Volkswagen Golf Mk6
| Volkswagen Golf Mk6 (5K) | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen |
| Production | 2008–2013(EU) 2009–2014(US) 2011- present (Golf cabriolet) |
| Model years | 2008–2012(EU) 2010–2014(US) 2011- present (Golf cabriolet) |
| Assembly |
Wolfsburg, Germany Mosel-Zwickau, Zwickau, Germany Changchun, China (FAW-VW) Kaluga, Russia Jakarta, Indonesia (Garuda Mataram Motor) Pekan, Malaysia (DRB-HICOM) Solomonovo, Ukraine (Eurocar) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class |
Compact North America Small family car British acceptation C-segment Europe |
| Body style | 3-door hatchback 5-door hatchback 5-door estate/wagon 2-door cabriolet |
| Layout |
Front engine, front-wheel drive, 4motion four-wheel drive |
| Platform | Volkswagen Group A5 (PQ35) platform |
| Related |
Audi A3 Mk2 Audi TT Mk2 Volkswagen Golf Mk5 Volkswagen Touran Volkswagen Jetta Volkswagen Golf Plus Volkswagen Eos Volkswagen Passat Volkswagen Passat CC Volkswagen Tiguan Volkswagen Scirocco Mk3 SEAT León Mk2 SEAT Toledo Mk3 SEAT Altea Škoda Octavia Mk2 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.2 L I4 TSI 1.4 L I4 1.4 L I4 TSI (t/c and s/c) 1.6 L I4 1.6 L I4 TDI 2.0 L I4 TDI 2.0 L I4 TSI 2.5 L I5 |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual 6-speed manual 6-speed automatic 6-speed DSG 7-speed DSG |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,578 mm (101.5 in) |
| Length | 4,199 mm (165.3 in) GTI: 4,213 mm (165.9 in) |
| Width | 1,779 mm (70.0 in) |
| Height | 1,479 mm (58.2 in) GTI: 1,469 mm (57.8 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor |
Volkswagen Golf Mk5 Volkswagen Eos (Golf Cabriolet only) |
| Successor | Volkswagen Golf Mk7 |
The Volkswagen Golf Mk6 (or VW Typ 5K) is a compact car, the sixth generation of the Volkswagen Golf and the successor to the Volkswagen Golf Mk5. It was unveiled at the Paris Auto Show in October 2008. Volkswagen released pictures and information on 6 August 2008, prior to the official unveiling. The vehicle was released to the European market in the winter of 2008. Major investments have been made in production efficiency, with a claimed productivity improvement at launch of nearly 20% in comparison with the previous model, and further gains planned for the next twelve months.
Although billed as the Mk6, the new model was in effect a thoroughly re-engineered facelift of the previous model. In January 2013, it was superseded by the Volkswagen Golf Mk7.
Like its predecessor, the Mk6 Golf is based on the Volkswagen Group A5 (PQ35) platform. Effectively it is a reskin of the Mk5 rather than an all-new design, it was developed with engineering improvements to shorten the previous model's excessive assembly time, and answered criticisms of that model's cheapened interior quality compared to that of the 1999.5 Mk4.
Improvements in equipment level on the domestic market Golfs include, for the first time in a Golf, the inclusion of air conditioning as standard. Additionally, dual-zone climate control is included in the Autobahn trim for North America.
7-speed DSG (optional)
The company is talking confidently about launching in Germany during 2009 a BlueMotion low emissions Golf and, in more general terms of possible alternative fuel versions later.
Available engines for North American Golf include the 2.5 L I5 engine from the previous Mk5 Rabbit and Mk5 Jetta and the 2.0-litre TDI. GTI version features the 2.0-litre TSI.
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