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Volkswagen Gol

Volkswagen Gol
Volkswagen Gol 1.6 Trend 2011 (13905746028).jpg
Overview
Manufacturer Volkswagen
Production 1980–present
Body and chassis
Class Subcompact car
Layout Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
Chronology
Predecessor Volkswagen Brasilia
First generation (G1)
1989 Volkswagen Gol GTi, Autostadt (ZeitHaus), RalfR-152.jpg
Overview
Also called Volkswagen Fox
Volkswagen Parati
Volkswagen Pointer
Volkswagen Voyage
Production 1980–1994
Assembly São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nueva Palmira, Uruguay
Body and chassis
Body style 3-door hatchback
3-door station wagon
2/4-door sedan
2-door coupé utility
Platform Volkswagen Group BX platform
Powertrain
Engine 1.0 L I4 (gasoline)
1.3 L H4 (gasoline)
1.5 L I4 (gasoline)
1.6 L H4 (gasoline)
1.8 L I4 (gasoline)
2.0 L I4 (gasoline)
1.6 L I4 (diesel)
Transmission 4-speed manual
5-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,358 mm (92.8 in)
Length Hatchback: 3,810 mm (150.0 in)
Sedan/wagon: 4,150 mm (163.4 in)
Pick-up: 4,060 mm (159.8 in)
Width Hatchback/sedan: 1,600 mm (63.0 in)
Wagon/pick-up: 1,622 mm (63.9 in)
Height Hatchback/sedan: 1,363 mm (53.7 in)
Wagon/pick-up: 1,385 mm (54.5 in)
Second generation (G2/G3/G4)
Volkswagen Gol 2da geração.jpg
Overview
Also called Volkswagen Parati
Volkswagen Pointer
Volkswagen Saveiro
Production 1994–2013
Assembly São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
General Pacheco, Argentina
Anting, China
Kerman, Iran (Kerman Khodro)
Body and chassis
Body style 3/5-door hatchback
3/5-door station wagon
2-door coupé utility
Platform Volkswagen Group BX platform
Powertrain
Engine 1.0 L AE-1000 I4
1.0 L AT-1000 8/16V I4
1.0 L AT-1000 turbo I4
1.6 L AP-1600 I4
1.8 L AP-1800 I4
2.0 L AP-2000 I4
1.9 L diesel I4
Transmission 5-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase Hatchback/st. wagon: 2,470 mm (97.2 in)
Pick-up: 2,600 mm (102.4 in)
Length Hatchback: 3,830 mm (150.8 in)
Station wagon: 4,190 mm (165.0 in)
Pick-up: 4,450 mm (175.2 in)
Width 1,640 mm (64.6 in)
Height 1,420 mm (55.9 in)
Third generation (G5)
VW Gol 2009 front.jpg
Overview
Also called Volkswagen Voyage
Volkswagen Saveiro
Production 2009–present
Assembly São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Body and chassis
Body style 3/5-door hatchback
4-door sedan
2-door coupé utility
Platform Volkswagen Group A0 (PQ24) platform
Powertrain
Engine 1.0 L I4 (gasoline)
1.6 L I4 (gasoline)
Transmission 5-speed manual
5-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase Hatchback: 2,470 mm (97.2 in)
Sedan: 2,465 mm (97.0 in)
Pick-up: 2,750 mm (108.3 in)
Length 2009–2011 Hatchback: 3,800 mm (149.6 in)
2012–present Hatchback: 3,799 mm (149.6 in)
Sedan: 4,230 mm (166.5 in)
Pick-up: 4,493 mm (176.9 in)
Width 2009–2011 Hatchback: 1,660 mm (65.4 in)
2012–present Hatchback: 1,656 mm (65.2 in)
Sedan: 1,656 mm (65.2 in)
Pick-up: 1,708 mm (67.2 in)
Height 2009–2011 Hatchback: 1,450 mm (57.1 in)
2012–present Hatchback: 1,452 mm (57.2 in)
Sedan: 1,464 mm (57.6 in)
Pick-up: 1,497 mm (58.9 in)

The Volkswagen Gol is a subcompact car that has been manufactured by Volkswagen do Brasil since 1980 as Volkswagen's entry-level car in the Latin American market—where it succeeded the Volkswagen Type 1 (Fusca) and the VW Brasilia. Several variants of the Gol were marketed in North America as the Volkswagen Fox from 1987 to 1993.

The Gol has been produced in several versions, such as three- and five-door hatchbacks, four-door sedans (the Volkswagen Voyage), three- and five-door station wagons (the Volkswagen Parati), and two-door coupé utilities (the Volkswagen Saveiro).

The Gol was the best-selling car in Brazil for 27 consecutive years, from 1987 to 2014, and has been the most popular car in Argentina since 1988; approximately five million Gols have been manufactured in South America since 1980. In March 2013 it was announced that cumulative production of the Gol and its derivatives (Voyage, Saveiro, Parati) had reached 10 million units. It takes its name from the Portuguese word for goal.

The Gol family contains several body styles.

The three- and five-door hatchback variants are known as the Volkswagen Gol in most markets, with the exception of Egypt and Russia, where they are marketed as the Volkswagen Pointer. The first-generation Gol was only available as a three-door hatchback; all generations since have offered a five-door variant as well.

The sedan has only been produced for the first and fifth (current) generations. The Brazilian-built sedans were marketed as the Volkswagen Voyage, while the Argentinian ones were referred to as the Volkswagen Gacel. In the United States and Canada, they were sold as the Volkswagen Fox. After a facelift in 1991, Argentinian-built models were renamed the Volkswagen Senda. In the second generation this model was replaced by the Volkswagen Polo Mk 3 Classic, which was still sold in Mexico and Argentina. But a new Voyage notchback sedan returned in 2008 for the fifth generation.


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