Pictures Of Golf 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

Bertel Schmitt
by Bertel Schmitt

Today, the seventh generation of the Volkswagen Golf was presented in Berlin. 38 years after the launch of the first Golf in 1974, and 29.13 million cars later, Volkswagen shows a new Golf that is 100 kg lighter and up to 23 per cent more fuel efficient that the predecessor. If a new Golf ever was “all new” then this one: Built with the new MQB architecture, everything in the new Golf had to be redesigned. And here is a picture count-up, from first to newest.

Golf 1

Golf 2

Golf 3

Golf 4

Golf 5

Golf 6

Golf 7

Golf 1

Golf 2

Golf 3

Golf 5

Golf 6


Golf 7



Bertel Schmitt
Bertel Schmitt

Bertel Schmitt comes back to journalism after taking a 35 year break in advertising and marketing. He ran and owned advertising agencies in Duesseldorf, Germany, and New York City. Volkswagen A.G. was Bertel's most important corporate account. Schmitt's advertising and marketing career touched many corners of the industry with a special focus on automotive products and services. Since 2004, he lives in Japan and China with his wife <a href="http://www.tomokoandbertel.com"> Tomoko </a>. Bertel Schmitt is a founding board member of the <a href="http://www.offshoresuperseries.com"> Offshore Super Series </a>, an American offshore powerboat racing organization. He is co-owner of the racing team Typhoon.

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  • 2012JKU 2012JKU on Sep 05, 2012

    Styling peaked with the Golf 5 in my opinion. 6 was a step back and 7 hasnt really changed.

  • Wagen Wagen on Sep 11, 2012

    Interesting how the MkVII seems to be adopting the angled-toward-driver center stack just as BMW seems to be abandoning it.

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