In 2024, the German manufacturer will celebrate50th anniversary with Volkswagen Golf : the famous compact was presented in 1974 yearand had the difficult task of replacing the Beetle, a bona fide success that sold more than 21 million units worldwide, despite its image as a propaganda car during the Nazi German regime.
The Volkswagen Golf emphasizes its heritage with front-wheel drive and front engine, large tailgate and folding rear seat back. Sign Giorgetto Giugiaroits design is characterized by straight lines and initiates a new stylistic language for Volkswagen.
Volkswagen Golf: a real commercial success
Success was achieved: the bar of the first million units sold was crossed in 1976. Today there are over Golf 37 million which have been delivered to customers for eight generations, making it the most popular car in Europe as well The best-selling Volkswagen in history brand
Customers especially appreciate its versatility and reliability, as well as its many variations : GTI, Cabriolet, Estate (Variant)… Generations come one after the other and bring new technologies and innovations in terms of safety in the compact segment: adjustable catalyst, anti-lock braking system, airbags, cruise control, electronic assistance systems or even m’ what are hybrid and hybrid engines.
Restyling for Golf VIII 2024
To celebrate 50th anniversary of Golf in 2024Volkswagen will present a mid-career restyling of the eighth generation of its flagship compact car launched in 2019. It will have updated styling, new driver assistance systems, new engines and even an updated infotainment system. The presentation of the new restyled Volkswagen Golf VIII will take place in a few weeks, and the opening of preliminary sales is scheduled for spring 2024.
In 2024, Volkswagen Classic will also celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Golf: from January 31 to February 4, 2024, the company will be present at the classic car exhibition. Retromobile in Paris with a retrospective of the first seven generations of the Golf. From February 2 to 4, 2024, it is at the exhibition Bremen classic car show that Volkswagen will present the first generation Golf, as well as the EA 276 concept from 1969, a unique prototype developed in Wolfsburg that foreshadows the future Golf of 1974.
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Source: Auto Plus
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