Volkswagen Golf Mk7

Volkswagen Golf Mk7
Overview
ManufacturerVolkswagen
Production2012–2020 (Europe)
2013–2020 (China)
2015–2020 (Brazil)
2014–2021 (Mexico)
Model years2015–2021 (North America)
Assembly
Designer
Body and chassis
ClassCompact car/small family car (C)
Body style
LayoutFront-engine, front-wheel-drive
Front-engine, all-wheel-drive
PlatformVolkswagen Group MQB
RelatedVolkswagen Golf Sportsvan
Audi A3 Mk3
Audi TT Mk3
SEAT León Mk3
Škoda Octavia Mk3
Powertrain
Engine
Electric motorAC electric motor 136 PS (100 kW; 134 bhp) (e-Golf)
Transmission
Battery35,8 kWh (e-Golf), 8,7kWh (GTE)
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,631–2,637 mm (103.6–103.8 in)
2,619–2,629 mm (103.1–103.5 in) (facelift)
Length
  • 4,255–4,280 mm (167.5–168.5 in) (hatchback)
  • 4,562–4,679 mm (179.6–184.2 in) (wagon)
Width1,791–1,799 mm (70.5–70.8 in)
Height1,435–1,514 mm (56.5–59.6 in)
Kerb weight1,205–1,500 kg (2,657–3,307 lb)[3][4]
Chronology
PredecessorVolkswagen Golf Mk6
SuccessorVolkswagen 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]

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  10. ^ "Produktion des ID.3 im Werk Zwickau startet im November". Volkswagen Newsroom (in German). Retrieved 22 January 2020.