golf | | | | was offered in its limited edition that had a 3.2 liter, solid |
| hatchbacks produced in the years during the eighties | | | | 240 horsepower VR6 and facility of all wheel drive |
| and the nineties were powered strong four-cylinder | | | | with fine body accents. |
| engines that had either a 1.8 or 2.0 liters of | | | | |