Volkswagen Golf (1997 - 2006)


Variants

Model specs

Model info


Generation name

1J

Introduced

05/01

Doors

3

Body

Hatchback

Vehicle class

Compact car (e.g., Golf)

Dimensions


Length

4149 mm

Wheelbase

2511 mm

Width

1735 mm

Height

1444 mm

Boot/interior


Engines/drivetrain


Drive

All-wheel drive, Front-wheel drive

Fuel

Diesel, Natural Gas, Regular, Premium, Super Premium

Gearbox

Automated Manual Transmission (Dual-Clutch), Automatic Transmission, Manual Transmission

Cylinders

4 - 6

Max. speed

160 - 247 km/h

Torque

126 - 320 Nm

Power

50 - 177 kW

Cubic capacity

1390 - 3189 ccm

Acceleration 0-100km/h

6.4 - 18.7 s

Consumption/ecology


Tank size

13 - 62 l

Combined consumption (NEDC)

4.9 - 11.5 l/100km

City consumption (NEDC)

6.5 - 16.4 l/100km

Empty weight (EU)

1083 - 1519 kg

Towing


Max. towbar load

50 - 75 kg

Braked trailer

850 - 1600 kg

Trailer (no brakes)

500 - 700 kg


Engines (Golf)

Filter by fuel:
Diesel
1896 ccm / 4 cylinders
1.9 SDI Edition

50 kW / 68 HP

Manual transmission
5

Acceleration 0-100km/h17.2 s
Max. speed160 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)5.1 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)6.9 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)4.2 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)138.0 g/km
Torque133 Nm
Regular
1781 ccm / 4 cylinders
Cabriolet 1.8 Classicline

55 kW / 75 HP

Manual transmission
5

Acceleration 0-100km/h15.5 s
Max. speed163 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)7.7 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)10.9 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)5.9 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)185.0 g/km
Torque140 Nm
Premium
1390 ccm / 4 cylinders
1.4 Edition

55 kW / 75 HP

Manual transmission
5

Acceleration 0-100km/h14.0 s
Max. speed171 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)6.6 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)8.9 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)5.3 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)158.0 g/km
Torque126 Nm
Diesel
1896 ccm / 4 cylinders
1.9 TDI -automatic

66 kW / 90 HP

Automatic transmission
4

Acceleration 0-100km/h15.5 s
Max. speed172 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)6.3 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)8.9 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)4.8 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)170.0 g/km
Torque210 Nm
Diesel
1896 ccm / 4 cylinders
Cabriolet 1.9 TDI Sportline

66 kW / 90 HP

Manual transmission
5

Acceleration 0-100km/h13.3 s
Max. speed175 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)5.2 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)6.8 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)4.2 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)140.0 g/km
Torque210 Nm
Premium
1781 ccm / 4 cylinders
Cabriolet 1.8 Classicline

66 kW / 90 HP

Manual transmission
5

Acceleration 0-100km/h13.1 s
Max. speed175 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)8.0 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)11.1 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)6.2 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)192.0 g/km
Torque145 Nm
Premium
1781 ccm / 4 cylinders
Cabriolet 1.8 Classicline -automatic

66 kW / 90 HP

Automatic transmission
4

Acceleration 0-100km/h15.0 s
Max. speed171 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)9.4 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)13.4 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)7.0 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)226.0 g/km
Torque145 Nm
Diesel
1896 ccm / 4 cylinders
1.9 TDI Edition

74 kW / 101 HP

Manual transmission
5

Acceleration 0-100km/h11.3 s
Max. speed188 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)5.0 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)6.5 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)4.2 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)135.0 g/km
Torque240 Nm
Diesel
1896 ccm / 4 cylinders
1.9 TDI Edition Automatik

74 kW / 101 HP

Automatic transmission
5

Acceleration 0-100km/h12.7 s
Max. speed184 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)6.4 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)8.6 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)5.1 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)173.0 g/km
Torque240 Nm
Premium
1595 ccm / 4 cylinders
1.6 Generation

74 kW / 101 HP

Manual transmission
5

Acceleration 0-100km/h10.9 s
Max. speed188 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)7.6 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)10.5 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)5.9 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)182.0 g/km
Torque145 Nm
Premium
1595 ccm / 4 cylinders
Cabriolet 1.6 Classicline -automatic

