Volkswagen Golf Mk2

Volkswagen Golf Mk2 (19E)
Overview
Manufacturer	Volkswagen
Production	September 1983–1992 1985–1992 (Yugoslavia) 6.3 million units[1]
Assembly	Germany: Wolfsburg Germany: Zwickau (Volkswagen Zwickau-Mosel Plant Belgium: Brussels) Yugoslavia: Sarajevo (now Bosnia and Herzegovina) United States: New Stanton, Pennsylvania (Westmoreland Assembly) Mexico: Puebla South Africa: Uitenhage Austria: Graz (Golf Country only)
Designer	Herbert Schäfer
Body and chassis
Class	Small family car (C)
Body style	3-door hatchback, 5-door hatchback
Layout	Front engine, front-wheel drive / four-wheel drive
Platform	Volkswagen Group A2 platform
Related	Volkswagen Jetta SEAT Toledo Mk1 (1G)
Powertrain
Engine	petrol: 1.05 L EA111 I4 1.3 L EA111 I4 1.6 L EA827 I4 1.8 L EA827 8V/16V I4 1.8 L EA827 SC I4 2.0 L EA827 16V I4 diesel: 1.6 L EA827 I4 1.6 L EA827 turbo I4 Electric motor
Transmission	4-speed manual 5-speed manual 3-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,470 mm (97.2 in)
Length	3,985 mm (156.9 in)−4,054 mm (159.6 in)
Width	1,665–1,700 mm (65.6–66.9 in)
Height	1,415 mm (55.7 in)
Curb weight	725–1,245 kilograms (1,598–2,745 lb)
Chronology
Predecessor	Volkswagen Golf Mk1
Successor	Volkswagen Golf Mk3

The Volkswagen Golf Mk2 is a hatchback, the second generation of the Volkswagen Golf and the successor to the Volkswagen Golf Mk1. It was Volkswagen's highest volume seller from 1983 and ended in (German) production in late 1992, to be replaced by the Volkswagen Golf Mk3. The Mk2 was larger than the Mk1; its wheelbase grew slightly (+ 75 mm (3.0 in)), as did exterior dimensions (length + 180 mm (7.1 in), width + 55 mm (2.2 in), height + 5 mm (0.2 in)). Weight was up accordingly by about 120 kg (260 lb). Exterior design, developed in-house by VW design director Schäfer, kept the general lines of its Giugiaro-designed predecessor, but was slightly more rounded. All told, about 6.3 million^[2] second-generation Golfs were built.