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Volkswagen Golf

1974–present

Compact hatchback built since 1974, in eight generations. The fourth (1997–2003) was the first Golf available with factory navigation, and the seventh, launched in 2012, had a touchscreen in every infotainment unit.

Generations
8
Photos
63

Generations

Photo credits

Photo credits (32)
  1. Volkswagen Golf (Mk1), cockpit (1)“Volkswagen Golf – first Generation” (opens in a new tab) · © Volkswagen AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Volkswagen Newsroom
  2. Volkswagen Golf (Mk2), cockpit (1)“Volkswagen Golf – second Generation” (opens in a new tab) · © Volkswagen AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Volkswagen Newsroom
  3. Volkswagen Golf (Mk3), cockpit (1)“Volkswagen Golf – third Generation” (opens in a new tab) · © Volkswagen AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Volkswagen Newsroom
  4. Volkswagen Golf (Mk4), cockpit“Volkswagen Golf - fourth Generation” (opens in a new tab) · © Volkswagen AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Volkswagen Newsroom
  5. Volkswagen Golf (Mk5), cockpit (1)“Volkswagen Golf - fifth Generation” (opens in a new tab) · © Volkswagen AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Volkswagen Newsroom
  6. Volkswagen Golf (Mk6), cockpit (1)“Volkswagen Golf – sixth Generation” (opens in a new tab) · © Volkswagen AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Volkswagen Newsroom
  7. Volkswagen Golf (Mk7), cockpit“Volkswagen Golf - seventh Generation” (opens in a new tab) · © Volkswagen AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Volkswagen Newsroom
  8. Volkswagen Golf (Mk8), cockpit (1)“Volkswagen Golf” (opens in a new tab) · © Volkswagen AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Volkswagen Newsroom
  9. Volkswagen Golf (Mk1), cockpit (2)“1982 VW Mk1 Golf GTi interior” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Tony Harrison · CC BY-SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  10. Volkswagen Golf (Mk1), cockpit (3)“VW Golf GTi MK1 interior” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Rodrigo Kurmen Figueroa · CC BY-SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  11. Volkswagen Golf (Mk1), instrument cluster“VW Golf I GTI Dashboard” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Tony Harrison from Farnborough, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  12. Volkswagen Golf (Mk2), cockpit (2)“Golf 2 innen” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Marten.editor · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  13. Volkswagen Golf (Mk2), cockpit (3)“Golf 2 Gti intèrieur” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Thibautsl · CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  14. Volkswagen Golf (Mk2), instrument cluster“Golf II CL TACHO” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Marten.editor · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  15. Volkswagen Golf (Mk3), cockpit (2)“1995 Volkswagen Golf Driver 1.6 Interior” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Vauxford · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  16. Volkswagen Golf (Mk3), instrument cluster“Tachometer und Drehzahlmesser von einem Golf 3” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Stefan Kühn · CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  17. Volkswagen Golf (Mk3), controls“Volkswagen Golf – third Generation” (opens in a new tab) · © Volkswagen AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Volkswagen Newsroom
  18. Volkswagen Golf (Mk4), instrument cluster“VW Golf IV R32 instrument cluster” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: The Car Spy · CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  19. Volkswagen Golf (Mk4), centre display“VW Golf R32 - Flickr - The Car Spy (14)” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: The Car Spy · CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  20. Volkswagen Golf (Mk4), controls“Volkswagen Golf - fourth Generation” (opens in a new tab) · © Volkswagen AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Volkswagen Newsroom
  21. Volkswagen Golf (Mk5), cockpit (2)“2007 Volkswagen Golf R32 - Flickr - The Car Spy (11)” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: The Car Spy · CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  22. Volkswagen Golf (Mk5), instrument cluster“2007 Volkswagen Golf R32 - Flickr - The Car Spy (8)” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: The Car Spy · CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  23. Volkswagen Golf (Mk5), controls“Volkswagen Golf - fifth Generation” (opens in a new tab) · © Volkswagen AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Volkswagen Newsroom
  24. Volkswagen Golf (Mk6), cockpit (2)“VW Golf VI TSI am 2008-10-11 (Cockpit)” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Spurzem - Lothar Spurzem · CC BY-SA 2.0 de (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  25. Volkswagen Golf (Mk6), instrument cluster“Volkswagen Golf VI 1.6 TDI Tacho” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Spacekid · CC0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  26. Volkswagen Golf (Mk6), centre display“Volkswagen Golf – sixth Generation” (opens in a new tab) · © Volkswagen AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Volkswagen Newsroom
  27. Volkswagen Golf (Mk7), instrument cluster“VW Golf 7 gauges” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Herranderssvensson · CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  28. Volkswagen Golf (Mk7), centre display“Volkswagen Golf - seventh Generation” (opens in a new tab) · © Volkswagen AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Volkswagen Newsroom
  29. Volkswagen Golf (Mk7), controls“DSG gearbox in a Golf VII” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Antoineets · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  30. Volkswagen Golf (Mk8), cockpit (2)“Volkswagen Golf VIII - Life 1st - Intérieur” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Mathieu BROSSAIS · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  31. Volkswagen Golf (Mk8), cockpit (3)“VW Golf GTI IR4” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Sokrates 399 · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  32. Volkswagen Golf (Mk8), centre display“Volkswagen Golf GTE” (opens in a new tab) · © Volkswagen AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Volkswagen Newsroom

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