subject: The New Volkswagen Golf [print this page] With new emerging economic giants like China, India and the new economic powerhouses like Vietnam and other South East Asian countries a completely new class of people known as the middle class is emerging, who are educated, young and want to have the ultimate in luxuries, but at down to earth prices.
This segment of the market is one of the biggest and easily influenced by any new technological innovations. It is also one of the biggest buyers of the small car segment. Many car manufacturers are eying this lucrative segment and bringing out better and fuel efficient small or compact cars.
In line with the current trend in the market New Volkswagen Golf is another entry into the small car segment.
Volkswagen is one of the largest car manufacturers. Its tag line Das Auto is appropriate as it still has or has the ability to make the largest number of cars. Volkswagen also has the reputation of providing the best products at the most down to earth prices.
The New Volkswagen Golf is the latest entry in the small car segment. Its manufacturers have designed many and wonderful cars and it has brought many new innovative designs and models like the Volkswagen Rabbit in the US, Mk1 and Mk5 in Canada, and as the Volkswagen Caribe in Mexico
The New Volkswagen Golf had introduced many revolutionary changes in the designs and was the first front wheels drive as compared to air-cooled Volkswagen Beetle. It is also one of the best selling Volkswagen brand and the company has sold more than 25 million pieces since 2007 when the first model was first introduced. It is for this reason that all Volkswagen Golf has very good resale value as can be seen in any Used or Second Hand Volkswagen Golf for sale.
The nomenclature of the New Volkswagen Golf has also an interesting reason. Volkswagen had in WWII named most of its brands after ocean currents and Golf probably related to the Gulf Stream. Another interesting fact which stands out is that every Golf car was nominated for the Best European car. It has been runners up every year except in 1993 when the Golf MK3 was elected the best European car of the year.
