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