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The Volkswagen Golf is a subcompact vehicle produced by German automaker Volkswagen because 1974, advertised internationally over 7 decades, inside many body designs plus beneath different nameplates – because the Volkswagen Rabbit inside the United States plus Canada, plus because

the Volkswagen Caribe inside Mexico.

The authentic Golf Mk1 had been a front-wheel drive, front-engined substitution for the air-cooled, rear-engined, rear-wheel drive Volkswagen Beetle. Historically, the Golf is Volkswagen's best-selling model as well as the world's 2nd best-selling model, with over 29 million built by 2012.

Many manufacturing of the Golf was initially inside the 3-door hatchback design. Other variants include a 5-door hatchback, estate/wagon, convertible, along with a Golf-derived notchback saloon/sedan, variously called Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Vento or Volkswagen Bora. The vehicles have filled numerous marketplace segments, from simple individual vehicles, with high-performance hot hatches.

The Volkswagen Golf has earned numerous awards throughout its history. Every generation of Golf has been a runner-up inside the European Car of the Year awards plus 2 have been winners, the Golf Mk3 inside 1992 as well as the Golf Mk7 inside 2013. The Volkswagen Golf has been inside the Car plus Driver Top 10 several occasions.

The Golf Mk7 plus Golf Mk6 earned the 2013 plus 2009 World Car of the Year respectively.

Despite many sources recommending which the Golf nameplate is produced within the German word for Gulf Stream — throughout a period inside its history whenever VW called cars following prominent winds or currents, Jetta, Bora plus Scirocco or which "Golf" is a sport theme-related name because shared with all the Polo plus Derby) — a 2013 report by past VW advertising copywriter Bertel Schmitt, claims which — following contacting knowledgeable VW sources including Dr. Carl Hahn, past Volkswagen of America Chief plus WP Schmidt, past sales chief at Volkswagen — no conclusive evidence suggests which Volkswagen employed a naming theme for the then brand-new front-drive, water-cooled vehicles; neither which the names trace etymologically with any specific theme; neither which any naming program "was ever announced, either officially or confidentially."

In May 1974, Volkswagen presented the first-generation Golf because a contemporary front-wheel-drive, long-range substitution for the Volkswagen Beetle. Later Golf variations included the Golf GTI "hot hatch", a diesel-powered adaptation, the Jetta notchback saloon variation, the Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet AND Golf Cabriolet along with a Golf-based pickup, the Volkswagen Caddy.

The Golf Mk1 was available because the Volkswagen Rabbit inside the United States plus Canada plus because the Volkswagen Caribe inside Mexico.

A facelifted variation of the Golf Mk1 was yielded inside South Africa because the Citi Golf from 1984 with 2009.

September 1983 saw the introduction of the second-generation Golf Mk2 which grew somewhat inside terms of wheelbase, outdoor plus inside dimensions, when keeping, inside a more rounded shape, the Mk1's total look. In 1985, the initial Golfs with four-wheel-drive went about sale with all the same Syncro four-wheel-drive program working found on the supercharged G60 models, only introduced found on the continent inside 1989 with 120 kW plus ABS braking.

A Mk2-based next generation Jetta was unveiled inside January 1984. There was no Mk2-based cabriolet model; rather, the Mk1 Cabriolet was continued over the Mk2's whole creation run.

The third-generation Volkswagen Golf Mk3 had been a auto established inside Europe inside November 1991, plus inside North America inside the spring of 1993. The delay inside North America was due with Volkswagen's choice to provide U.S. and Canadian dealerships with Mk3 Golfs within the VW plant inside Puebla, Mexico. Quality control issues led Volkswagen of America with refuse Golfs plus Jettas from Mexico; soon thereafter work unrest at the plant delayed creation there even further. The third-generation Golf plus Jetta initially appeared inside North America because 1993 models inside the San Diego, California location plus inside Canada, then inside the autumn inside the rest of North America because 1994 models. The Mk3 Cabrio changed the Volkswagen Cabriolet, that continued the authentic Golf till 1993, though the authentic Golf, available because Rabbit inside the United States plus Canada ceased sales inside 1984. The Mk3 Cabrio continued till the 2002 model year, whenever Volkswagen changed it with a convertible adaptation of the Volkswagen New Beetle.

