#2003 gl golf hatchback interior driver#

The Golf Mk4 was first introduced in August 1997, followed by a notchback version (VW Bora or, in North America, again VW Jetta) in August 1998 and a new Golf Variant (estate) in March 1999. The 'i' in 'Mi' is coloured red, which designates that multi-point fuel injection was equipped and the 1.8-litre engine was upgraded to 2.0-litres. The Mk3 continued to be sold until 1999 in the United States, Canada and parts of South America, also in Mexico as a special edition called 'Mi' (basically a Golf CL 4-door with added air conditioning, special interior, original equipment (OEM) black-tinted rear brake lights, and anti-lock brakes (ABS), but without a factory-fitted radio).

It was European Car of the Year for 1992, ahead of the new Citroën ZX and General Motors' new Opel Astra model. The notchback version, called VW Vento (or Jetta in North America), was presented in January 1992. The Mk3 Golf Cabrio received a Mk4-style facelift in late 1999 and was continued until 2002. At the same time, a completely new Mk3-derived Cabriolet was introduced, replacing the 13-year-old Mk1-based version with one based on the Mk3 Golf platform from 1995 to early 1999. For the first time ever, a Golf estate (Golf Variant) joined the line-up in September 1993 (although most markets did not receive this model until early 1994). US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fuel consumption estimates are 9.0 L/100 km (31 mpg ‑imp 26 mpg ‑US) (city) and 7.4 L/100 km (38 mpg ‑imp 32 mpg ‑US) (highway), with 420 km (261 mi) per tank (city) and 584 km (363 mi) per tank (highway). New engines included the first Turbocharged Direct Injection (TD) diesel engine in a Golf, and a narrow-angle 2.8-litre VR6 engine. The third-generation Golf (Mk3) made its home-market debut in August 1991 and again grew slightly in comparison with its immediate predecessor, while its wheelbase remained unchanged. There was no Mk2-based cabriolet model instead, the Mk1 Cabriolet was continued over the Mk2's entire production run. In 1985, the first Golfs with four-wheel-drive (Golf Syncro) went on sale with the same Syncro four-wheel-drive system being employed on the supercharged G60 models, exclusively released in continental Europe in 1989 with 120 kW (161 hp 163 PS) and anti-lock brakes (ABS).Ī Mk2-based second generation Jetta was unveiled in January 1984. The Mk2 GTI featured a 1.8-litre 8-valve fuel-injected engine from its launch, with a 16-valve version capable of more than 220 km/h (137 mph) being introduced in 1985. Although it was available on the home market and indeed most other left-hand drive markets by the end of 1983, it was not launched in the UK until March 1984. September 1983 saw the introduction of the second-generation Golf (Mk2) that grew slightly in terms of wheelbase, exterior and interior dimensions, while retaining, in a more rounded form, the Mk1's overall look. The Golf Mk4 won for the best selling car in Europe in 2001. The Golf Mk7 won the Motor Trend Car of the Year award in 2015, and the Mk1 GTI also won the award in 1985.

#2003 gl golf hatchback interior driver#

The Volkswagen Golf has made the annual Car and Driver 10Best list multiple times.

Along with the Renault Clio and the Vauxhall Astra, the Golf is one of only three cars who had won European Car of the Year twice, in 19. The Golf has won awards, including the World Car of the Year in 2009, with the Volkswagen Golf Mk6 and in 2013 with the Volkswagen Golf Mk7. The Golf has crossed from economy to high-performance market segments. Other variants include a 5-door hatchback, estate (Variant, from 1993), convertible ( Cabriolet and Cabrio, 1979–2002, Cabriolet, 2011–present), and a Golf-based saloon, called the Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Vento (from 1992) or Volkswagen Bora (from 1999). Initially, most Golfs were 3-door hatchbacks.

Historically, the Golf is Volkswagen's best-selling model and is among the world's top three best-selling models, with more than 35 million units sold as of 2019. The original Golf Mk1 was a front-engined, front-wheel drive replacement for the air-cooled, rear-engined, rear-wheel drive Volkswagen Beetle. info)) is a compact car/ small family car ( C-segment) produced by the German automotive manufacturer Volkswagen since 1974, marketed worldwide across eight generations, in various body configurations and under various nameplates – including as the Volkswagen Rabbit in the United States and Canada (Mk1 and Mk5), and as the Volkswagen Caribe in Mexico (Mk1).Volkswagen Beetle (first generation only, until 1998)