Volkswagen and the Seven Golfs: A Brief History of a 38-Year Old Icon
If there is one car that can be compared to the Porsche 911 for using the same recipe for close to four decades, it is the Volkswagen Golf.
In a way, this is ironic since the 911 was derided by its detractors as a “posh Beetle†while recently, the VW Group, which has a long history with Porsche, acquired the Stuttgart sports car maker.
One could not imagine two cars more different than each other as one is a 2+2 sports car with rear- or all-wheel drive and flat-six engines hung out behind the rear axle, while the other is a mass-market compact hatchback with the engine up front driving the front- or all four-wheels.
Nevertheless, despite the changes that come with each generation, the two models have one thing in common: they have adopted the path of careful evolution, not revolution, defining their respective segments and being the default buyers’ choice and the standard against which all newcomers are measured.
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