Three-door Golfs of the generation were largely just obtainable in North America inside GTI shape. For the first-time, an property was yielded, delivering it into line with key competitors including the Ford Escort plus Vauxhall/Opel Astra that had lengthy been accessible because estates. The GT variants included a 2.8LVR6 engine, along with a convertible introduced because the Cabrio.
Variant
Cabriolet

The Volkswagen Golf Mk3 Cabrio was introduced inside 1993. It was facelifted inside late 1999 with all the front, back, plus steering wheel styling within the Golf Mk4 when nonetheless sustaining the body within the Mk3 Cabrio. These Cabrios are usually called the Mk3.5 Cabrios. The Volkswagen Golf Cabrio was discontinued inside 2002. And because then your ability with receive 1 next hand was very simple.

A 16-valve variation of the third-generation Golf GTI was introduced inside 1993. The engine was enlarged with 2.0 L, with force today achieving 150 PS. While less driven than the VR6, it was nonetheless reasonably favored with driving fanatics inside Europe, considering it available synonymous force without the thirst or taxes load of the 6 cylinder. As with past versions the Golf Driver took its region because the official GTI-look-alike however, with a single-point injected 1.8 L engine.
1998 Volkswagen Cabrio GLS

The Golf Mk3 was equally the predecessor of the "diesel craze" which swept from Europe inside the late 1990s plus early 2000s, whenever Volkswagen introduced the direct-injection program with all the 90 PS Golf TDI inside 1993.

Additionally available became a naturally aspirated adaptation of the 1.9 L diesel engine, the SDI, providing 47 kW.

The Golf Mk3 was equally obtainable in "Ecomatic" shape. It was driven with a diesel engine along with a clutchless guide transmission. The car might freewheel by starting of the clutch because shortly because the accelerator is introduced, as well as the engine was turned off following a further 1.5 seconds of inactivity, whether by stopping or coasting. Restarting the engine merely necessary depressing the accelerator pedal. VW had earlier pioneered synonymous development inside the VW Polo "Formel E" inside the 1980s.
Volkswagen Golf mk 3 GL interior

There was moreover a limited creation run of about 250 "CityStromer" cars, mostly available with the German marketplace, that were completely electrical cars, incorporating 6 batteries inside the engine bay, along with a further 10 under the luggage region. It had a range of around 50 km. The car may be filled with a little amount of diesel with offer heat for the cabin.

As had occurred with all the Mk1 plus Mk2, the Mk3 stayed obtainable in US for a year following it was discontinued inside Europe. The Mk3 continued with be yielded for the 1999 model year where it was available inside North plus South America. These 1999 Mk3 vehicles were the last yielded inside the planet plus available alongside the Mk4 inside showrooms.

An engine or engine is a machine tailored with convert vitality into worthwhile mechanical motion. Heat motors, including internal combustion machines plus exterior combustion machines burn a gas with create heat, that then creates motion. Electric motors convert electric power into mechanical motion, pneumatic motors utilize compressed air plus others—such because clockwork motors inside wind-up toys—use elastic vitality. In biological systems, molecular motors, like myosins inside muscles, employ chemical vitality with create motion.

A gear is a rotating machine piece having cut teeth, or cogs, that mesh with another toothed piece inside purchase with transfer torque. Two or even more gears functioning inside tandem are called a transmission plus will make the mechanical benefit from the gear ratio and therefore can be considered a easy machine. Geared equipment could change the speed, torque, plus way of the energy source. The most commonly known condition is for a gear with mesh with another gear; but, the gear may furthermore mesh with a non-rotating toothed piece, called a rack, therefore producing translation rather of rotation.

The gears inside a transmission are analogous with the wheels inside a pulley. An benefit of gears is the fact that the teeth of the gear avoid slipping.

Whenever 2 gears of unequal quantity of teeth are combined, a mechanical benefit is yielded, with both the rotational speeds as well as the torques of the 2 gears differing inside a easy relationship.

In transmissions that provide numerous gear ratios, like bicycles plus vehicles, the expression gear, because inside initial gear, pertains with a gear ratio instead of an actual bodily gear. The expression is employed with describe synonymous equipment even if the gear ratio is continuous instead of discrete, or whenever the device refuses to really contain any gears, because inside a continuously varying transmission.

