VW Citi Golf

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VW Citi Golf of the South African Police
Citi Golf
Production period:	1984-2009
Class :	Compact class
Body versions :	Station wagon
Engines:	Petrol engines : 1.4-1.8 liters (54-90 kW)
Length:	3815 mm
Width:	1610 mm
Height:	1395 mm
Wheelbase :	2400 mm
Empty weight :	approx. 900 kg
Previous model	VW Golf I.

VW Citi Golf on South African motorway

VW Citi Golf R-Line

VW Citi Golf Chico with modified rear lights (from 2007)

The VW Citi Golf was a model produced in South Africa by the car manufacturer Volkswagen for the local market.

production

The VW Golf I has been built in a plant in South Africa since 1978 . Production of the Golf II began in South Africa in 1984 . After this sold worse than expected due to the higher price, production of the Golf I was resumed as the Citi Golf .

Until 2009, 35 years after the introduction of the first VW Golf, the Citi Golf, which was derived from the Golf I, was manufactured largely unchanged in South Africa; In the end, however, there was Golf III and Polo III technology under the sheet metal of the vehicle . The look is a mixture of Golf I, Golf I convertible and Golf II elements, together with some individual design elements (e.g. bead in the C-pillar ).

Parallel to the Citi Golf there was the VW Fox in South Africa , which looks very similar to the VW Jetta I.

At first was Citi Golf only with a 4-cylinder - petrol engine with 1.3 liters displacement and 52  kW available (71 PS); There were three different colors to choose from as paintwork. When production was discontinued, the basic engine had an output of 54 kW (73 PS) from a 1.4 liter displacement, the interior was adapted to the zeitgeist and from 2003 had a dashboard from the Škoda Fabia I and a steering wheel from the VW Lupo .

By 2005, nearly 700,000 copies of the Citi Golf had left the plant in South Africa. New registrations in South Africa reached a new record in 2005 and were around 3.5 times as high as that of the Golf V, which was also offered, but was much more expensive .

The Citi Golf was produced exclusively as a right-hand drive and only met the EU2 emissions standard . This meant that it could not be registered as a new vehicle in the EU ; since January 1, 2005, EU4 has been the minimum standard. It couldn't keep up with European cars in terms of safety either. The base list price of the Chico 1.4 in South Africa in 2006 was 67,780  Rand , the VeloCiTi 1.6i 98,800 Rand, which corresponds to around 6,025 or 8,785  euros .

On November 2, 2009, VW South Africa boss David Powels announced the end of production of the Citi Golf.

Model history

• 1978: Start of production of the Golf in South Africa
• 1984: Production now as Citi Golf
• 1994: Ritz special model
• 1995: Chico special model
• 1996: End of production CTi
• 2000: Special model Life and .com (production until 2009)
• 2003: Changed fittings, seats and exterior mirrors
• 2007: Changed taillights
• 2009: Production stopped

Individual evidence

1. ^ Automobil Revue , catalog number 2007, p. 527.
2. ↑ http://www.vw.co.za/assets/downloads/brochures/Citi_Brochure_Jul2007.pdf ( Memento from November 10, 2007 in the Internet Archive )

Web links

Commons : Volkswagen Citi Golf  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Portrait from Spiegel Online
• Report on the Citi Golf at Focus Online
• Message about the end of production at Spiegel Online