Volkswagen Golf: tribute to a myth

The Volkswagen Golf has 40 years old. Since 1974 is the car that tells the future.

Seven generations, 30 million cars sold. The Volkswagen Golf is Europe’s most successful car of all time.

Is the car that first managed to combine compactness, safety, technology and space and offer the best tailored to its customers, by inventing a new car segment.

Today, the Golf is the only car to offer all five major engines available (gasoline, diesel, natural gas, plug-in hybrid and pure electric).

Unrivaled offer in which they continue to shine the iconic models like the GTI, the GTD and Golf R.

In the 1974 Volkswagen launches the Golf. And ‘it designed by Giugiaro and has the ambition to beat the record of the car until then the most sold in the world: the Beetle.

Comes with a 50 hp motor gasoline 1.100 joined in subsequent years by the GTI (1.6 110cv), the Golf Diesel Turbo Diesel and the Golf GTD.

The design of the Golf is an instant classic: in ‘1982 registrations exceed 5 million !!

With the second set the power of the new Golf GTI, the object of desire of many generations, rises to 160 hp and more than one million units sold.

The third generation seems to come from the future ..

Its design already belongs to the present day and from the first glance is more aerodynamic and secure.

Debuted the first six cylinder (VR6), the new convertible, the first diesel direct injection (TDI), and since 1996 all Golf are equipped with ABS as standard.

With the fourth series of the Volkswagen Golf engines become 8: 5 petrol and 3 diesel engines and in 1998 was introduced the first all-wheel drive Golf: Golf is the 4motion.

The new top of the range is the R32 with the revolutionary DSG dual clutch: 250 mph top speed !!

In 1998 he enters the stability control (ESC) on stage.

The fifth-generation Golf is characterized by comfort, dynamics and stability thanks to the bodywork laser welded.

Debuts the first engine Twincharger (TSI), with twin turbocharging and special extras will increase: from 7-speed gearbox dsg the bi-xenon headlamps.

The sixth generaizone is lower, wider and prestigious, with athletic lines. The Golf is now an icon.

Becomes more and more fuel-efficient with only 3.8 l / 100km on the Golf Bluemotion.

With the seventh generation, the Golf over 30 million copies sold worldwide.

And ‘the most successful European car of all time.

The new tension-electric models (e-Golf), and the bride plug-in (GTE) flank the GTI and GTD excellence.

From 1974 to present it is always the Volkswagen Golf to lead the way …