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They still make that? VW Golf Mk1 ends production after 25 years

The original Volkswagen Golf Mk1 arrived as a replacement to the Volkswagen Beetle way back in 1974. Sold in the States as the Volkswagen Rabbit, the early front-wheel-drive hatchback had a transverse-mounted (water-cooled) 1.5-liter four-cylinder rated at just 70 horsepower. It was good for a 93 mph top speed and nearly 38 miles per gallon. While the standard Rabbit was rather ho-hum, the late-to-arrive Mk1 "GTI" ushered in the hot-hatch movement with its 90-horsepower 1.8-liter four-cylinder, slick manual transmission, and upgraded ... Read more →

Volkswagen prices UK Scirocco R and Golf R, debuts new ad [w/VIDEO] Jonathon Ramsey

For those of you in the U.K., the R-line versions of the Golf and Scirocco have been priced and can now be ordered. The Scirocco is the bargain of the two, going for £26,945 ($44,257 U.S.), ...

First Drive: 2010 Volkswagen Golf evolves the German hatchback Sam Abuelsamid

Outside of North America, the Golf has been Volkswagen's bread-and-butter model for more than three decades, making the diminutive hatch one of the best selling global vehicles since its ...

VW Golf GTD may arrive with 170 hp, Jetta TDI Cup replica coming in January Sam Abuelsamid

Prior to the U.S. launch of the Volkwagen Golf MK VI, a few months back rumors emerged that the Americans were going to get a crack at the GTD version of the hatchback. For those unfamiliar with ...

Spy Shots: Possible Volkswagen BlueSport coupe mule spotted Sam Abuelsamid

When Volkswagen unveiled its BlueSport concept in Detroit last January, the big question on people's mind was "When can we buy one?" If the most recent spy shots from the Nurburgring are any ...

VIDEO: New VW Scirocco R and Golf R hit the track 1 month ago on Autoblog

In another astronaut-ish commercial, VW has thrown two test drivers in a G-force simulator and on the track in two of its blistering blue R-line cars: the Scirocco R and the Golf R20. It's like the Ferrari video, but with less yellow and red... and less money. We're not quite sure what's ...

Frankfurt 2009: Volkswagen Golf R20 is our kind of bolt of blue 1 month ago on Autoblog

The Volkswagen R20 returns some brawn to the styling of the body Golf after a lengthy flirtation with smaller, svelter lines. And we, for one, are happy about it. Things get started right up front with the lower grille and it's Audi-RS-and-R8-reminiscent openings and strakes. From there it's an ...

Time Magazine lists its "10 Most Exciting Vehicles of 2010" - Do you agree? 2 months ago on Autoblog

Before we begin, let us say that when it comes to cars, Time Magazine can get it right. Like the time they hired Dan Neil to write The 50 Worst Cars of All Time. That was really good. However, now Time has the "10 Most Exciting Vehicles of 2010," and boy is it really awful. In fact, it's so ...

2010 VW Golf TDI starts at $21,990, rated 29/40 mpg - or maybe 30/42? 2 months ago on Autoblog

For 2010, Volkswagen is again discarding the Rabbit badge in favor of the Golf name used in the rest of the world's markets. The European hatchbacks will begin arriving in the U.S. in the coming weeks, beginning with the GTI. The standard Golf will again be available with diesel power, the same ...

2010 VW Golf TDI starts at $21,990, rated at 29/40 mpg city/hwy or maybe 30/42? 2 months ago on Autoblog

For 2010, Volkswagen is again discarding the Rabbit badge in favor of the Golf nameplate used globally. The new cars will begin arriving in the coming weeks, starting with the GTI. The standard Golf models will again be available with diesel power, the same 2.0-liter TDI that arrived last ...

Diesel TDI model grabs 81% of VW Jetta Sportwagen sales in June 4 months ago on Autoblog

General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Honda and everyone else may not think there is much of a market for mainstream diesel vehicles in the United States, but Volkswagen would beg to differ. Since it launched its new generation diesels last fall in the Jetta and earlier this year in the Touareg, they ...

