Volkswagen Golf Mk1

Volkswagen Golf Mk1 (Type 17)
Volkswagen Golf Mk1 (Type 17)
	1977 Volkswagen Golf I at the Autostadt ("ZeitHaus" exhibitions section) in Wolfsburg, Germany
Overview
Manufacturer	Volkswagen
Also called	Volkswagen Rabbit (US/Canada); Volkswagen Caribe (Mexico); Volkswagen Citi Golf (South Africa);
Production	May 1974–September 1983; 1976–1985 (Yugoslavia); 1979–April 1993 (Cabriolet); 1978–2009 (South Africa); 1977–1987 (Mexico);
Assembly	Germany: Wolfsburg; Australia: Clayton; Belgium: Brussels; United States: New Stanton, Pennsylvania (Westmoreland Assembly); South Africa: Uitenhage; Malaysia: Shah Alam; Mexico: Puebla, Puebla; Yugoslavia: Sarajevo;
Designer	Giorgetto Giugiaro at Italdesign
Body and chassis
Class	Small family car (C)
Body style	3/5-door hatchback; 2-door pickup truck; 2-door convertible;
Layout	FF layout
Platform	Volkswagen Group A1 platform
Related	Volkswagen Jetta; Volkswagen Caddy; Volkswagen Scirocco;
Powertrain
Engine	Petrol engines:; Global; 1.1L 50 PS (37 kW) I4; 1.3L 60 PS (44 kW) I4; 1.5L 70 PS (51 kW) I4; 1.6L 75 PS (55 kW) I4; 1.6L 110 PS (81 kW) EG I4 (GTI); 1.8L 112 PS (82 kW) DX I4 (GTI/GLI); USA/Canada/Japan:; 1.5L 70 hp (52 kW) I4 (MY 1975); 1.6L 60 hp (45 kW) I4 (Pickup); 1.6L 71 hp (53 kW) I4 (MY 1976); 1.6L 78 hp (58 kW) I4 (MY 1977); 1.5L 71 hp (53 kW) I4 (MY 1978/79); 1.5L 62 hp (46 kW) I4 (MY 1980); 1.6L 76 hp (57 kW) I4 (MY 1980); 1.7L 74 hp (55 kW) I4 (MY 1981/82); 1.7L 65 hp (48 kW) I4 (MY 1983/84); 1.8L 90 hp (67 kW) I4 (GTI MY 1983/84); Diesel engines:; 1.5L 50 PS (37 kW) I4; 1.6L 54 PS (40 kW) I4; 1.6L 70 PS (51 kW) TD I4; USA/Canada/Japan:; 1.5L 48 hp (36 kW) I4 (MY 1978–80); 1.6L 52 hp (39 kW) I4 (MY 1981–84); 1.6L 68 hp (51 kW) TD I4 (MY 1983–84);
Transmission	4-speed manual; 5-speed manual; 3-speed automatic;
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,400 mm (94.5 in),; Pickup: 2,625 mm (103.3 in)
Length	3,705 mm (145.9 in),; later 3,815 mm (150.2 in),; USA 155.3 in (3,945 mm),; Pickup: 4,380 mm (172.4 in)
Width	1,610 mm (63.4 in),; later 1,630 mm (64.2 in),; Pickup: 1,640 mm (64.6 in)
Height	Saloon: 1,395 mm (54.9 in),; Cabrio: 1,412 mm (55.6 in),; Pickup: 1,490 mm (58.7 in)
Curb weight	790–970 kg (1,741.7–2,138.5 lb),; USA 1,750–2,145 lb (794–973 kg)
Chronology
Predecessor	Volkswagen Beetle
Successor	Volkswagen Golf Mk2

The Volkswagen Golf Mk1 is the first generation of a small family car manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen. It was noteworthy for signalling Volkswagen's shift of its major car lines from rear-wheel drive and rear-mounted air-cooled engines to front-wheel drive with front-mounted, water-cooled engines that were often transversely-mounted.

Successor to Volkswagen's Beetle, the first generation Golf debuted in Europe in May 1974 with styling by Giorgetto Giugiaro's Italdesign.