The earliest recognized reference with gears was circa A.D. 50 by Hero of Alexandria, even so they is traced back with the Greek mechanics of the Alexandrian school inside the third century B.C. and were greatly developed by the Greek polymath Archimedes. The Antikythera device is an illustration of the fairly early plus intricate geared device, tailored with calculate astronomical positions. Its time of construction is today estimated between 150 plus 100 BC.

Volkswagen yielded a limited amount of 1000 special-edition 3 plus 5-door GTI Anniversary models, celebrating 20 years of the GTI model. This had the routine GTI specification however came loaded with specialized chequered Recaro front sport seats plus matching back seats bearing the GTI logo, red seat belts front plus back, half-chromed plus leather golfing ball gear knob, red stitched leather steering wheel plus handbrake gaiter. The launch knob found on the hand brake was moreover red plus silver instrument dials. Floor mats equally had red piping along their edges. The red theme continued externally with a red striping found on the bumpers plus red brake calipers. The wheels were 16" x 7" split rim BBS RS 722 alloys, visually synonymous with the 15" that have been found about VR6 model. Brush stainless steel back twin tailpipes found on the exhaust plus smoked front fog plus signal lights with match the back lights. 3 optional extras were produced available; electrical sunroof, air conditioner plus metallic black paintwork. Insurance was based found on the standard GTI that produced this variation a really desirable model. The edition was available inside just 6 color schemes as well as the 1000 quantity figures which were yielded was because follows; 600 8 valve models, 150 16 valve models plus 250 TDI models. The diesel model was just yielded for the European marketplace plus wasn't available inside the UK. Unfortunately most models fell into the UK firm auto plus rent marketplace before the second-hand marketplace as well as its believed just a some 100 nonetheless survive. However, another element inside the rarity of Mark 3 Golfs, unlike the great build standard of the Mark 2, at smallest inside the UK, is the low standard steel sourced by VW about several times, plus employed over the range, from entry model with VR6. According with independent mechanics plus components experts, plus MOT testers, the floorpan, both door sills, plus back hatch will suffer serious decompose plus disintegration, plus anyone planning with purchase 1 is advised with check for decompose, plus holes plus patches with the floorpan.
Harlequin
Harlequin, Ginster yellow base color

Volkswagen initially built the Design series with tour at International Car shows. Due with the big public reaction of the authentic 4 Design series, 60 more were yielded. Eventually, the model was introduced because an alternative inside Europe, however, just 264 were prepared plus available inside 1996 inside the North American marketplace.

Based found on the 1996 Golf GL platform, the Harlequin model included: limited edition Harlequin paint scheme, limited edition Harlequin sport fabric seats, plus silver-faced gauges. They were available with many different wheel choices.

The Harlequins were yielded by swapping the body panels of 4 different colored Golfs. These are generally normally designated by their base color. The base color is not repeated about some of the alternative body components.

The internal combustion engine is an engine inside that the combustion of the gas happens with an oxidizer inside a combustion room which is an key element of the functioning fluid flow circuit. In an internal combustion engine the expansion of the high-temperature plus high-pressure gases yielded by combustion apply direct force with certain component of the engine. The force is used usually with pistons, turbine blades, or perhaps a nozzle. This force moves the component over a distance, modifying chemical stamina into valuable mechanical stamina. The initial commercially lucrative internal combustion engine was produced by Étienne Lenoir.

The expression internal combustion engine normally pertains with an engine inside that combustion is intermittent, like the more familiar four-stroke plus two-stroke piston motors, together with variants, like the six-stroke piston engine as well as the Wankel rotary engine. A second class of internal combustion machines employ continuous combustion: fuel turbines, jet motors plus many rocket motors, every of that are internal combustion motors found on the same principle because earlier described.

The ICE is very different from outside combustion motors, like steam or Stirling machines, inside that the power is delivered with a functioning fluid not consisting of, mixed with, or contaminated by combustion treatments. Working fluids is air, hot water, pressurized water or fluid sodium, heated inside some sort of boiler. ICEs are driven by energy-dense fuels like gasoline or diesel, liquids extracted from fossil fuels. While there are numerous stationary applications, many ICEs are utilized inside mobile applications plus are the dominant force provide for vehicles, aircraft, plus vessels.