Singapore gets special Volkswagen GTI V50 7 months ago on Autoblog

Singapore has been singled out to receive a hotted up version of their Mark V Volkswagen GTI dubbed GTI V50. This gift to the island nation gets upgrades from APR including a Stage 1 ECU tune that adds 36 more horsepower and an additional 74 lb-ft of torque. Also underneath are a VW R32 brakes ...

Ukraine lays claim to the mother of all potholes 7 months ago on Autoblog

Think the roads are bad in your neck of the woods? Growing up just a bit south of Detroit before moving to the sunnier climes of Arizona, this particular blogger has always assumed that Michigan's harsh winters and heavy traffic conspire to make the frost heaved and potholed highways of the ...

Spy Shots: Volkswagen Golf R20 snapped on the 'Ring 7 months ago on Autoblog

Spy shooters have managed to snap a few pictures of Volkswagen's upcoming Golf R20 lapping the Nürburgring in Germany, in this case disguised as a mild-mannered 2.0 TDI. The new hot hatchback will reportedly be available in both three- and five-door styles, and it will take the place of ...

Officially Official: VW changes Rabbit back to Golf 7 months ago on Autoblog

Anyone itching to bring home a brand new Volkswagen Rabbit had better act fast. As expected, VeeDub has just confirmed that 2009 will be the last year that the American version of the automaker's popular hatchback will be called the Rabbit. The renamed 2010 Golf will be shown at next month's ...

Leapin' Leipzig! Volkswagen Golf GTD details and photos released 7 months ago on Autoblog

Volkswagen is set to introduce the world to its new Volkswagen Golf GTD at the Leipzig Motor Show in Germany. What we have here is the basic GTI package, except that the wonderful gas-powered 2.0-liter turbo engine that powers VW's latest hot hatch has been yanked in favor of a new ...

Wassership Down: VW seen euthanizing the Rabbit. Again. 7 months ago on Autoblog

Back in 2006, Volkswagen of America's public relations department had what they thought was a brilliant idea to rename the fifth-generation Golf as the Rabbit... again. Back when VW's first front-wheel-drive hatchback replaced the iconic Beetle in the United States, it was introduced as the Rabbit, ...

Rendered Speculation: Volkswagen Golf VII already in the cards 8 months ago on Autoblog

The current Volkswagen Golf (a.k.a. "Rabbit"), which is a 2010 model, hasn't made it through the front nine, and already the next Golf is being teed up behind it. The new model is planned for 2012, two years earlier than planned, perhaps because VW wants to recast what the Golf represents with a ...

FOLLOWUP: VW's Matrix-style advertisement garners 100+ complaints 10 months ago on Autoblog

So it's not just America that gets up in arms over commercials. Remember the Matrix-styled ad with the Volkswagen Golf designer fighting various versions of himself? It seems a number of British telly viewers think the commercial "is in breach of the broadcast advertising code for featuring ...

MkVI VW Rabbit & GTI coming to America next September 11 months ago on Autoblog

Volkswagen customers in the United States have been patiently awaiting the arrival of the new sixth-generation Rabbit and its GTI performance variant. And while it's still a little ways off, at least there's a light at the end of the tunnel as the German automaker has announced that the new model ...

2012 Volkswagen Golf expected to shed pounds 1 year ago on Autoblog

These days, when discussions turn towards the cars we'll be driving a few years from now, efficiency and emissions are two unavoidable topics. Such is the case with the next-next generation of the VW Golf, following the sixth iteration that will hit European dealerships later this year. So, ...

Volkswagen Golf Collectors Edition by Walter de Silva 1 year ago on Autoblog

Remember when the Volkswagen Golf was meant to be an economy car? Well those days may be long gone, if they weren't already, as customers in Europe have demonstrated a willingness to shell out extra for luxury options even on less-than-premium automobiles. To cash in on that demand, European ...

