Volkswagen Golf Mk5

Volkswagen Golf Mk5 (1K)
Overview
ManufacturerVolkswagen
Also calledVolkswagen Rabbit (US and Canada)
Volkswagen GTI (US and Canada)
Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen (North America, wagon)
Volkswagen Vento Variant (Argentina and Uruguay, wagon)[1]
ProductionAugust 2003[2] – 2010
April 2007 – 2009 (wagon)
Model years2004–2009
Assembly
DesignerHartmut Warkuss, Peter Schreyer and Marc Lichte[5] (hatchback)
Murat Günak (estate)
Body and chassis
ClassSmall family car (C)
Body style
LayoutFront-engine, front-wheel-drive
Front-engine, all-wheel-drive (4Motion)
Mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive (W12-650)
PlatformVolkswagen Group A5 (PQ35)
Related
Powertrain
Engine
Transmission
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,578 mm (101.5 in)
Length
  • 4,204–4,246 mm (165.5–167.2 in) (hatchback)
  • 4,556 mm (179.4 in) (wagon)
Width
  • 1,759 mm (69.3 in) (hatchback)
  • 1,781 mm (70.1 in) (wagon)
Height
  • 1,465–1,479 mm (57.7–58.2 in) (hatchback)
  • 1,504 mm (59.2 in) (wagon)
Kerb weight1,164–1,617 kg (2,566–3,565 lb)
Chronology
PredecessorVolkswagen Golf Mk4
SuccessorVolkswagen 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.

  1. ^ Autocosmos (18 March 2008). "Volkswagen Vento Variant: versatilidad, elegancia y deportividad". Autocosmos (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. ^ Facts and Figures: Navigator 2008 (PDF), Wolfsburg, Germany: Volkswagen AG, 1 February 2008, p. 68, archived from the original (PDF) on 2 May 2021
  3. ^ "Skoda. Skoda in Ukraine". Car-cat.com. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Indonesia: Volkswagen To Launch Local Assembly, Likely of Touran and Golf Plus". Insideline.com. 12 May 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  5. ^ US D511482S, Warkuss, Hartmut; Schreyer, Peter & Lichte, Marc, "Vehicle", published 2005-11-15, assigned to Volkswagen AG 
  6. ^ Motor Trend Newcomers: 2006 Volkswagen Rabbit