Volkswagen Golf Mk7 | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Volkswagen |
Production | 2012–2020 (Europe) 2013–2020 (China) 2015–2020 (Brazil) 2014–2021 (Mexico) |
Model years | 2015–2021 (North America) |
Assembly |
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Designer |
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Body and chassis | |
Class | Compact car/small family car (C) |
Body style | |
Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive Front-engine, all-wheel-drive |
Platform | Volkswagen Group MQB |
Related | Volkswagen Golf Sportsvan Audi A3 Mk3 Audi TT Mk3 SEAT León Mk3 Škoda Octavia Mk3 |
Powertrain | |
Engine | |
Electric motor | AC electric motor 136 PS (100 kW; 134 bhp) (e-Golf) |
Transmission | |
Battery | 35,8 kWh (e-Golf), 8,7kWh (GTE) |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,631–2,637 mm (103.6–103.8 in) 2,619–2,629 mm (103.1–103.5 in) (facelift) |
Length |
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Width | 1,791–1,799 mm (70.5–70.8 in) |
Height | 1,435–1,514 mm (56.5–59.6 in) |
Kerb weight | 1,205–1,500 kg (2,657–3,307 lb)[3][4] |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Volkswagen Golf Mk6 |
Successor | Volkswagen Golf Mk8 Volkswagen ID.3 (for e-Golf) |
The Volkswagen Golf (Mk7) is a C-segment car manufactured by German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen. It is the seventh generation in the Golf series and the successor to the Golf Mk6, and was introduced in Berlin on 4 September 2012, before a public launch at the 2012 Paris Motor Show.[5] Sales in Europe began with the model in November 2012.[6]
Marketed in three-door and five-door hatchback, van, and estate forms, the Golf Mk7 shares the MQB platform with the third generation Audi A3, SEAT León and Škoda Octavia.
In November 2016, Volkswagen presented a facelift of the Golf Mk7.[7] It was replaced in December 2019 by the Golf Mk8, which is built on the MQB Evo platform.[8] Production of the e-Golf and the Golf Variant ended in mid-2020.[9][10]