Report: Volkswagen to unveil new GTI in Paris 1 year ago on Autoblog

Every time Porsche re-does its core product – the 911 – we anticipate a staggered roll-out of new derivatives. Now that Porsche has Volkswagen by the reins, we can expect VW to undertake the same as it unveils new versions of its core offering, known here as the Rabbit and elsewhere as ...

Spy Shots: MkVI Golf GTI spotted testing 1 year ago on Autoblog

Not too many surprises lie under the camoflage, the next-generation GTI will be the Angry-Teut-Box version of Volkswagen's forthcoming Golf VI, which we've already seen. The overall milieu is an evolutionary step from our current fifth-generation Golf/Rabbit, though the detail changes to the GTI ...

Volkswagen to launch Golf cabrio in 2010 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the VW Golf VI With the next-generation Volkswagen Golf/Rabbit looming on the horizon, Wolfsburg is gearing up for an array of new derivatives. First came the report of the next GTI and R hot hatches and now it's confirmed that VW intends to produce a convertible ...

VW planning new Golf GTI and R variant 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the VW Golf VI In what may be the least shocking news you will read today, Volkswagen will indeed be launching a revised GTI model shortly after its recently revealed sixth-generation Golf (or, Rabbit, as it's known in the U.S.) hits the market. According to ...

Officially Official: VW drops details on Golf VI 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the VW Golf VI Following the internet's unofficial, unscheduled and probably unwanted (at least by Volkswagen) reveal of the sixth-generation Golf this week, VW has thrown its cards on the table and revealed its hand. Along with high-res images, VW has revealed ...

VW to equip Golfs with smaller engines next year 1 year ago on Autoblog

We expect to see a the sixth-generation of Volkswagen's now iconic Golf model break cover soon enough, and now we are hearing rumors of some new powertrain options for the MkVI as well. According to German news site Automobilwoche, we should expect to see at least one engine of smaller displacement ...

VW brings back Golf GTI Pirelli in the UK 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the Golf GTI Pirelli The Golf GTI Pirelli is back (but only in the UK right now). Celebrating its arrival after a 25-year absence, the Pirelli-themed Volkswagen hatchback features an enhanced version of the 2.0-liter T-FSI powerplant boosted to 230 PS (about ...

Volkswagen Golf MkVI delayed to 2009 2 years ago on Autoblog

Back in January we told you that new VW boss Martin Winterkorn ordered a strategic review of the Golf, Tiguan, and Scirocco. The goal of the review was to spice up design, and an unfortunate side effect is delayed product launches. Auto Express is reporting that the Golf MkVI is now scheduled to be ...

Paris Motor Show: Audi S3 3 years ago on Autoblog

Fans everywhere of the sporty A3 hatchback have even more reason to drool -- its wicked twin, the Audi S3, just launched in Paris, and we've got pictures to prove it, thanks to Autoblog's Eric Bryant. With 265 turbocharged horses pumped out by one of Audi's new TFSI engines, this is one hot hatch ...

Hyundai FD/Arnejs concept 3 years ago on Autoblog

The battle for the hearts and pocketbooks of European C-segment buyers will gain another warrior when the Hyundai's FD/Arnejs concept debuts in Paris. Based off the Kia C'eed 5-door shown in August, the new Hyundai is attempting to out-class and under-cut the stalwarts of mid-grade euro-transport. ...

Volkswagen strives to recapture affordable German engineering label 3 years ago on Autoblog

Would you pay $15,995 for the new Volkswagen Golf? That's the gamble Volkswagen is banking on. After the demise of the VW uber-luxury Phaeton sedan in the United States, Volkswagen is hoping to go back to what it's been best known and loved for -- affordable German engineering. The price tag ...

Chicago Auto Show: VW unveils U.S. spec Mark V Golf 3 years ago on Autoblog

Fans of the Volkswagen Golf in the U.S. had to wait a long time for this day, but today at the Chicago Auto Show, their wait ended as VW showed off the first U.S. spec examples of its Mark V Golf that has been on sale in Europe for quite some time now. Set to go on sale this summer, the new ...






Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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