Volkswagen Gol
| Volkswagen Gol | |
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| 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) | |
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| 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) | |
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| 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) | |
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| 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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