74 kW / 101 HP

Automatic transmission
4

Acceleration 0-100km/h13.8 s
Max. speed182 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)9.0 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)13.0 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)6.7 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)216.0 g/km
Torque140 Nm
Natural Gas
1984 ccm / 4 cylinders
Variant 2.0 Bi-Fuel -CNG

75 kW / 102 HP

Manual transmission
5

Acceleration 0-100km/h12.7 s
Max. speed185 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)5.7 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)8.0 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)4.4 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)148.0 g/km
Torque151 Nm
Premium
1595 ccm / 4 cylinders
1.6 Edition Automatik

75 kW / 102 HP

Automatic transmission
4

Acceleration 0-100km/h12.7 s
Max. speed185 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)8.0 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)11.2 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)6.2 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)192.0 g/km
Torque148 Nm
Super Premium
1595 ccm / 4 cylinders
Variant 1.6 Sport Edition -automatic

75 kW / 102 HP

Automatic transmission
4

Acceleration 0-100km/h13.9 s
Max. speed185 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)8.1 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)11.4 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)6.3 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)194.0 g/km
Torque148 Nm
Super Premium
1598 ccm / 4 cylinders
1.6 Edition

77 kW / 105 HP

Manual transmission
5

Acceleration 0-100km/h10.8 s
Max. speed192 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)6.9 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)9.3 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)5.5 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)166.0 g/km
Torque148 Nm
Diesel
1896 ccm / 4 cylinders
1.9 TDI -automatic

81 kW / 110 HP

Automatic transmission
4

Acceleration 0-100km/h11.9 s
Max. speed190 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)6.3 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)9.0 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)4.8 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)170.0 g/km
Torque235 Nm
Diesel
1896 ccm / 4 cylinders
1.9 TDI Edition

81 kW / 110 HP

Manual transmission
5

Acceleration 0-100km/h10.6 s
Max. speed193 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)4.9 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)6.5 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)4.0 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)132.0 g/km
Torque235 Nm
Super Premium
1598 ccm / 4 cylinders
1.6 FSI

81 kW / 110 HP

Manual transmission
5

Acceleration 0-100km/h10.6 s
Max. speed194 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)6.2 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)7.9 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)5.2 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)149.0 g/km
Torque155 Nm
Diesel
1896 ccm / 4 cylinders
1.9 TDI Tiptronic

85 kW / 116 HP

Automatic transmission
5

Acceleration 0-100km/h11.0 s
Max. speed192 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)6.2 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)8.4 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)5.0 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)167.0 g/km
Torque310 Nm
Diesel
1896 ccm / 4 cylinders
1.9 TDI Generation

85 kW / 116 HP

Manual transmission
6

Acceleration 0-100km/h10.3 s
Max. speed195 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)5.1 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)6.9 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)4.2 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)138.0 g/km
Torque310 Nm
Premium
1984 ccm / 4 cylinders
Cabriolet 2.0 Sportline

85 kW / 116 HP

Manual transmission
5

Acceleration 0-100km/h10.7 s
Max. speed193 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)7.8 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)11.1 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)6.1 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)190.0 g/km
Torque165 Nm
Premium
1984 ccm / 4 cylinders
Cabriolet 2.0 Sportline Automatik

85 kW / 116 HP

Automatic transmission
4

Acceleration 0-100km/h12.3 s
Max. speed189 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)9.2 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)13.3 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)6.8 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)221.0 g/km
Torque165 Nm
Premium
1781 ccm / 4 cylinders
1.8 Highline

92 kW / 125 HP

Manual transmission
5

Acceleration 0-100km/h9.9 s
Max. speed201 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)8.3 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)11.7 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)6.3 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)199.0 g/km
Torque170 Nm
Premium
1781 ccm / 4 cylinders
1.8 Highline -automatic

92 kW / 125 HP

Automatic transmission
4

Acceleration 0-100km/h11.9 s
Max. speed198 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)9.2 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)13.3 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)6.8 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)221.0 g/km
Torque170 Nm
Diesel
1896 ccm / 4 cylinders
1.9 TDI Edition

96 kW / 131 HP

Manual transmission
6

Acceleration 0-100km/h9.6 s
Max. speed205 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)5.2 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)7.0 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)4.3 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)140.0 g/km
Torque310 Nm
Diesel
1896 ccm / 4 cylinders
1.9 TDI Edition Automatik

