Volkswagen Golf Mk4
An entry from the previous generation of the Volkswagen Golf (Mk4).
Volkswagen · Production August 2003–2009
Volkswagen Golf Mk5
Key facts
| Documented period | Production August 2003–2009[1] |
|---|---|
| Make | Volkswagen · Germany |
| Generation | Fifth generation · Mk5 · Volkswagen Golf history |
| Body | Not documented here |
| Powertrain | Not documented here |
| Class | Everyday[1] |
An illustrated archive entry: specifications are not documented here yet. Suggest a source
What made it distinctive?
- History In the United States and Canada the Mk5 was sold as the Rabbit, while the GTI kept the GTI name.[1]
- The Mk5 is the fifth generation of the Golf, codenamed Typ 1K, and the successor to the Mk4.[1]
- It debuted at the Frankfurt Motor Show in October 2003 on the Volkswagen Group A5 (PQ35) platform.[1]
Changes described by the sources
No sourced list of changes yet.
Volkswagen Golf generation history — 8 of 8 entries illustrated · 8 generations
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References
- Volkswagen Golf Mk5 — Wikipedia Reference work (read 13 October 2026)
Wikipedia sources link to the exact revision that was read. Specifications differ between markets, years and versions; each figure is shown with the market and version its source states.