Volkswagen Golf Mk5 (1K) | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Volkswagen |
Also called | Volkswagen Rabbit (US and Canada) Volkswagen GTI (US and Canada) Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen (North America, wagon) Volkswagen Vento Variant (Argentina and Uruguay, wagon)[1] |
Production | August 2003[2] – 2010 April 2007 – 2009 (wagon) |
Model years | 2004–2009 |
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Designer | Hartmut Warkuss, Peter Schreyer and Marc Lichte[5] (hatchback) Murat Günak (estate) |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Small family car (C) |
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Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive Front-engine, all-wheel-drive (4Motion) Mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive (W12-650) |
Platform | Volkswagen Group A5 (PQ35) |
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Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,578 mm (101.5 in) |
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Kerb weight | 1,164–1,617 kg (2,566–3,565 lb) |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Volkswagen Golf Mk4 |
Successor | Volkswagen Golf Mk6 |
The Volkswagen Golf Mk5 (codenamed Typ 1K) is a compact car/small family car manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen, as the fifth generation of the Golf in three- or five-door hatchback (August 2003 – 2008) and a five-door station wagon (2007–2009) configurations, as well as the successor to the Golf Mk4. Using the Volkswagen Group A5 (PQ35) platform, the Mk5 debuted at the Frankfurt Motor Show in October 2003 and went on sale in Europe for the 2004 model year.[6] While marketed as the Volkswagen Rabbit in the United States and Canada, the GTI model in these countries was marketed simply as the Volkswagen GTI.
The Golf Mk5 was replaced in 2009 by the Golf Mk6, which is built on the same platform.