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The Golf has had six generations

By RomanticHeart | February 8, 2010

German carmaker Volkswagen has been producing a hatch family auto branded the Volkswagen golfing since 1974. Through the six generations that it’s been available, the line has been sold in different nameplates such as Volkswagen Rabbit in Canada and the U. S. and Volkswagen Caribe in Mexico. For the rest of the world, it is commonly known as Volkswagen golfing. This brand is not named after the game golfing [*SCO]‘golf’ is rather after the German word for Gulf Stream. The branding was in line with Volkswagen’s trend in the 1970s of naming their automobile brands after well-known wind systems. Therefore, brands like Volkswagen golfing, Volkswagen Bora, Volkswagen Jetta ( after the German word for Jet stream ), Volkswagen Passat ( after the German word for Trade wind ), and Volkswagen Scirocco ( after the German word for Sirocco ). The Volkswagen golf was introduced as a front-wheel drive vehicle which replaced the air-cooled version of Volkswagen Beetle. The admiration for this line has been large, that as of 2007, the golf is Volkswagen’s best-selling model. It’s also the world’s third top selling auto, with 325 million units built as of 2007.

The golfing has had six generations of it produced since 1974. Most generations, especially the initial ones had their bodies designed in hatch style. Other styles have also been available though, including the estate style ( called the Variant, available from 1993 to the present, a saloon/sedan ( branded as Jetta, Vento, or Bora from 1979 onwards ), and convertible ( branded as Cabrio and Cabriolet, available from 1979 to 2002 ). The latest generation of Golfs is called the golf Mk6, which debuted at the Paris Motor Show of 2008. The planning of the Mk6’s exterior is more aerodynamic and its interior is a combination of the Mk4’s ( 4th generation golf ) luxury and the Mk5’s ( 5th generation golfing ) viability and user-friendliness. The Mk6 has been sold in the US as golfing, and not using the Rabbit brand anymore. A golfing version to run on a half-breed 1.5L turbo diesel engine and electric motor is anticipated to get introduced by 2015.

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