96 kW / 131 HP

Automatic transmission
5

Acceleration 0-100km/h10.3 s
Max. speed202 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)6.5 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)9.0 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)5.0 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)176.0 g/km
Torque310 Nm
Diesel
1896 ccm / 4 cylinders
1.9 TDI GTI

110 kW / 150 HP

Manual transmission
6

Acceleration 0-100km/h8.6 s
Max. speed216 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)5.3 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)7.1 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)4.3 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)143.0 g/km
Torque320 Nm
Premium
2324 ccm / 5 cylinders
2.3 V5 Generation

110 kW / 150 HP

Manual transmission
5

Acceleration 0-100km/h8.8 s
Max. speed216 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)9.3 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)13.2 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)7.2 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)223.0 g/km
Torque205 Nm
Premium
2324 ccm / 5 cylinders
2.3 V5 Highline -automatic

110 kW / 150 HP

Automatic transmission
4

Acceleration 0-100km/h9.7 s
Max. speed212 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)9.9 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)14.5 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)7.6 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)238.0 g/km
Torque205 Nm
Premium
1781 ccm / 4 cylinders
1.8 5V Turbo Highline -automatic

110 kW / 150 HP

Automatic transmission
4

Acceleration 0-100km/h9.4 s
Max. speed212 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)8.9 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)12.7 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)6.8 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)214.0 g/km
Torque210 Nm
Premium
1781 ccm / 4 cylinders
1.8 5V Turbo GTI

110 kW / 150 HP

Manual transmission
5

Acceleration 0-100km/h8.5 s
Max. speed216 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)7.8 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)10.8 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)6.1 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)223.0 g/km
Torque210 Nm
Premium
2324 ccm / 5 cylinders
2.3 V5 Highline

125 kW / 170 HP

Manual transmission
5

Acceleration 0-100km/h8.2 s
Max. speed224 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)8.7 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)12.4 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)6.6 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)209.0 g/km
Torque220 Nm
Premium
2324 ccm / 5 cylinders
2.3 V5 Highline Tiptronic

125 kW / 170 HP

Automatic transmission
5

Acceleration 0-100km/h8.9 s
Max. speed220 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)9.6 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)13.7 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)7.2 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)230.0 g/km
Torque220 Nm
Premium
1781 ccm / 4 cylinders
1.8 5V Turbo "25 Jahre GTI"

132 kW / 180 HP

Manual transmission
6

Acceleration 0-100km/h7.6 s
Max. speed228 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)7.8 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)10.6 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)6.2 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)187.0 g/km
Torque235 Nm
Super Premium
2792 ccm / 6 cylinders
2.8 V6 4MOTION

150 kW / 204 HP

Manual transmission
6

Acceleration 0-100km/h7.1 s
Max. speed235 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)10.8 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)15.5 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)8.1 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)259.0 g/km
Torque270 Nm
Super Premium
3189 ccm / 6 cylinders
R32

177 kW / 241 HP

Manual transmission
6

Acceleration 0-100km/h6.6 s
Max. speed247 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)11.5 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)16.4 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)8.6 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)276.0 g/km
Torque320 Nm
Super Premium
3189 ccm / 6 cylinders
R32 DSG

177 kW / 241 HP

Automatic transmission
6

Acceleration 0-100km/h6.4 s
Max. speed247 km/h
Combined consumption (NEDC)10.2 l/100km
City consumption (NEDC)14.2 l/100km
Country roads (NEFZ)7.9 l/100km
CO2 emissions (NEDC)245.0 g/km
Torque320 Nm

Volkswagen Golf generations


1974

I was introduced.

1978

I (1. Facelift) was introduced and replaced I.

1980

Golf I (2. Facelift) was introduced.

1983

Golf II was introduced.

1987

Golf II (1. Facelift) was introduced and replaced Golf II.

1991

Golf III was introduced.

1992

Golf III was introduced.

1993

Golf III was introduced.

1997

Golf IV was introduced.

1999

Golf IV was introduced.

2003

Golf V was introduced.

2006

Golf V was introduced.

2008

Golf VI was introduced.

2009

Golf VI was introduced.

2012

Golf VII was introduced.

2016

Golf VII was introduced.

2017

Golf VII (1. Facelift) was introduced and replaced Golf VII.

2019

VIII was introduced.

2020

VIII was introduced.

2024

Golf VIII (1. Facelift) was introduced and replaced VIII.

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