This 12 months marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Volkswagen Golf, and to rejoice the event, the German carmaker is providing Version 50 variations primarily based on the newest Golf Mk8.5 facelift – pre-sales of the mannequin has already began in Europe.

The Version 50 builds upon the Fashion trim degree by including 18-inch ‘Leeds’ alloy wheels, tinted rear home windows, an illuminated horizontal radiator grille strip, an illuminated Volkswagen emblem in addition to ‘50’ badges on the B-pillars.

Inside, you’ll discover Version 50 emblem on the entrance sill panel mouldings in addition to the underside steering wheel trim. These are accompanied by pedal caps in brushed chrome steel and a black headliner. The gear listing additionally will get a bump to incorporate the Uncover infotainment system with navigation, keyless entry and begin, the IDA voice assistant, selectable driver profiles and an anti-theft alarm.

Volkswagen says the Version 50 could be ordered with completely different powertrains, with the place to begin being a 1.5 TSI engine serving up 150 PS (148 or 110 kW) that’s mated to a six-speed guide gearbox. This configuration prices 36,820 (RM190,176) earlier than choices, which embrace a powered panoramic sunroof, IQ.Mild matrix LED headlamps and a head-up show.

Along with revealing the Golf Version 50, Volkswagen additionally wheeled out earlier generations of the Golf and mirrored on the mannequin’s start. The story of the Golf started on the finish of the Nineteen Sixties when Volkswagen was planning for a successor to the massively profitable Beetle. A number of research have been created, and in 1969, the event order (Entwicklungsauftrag in German or EA) 266 went to then Porsche KG.

The consequence was a prototype with a self-supporting physique, giant boot lid and a mid-engine structure, the final of which noticed the water-cooled powerplant be positioned beneath the rear bench seat. This wasn’t nice when it comes to entry for restore and upkeep work, however the EA 266 idea was able to a powerful (on the time) prime pace of 187 km/h. In the end, the mission was cancelled in October 1971, with round 50 models constructed, not many surviving.

One other idea created was the EA 276 in 1969, which integrated many options that will be discovered on the Golf, together with a front-engine structure with front-wheel drive, hatchback form with a big boot lid, a torsion beam axle and a gas tank positioned beneath the rear bench seat.

The idea from Wolfsburg was powered by the Beetle’s boxer engine with air cooling, as Volkswagen was involved with reliability and low improvement prices on the time – the unique Gol first launched in Brazil had this engine. Nevertheless, the times of water-cooled engines have been numbered, and this idea by no means proceeded to collection manufacturing. It’s extremely uncommon, with Volkswagen saying it constructed only a single, not totally useful car, which is pictured within the Golf Mk1 gallery beneath.

Within the years after the EA 276 till 1971, improvement in Ingolstadt beneath Rudolf Leiding – who was accountable for the Audi 100 and 80 – set the decisive course for the long run Golf. The Audi fashions Leiding was accountable for had water-cooled inline-four engines, and this drive idea was carried out into the EA 337. Giorgetto Giugiaro, who additionally created the Passat and the Scirocco, was recruited to finalise the design of the EA 337, which might finally turn out to be the Golf Mk1 in 1974.

The Golf made its public debut on the IAA Worldwide Motor Present in Frankfurt in 1975 and could be produced to the tune of 6.9 million models. Subsequent generations of the Golf gained new applied sciences, physique types and drive configurations, with every promoting within the tens of millions. This contains the Golf Mk8, which might have crossed the million-unit mark this 12 months, contributing to a complete of over greater than 37 million Golfs offered.

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