Volkswagen Golf 7NISTOR MARIUS ROBERTO

GRUPA 8102

PROFESOR COORDINATOR : MIHAI DANIEL FRUMUSELU

History

The Volkswagen Golf is a compact car produced by the German manufacturer Volkswagen since 1974, marketed worldwide across seven generations, in various body configurations and under various nameplates – as the Volkswagen Rabbit in the United States and Canada (Mk1 and Mk5), and as the Volkswagen Caribe in Mexico (Mk1).

First model (Mk1)

In May 1974,[7] Volkswagen presented the first-generation Golf as a modern front-wheel-drive, long-range replacement for the Volkswagen Beetle. Later Golf variations included the Golf GTI "hot hatch" (introduced in June 1976), a diesel-powered version (from September 1976), the Jetta notchback saloon version (from October 1979), the Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet (from January 1980) and a Golf-based pickup, the Volkswagen Caddy.

The seventh-generation Golf had its début in late 2012 at the Paris Motor Show

The Mk7 Golf is set to appear in Ivory Tower's The Crew, making its second appearance in a racing game, the first being in the PS4 game DriveClub

The Golf VII, Typ 5G[19] uses the new MQB platform, shared with the third-generation Audi A3, SEAT León and Škoda Octavia. It is slightly larger than the Mk6 while managing to be approximately 100 kg lighter, depending on engine choice. The GTI will offer a 162 kW (217 hp) turbocharged 2.0 litre four-cylinder with an available performance pack to raise the output to 227 bhp.[20] The Golf R now has a 221 kW (296 hp) turbocharged 2.0 litre four-cylinder with 4-Motion 4WD.

The Golf line is available in all the relevant drive systems: the Golf TSI, including GTI, is gasoline-powered; Golf TDI, including GTD, is diesel-powered; the Golf TGI is powered by compressed natural gas (CNG); the e-Golf is powered by electricity; and the Golf GTE is a plug-in hybrid. The use of a modular transverse matrix assembly kit enables the manufacturing of Golf models with gasoline, diesel, natural gas, electric and hybrid drives from bumper to bumper at Volkswagen factories.[21]

Bibliography

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Golf