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VW Golf drives off into the sunset as carmaker turns electric This should come as a surprise to absolutely no one. Almost 6m were sold worldwide. Given that four years of this generation have already passed, Volkswagen might introduce a facelift to keep it relevant till the end of its lifecycle. While the Mk7 Golf looked to continue the same aesthetics as the Mk6, it was very different under the skin. The Mk2 Golf proved hugely popular between 1983 and 1991 amassing some 6.3m global sales. Sales of the Golf (all versions, including the GTI, Golf R, E-Golf, and Sportwagen) peaked at nearly 69,000 in 2017right around the time that VW introduced a massive (if temporary)warranty upgrade for several modelsbut have been steadily declining ever since. 'With that, the car is set until the end of the decade. Giorgetto Giugiaro was hired to design the Golf's body and interior. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? In the last five decades since its birth, more than 35 million units of the Volkswagen Golf have been produced, with a Golf sold by Volkswagen every 40 seconds. Volkswagen Sharan taken off sale We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. Drum roll? For comparison, Honda sold that many Civics each month last year. The company said the move was being taken so it could focus on electric vehicles, as well as meeting the strong demand for its range of SUVs. Can McLaren Senna beat 1,200-bhp Lexus RC F drift car in a drag race? WebThe new Golf GTI Clubsport | Volkswagen UK. Hitler bought the 'Volkswagen' idea with enthusiasm, but without consulting Professor Porsche he announced at the opening of Volkswagen's Wolfsburg factory in 1938 that it would be known by the Nazi slogan as the 'Kraft-durch-Freude-Wagen' ('Strength through Joy Car'). However, with stricter emission norms and all the governments working to give electric mobility a push, the future of IC engine-powered Golf looks blurry. Launched in 2012, it was the first Volkswagen to use the brand's revolutionary and lightweight modular transverse kit (MQB) platform, which saved around 100kg off its weight. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. So that's good news. Chances are the replacement will be longer and taller than the forthcoming Golf Mk VIII and offer three-row seating. Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, SE1 9GF. It also had a number of new safety innovations, including debuting Electronic Stability Control (ESC) from 1998. No one outside VW's Wolfsburg headquarters knows what the Golf's successor will be. Danny Auerswald, head of plant of the Transparent Factory, said: "The end of the e-Golf is also the start of the final preparations for the ID 3. 'As we moved from the first to the second Golf, we made the car bigger, installed more powerful engines and gave it better handling. VW used to offer a fully-fledged Bluemotion Golf SV model with low rolling resistance tyres and longer gearing, enabling it to return 76.3mpg with CO2 emissions of just 95g/km. Check out our list of the top 10 best electric family cars, Best new car deals 2023: this weeks top car offers, Car dashboard warning lights: the complete guide, UK road tax 2023/2024: VED tax rates and bands explained. The new-shape GTI will offer 241 hp and the option of a manual transmission, while the Golf R is up 27 hp to 315. Why The Highly-Popular Volkswagen Golf Is Being Discontinued But there are predictions that when governments need to recover lost tax revenue from declining oil sales, electric cars will become unrealistically costly. However, it contradicts an earlier announcement made by VW in March 2021, confirming new generations for the Golf, T-Roc, Tiguan, and Passat before the brand goes EV-only in the 30s. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. We really liked the 1.4-liter Golfits performance figures weren't spectacular, but the Golf was one of those cars that defied the numbers, and it was good fun to toss around. Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, SE1 9GF. The upcoming Volkswagen ID.2 (derived from the ID.2all Concept) is one of these four cars, which is expected to have a starting price of nearly $25,000 the same as the pricing of the current mid-spec variants of Golf.
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