The Volkswagen Golf is a compact car/small family car (C-segment) produced by the German automotive manufacturer Volkswagen since 1974, marketed worldwide across eight generations, in various body configurations and under various nameplates – including as the Volkswagen Rabbit in the United States and Canada, and as the Volkswagen Caribe in Mexico (Mk1).
Volkswagen Golf Mk8
Volkswagen Golf 3-door (Europe)
Volkswagen Golf (Europe)
Volkswagen Golf CL (Australia)
Compact car is a vehicle size class—predominantly used in North America—that sits between subcompact cars and mid-size cars. "Small family car" is a British term and a part of the C-segment in the European car classification. However, before the downsizing of the United States car industry in the 1970s and 1980s, larger vehicles with wheelbases up to 110 in (2.79 m) were considered "compact cars" in the United States.
Toyota Corolla (1966–present)
Volkswagen Golf (1974–present)
1952 Nash Rambler 2-door station wagon used until 1955, began 1950
1964 Chevrolet Corvair Monza 900 convertible, used until 1969, began 1960