Volkswagen Golf Mk1

The **Volkswagen Golf Mk1** is the first generation of the compact car Volkswagen Golf. It was made from 1974 to 1983.

## Models

From 1982 to 1984, Volkswagen made a sports model called the Golf GTD.

From 1976 to 1983, Volkswagen made a sports model called the Golf GTI.

From 1979 to 1983, Volkswagen made a convertible model called the Golf Cabriolet.

From 1979 to 1984, Volkswagen made a sedan model called the Volkswagen Jetta.

In North America, Volkswagen made the **Rabbit**, it was made from 1978 to 1984.

In North America, Volkswagen made a pickup truck called the **Rabbit Pickup**, It was made from 1978 to 1984. In Europe, It was called the Volkswagen Caddy and was made from 1982 to 1992.

In Mexico, Volkswagen made the **Caribe**, and sports model; **Caribe Pro**, it was made from 1977 to 1987.

In South Africa, Volkswagen made the **CitiGolf**, it was made from 1984 to 2009.

## Engines

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|style="width:15%;"|VW Golf:|style="width:8.5%;"|1.1 L (1974–1983)|style="width:8.5%;"|1.1 L (Export; 1974–1979)|style="width:8.5%;"|1.1 L Formel E (1981–1983)|style="width:8.5%;"|1.3 L (1979–1982)|style="width:8.5%;"|1.5 L (1974–1975)|style="width:8.5%;"|1.5 L (1978–1983)|style="width:8.5%;"|1.6 L (1975–1977)|style="width:8.5%;"|GTI (1976–1982)|style="width:8.5%;"|GTI/GLI (Cabrio) (1982–1983)|style="width:8.5%;"|1.5 L Diesel (1976–1980)|style="width:8.5%;"|1.6 L Diesel (1980–1983)|style="width:8.5%;"|1.6 L Turbodiesel (1982–1983)|
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|EA111 Petrol|EA827 Petrol|EA827 Diesel||||||||||||||||||||||||
|at 6,000|at ??|at 5,600|at 5,200|at 5,800|at 5,600|at 5,600|at 6,100|at 5,800|at 5,000|at 4,800|at 4,500|||||||||||||||
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|8.0||9.7||||||||||||||||||||||||
|1 down-draft Solex carburetor|Electro-Mechanical injection|Distributor injection pump (TD: + turbocharger)||||||||||||||||||||||||
|colspan="12"|Water-cooled|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|4-speed|4-speed (5-speed after August 1979)|| 5-speed || colspan="2" | 4-speed  || 5-speed|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|–|3-speed Automatic (or 5-speed manual after August 1979) || colspan="3" | – || 3-speed Automatic || –|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|colspan="12"|Independent with MacPherson struts and lower wishbones|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|colspan="12"|Semi-independent Torsion beam axle with trailing arms and coil-over dampers|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|colspan="3"|front drum brakes until April 1975 front disc brakes (Ø 239 mm) after April 1975 Rear drums; brake booster optional until July 1981|colspan="9"|front disc brakes (Ø 239 mm) Rear drums|||||||||||||||||||||||
|colspan="12"|Rack and pinion steering|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|colspan="12"|Steel unibody|||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|colspan="12"|(L: ) after August 1978|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|colspan="12"|(Cabriolet: )|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|Cabriolet:  || ||  ||  ||  || Cabriolet:  ||  || Cabriolet:  || Cabriolet:  ||  ||  ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|17||18|15.5|13–15|13–15 Cabriolet: 15–17 || 12–14 || 10 Cabriolet: 11 || 9 Cabriolet: 10.5 || 19 || 17.5–21.5 || 14|||||||||||||||||||||
|||||||||Cabriolet:  ||  ||  ||||||||||||||||||||
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## Infobox (automobile)

- **name**: Volkswagen Golf Mk1 (Type 17)
- **image**: Volkswagen Golf 1-2 (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: 1977 Volkswagen Golf I at the Autostadt , Autostadt ("ZeitHaus" exhibitions section) in Wolfsburg, Germany
- **manufacturer**: Volkswagen
- **designer**: Giorgetto Giugiaro at Italdesign
- **class**: Small family car (C-segment, C)
- **platform**: Volkswagen Group A platform#A1, Volkswagen Group A1 platform
- **layout**: FF layout
- **wheelbase**: ,
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- **predecessor**: Volkswagen Beetle
- **successor**: Volkswagen Golf Mk2