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Volkswagen Gol

The Volkswagen Gol is a subcompact car

manufactured by Volkswagen do Brasil
since 1980 as Volkswagen's entry-level car
in the South American marketwhere it
succeeded the South American VW Beetle
(Fusca). Variants of the Gol were marketed
in North America as the Volkswagen Fox
from 1987-1993and manufactured and
marketed in Iran under the Gol nameplate.
The Gol has been the best-selling car in
Brazil since 1987 as well as Argentina
since 1988 with over 5 million
manufactured in South America since
1980.

Manufacturer

Volkswagen

Production

1980-present

The Gol takes its name from the Brazilian

Portuguese and Spanish word for "goal."

Predecessor

Volkswagen Brasilia

Class

Subcompact car

Contents

Layout

FF layout

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1 Body styles
2 Gol G1 (1980-1994)
n 2.1 Sports versions
n 2.1.1 GT 1.8 (198486)
n 2.1.2 GTS 1.8 (1987
1994)
n 2.1.3 GTI 2000 (1989
1994)

3 Gol G2 to G4 (1994-2008)
n 3.1 G3 and G4 facelifts
n 3.2 Gol Turbo and Total Flex
n 3.3 Pointer (Mexico)
n 3.4 Gol around the world

4 Gol G5 (2008)
n 4.1 Voyage G5
n 4.2 Saveiro G5
n 4.3 Engine specifications

5 Voyage/Senda/Gacel
6 Gol (Fox) in North America
1987-1993
7 Gallery
8 References
9 External links

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Body styles
The Gol family comprises many body styles.

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A 3 and 5 door hatchback which takes the name VW Gol in most countries; in Mexico, Egypt and
Russia it has been called the VW Pointer. The first-generation Gol was offered only as a three-door;
a five-door version was added in 1997.
A sedan produced only for the first generation. The Brazilian-built two-door and four-doors sedans
were called the VW Voyage and Argentinian-built ones VW Gacel; the nameplate VW Fox was used
in the United States and Canada. After a facelift in 1991, Argentinian-built models were renamed the
VW Senda. For the second generation this model was replaced by the Volkswagen Polo Mk 3
Classic, which is still sold in Mexico and Argentina. But a new Voyage notchback sedan returned in
the G5 generation.
VW Parati is a station wagon built on both generations since May 1982. The Parati I was a threedoor sold in North America as the Fox Wagon. The second-generation Parati is sold in Argentina as
the Gol Country. A five-door version was added in 1997 and the three-door version was dropped
after the first facelift. It is named after Paraty, a city on the southern coast of Rio de Janeiro state. It
was formerly called Pointer Station Wagon in Mexico and it was sold there between 1999 and 2005.
It is rumored this model will be discontinued for the G5 generation.
VW Saveiro is a lightweight pickup truck. All Gol generations have been sold with this body, and
was introduced to the market in September 1984. It is named after a traditional Brazilian fishing
boat. It is currently sold in Mexico since 1999 as the Pointer Pick Up.
The VW Furgo is a lightweight panel van based on the Gol.

Gol G1 (1980-1994)
The Gol was released in 1980 to replace the
Brasilia, which was in turn a replacement
to the Beetle in the Brazilian market. It was
based on its own unique BX automobile
platform derived from the existing
VW/Audi B1 and B2 platforms. With a
design specific to Latin America, the Gol
featured the 1.3-liter air-cooled, H4 engine
from the Beetle, but transversely frontmounted.[1] A 1.6-litre engine was added
later. In the mid 1980s, this engine was
replaced by 1.6 and 1.8-litre longitudinallymounted water-cooled gasoline I4 engines
from the Passat. A 1.6-litre Diesel engine
was made only for export (Diesel engines
are not allowed in cars in Brazil).
The first generation (or "G1") Gol had two
mild facelifts in 1987 and 1991. The 1988
Gol GTi was the first Brazilian-built car to
use fuel injection. The 2.0-liter I4 engine
was the same used by the Santana.

Sports versions
GT 1.8 (198486)

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First generation (G1)

Also called

Volkswagen Parati
Volkswagen Pointer
Volkswagen Fox

Production

1980-1994

Assembly

So Bernardo do Campo, Brazil

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Body style

4-door sedan
3-door hatchback
2-door coupe
3-door station wagon

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The Gol GT 1.8 was the BX family's first

sports version and an answer to the Ford
Escort XR3, a successful sports car in
Brazilian market. With a 1.8 liter engine
borrowed from Santana (MkII Passat), the
Gol GT was much faster than the Escort
XR3, but externally didn't have the same
beauty. First series still had a 4-speed
gearbox, soon changed to a 5-speed (both
manual).
GTS 1.8 (19871994)
Successor of Gol GT, the GTS had an
updated design, following the new 87 BX
line up style and also featuring new
accessories that were not available before,
such as rear spoiler and side skirts. The 1.8
liter engine produced 94 hp (70 kW)
running on gasoline or 99 hp (74 kW)
running on ethanol. The GTS was a very
successful model and was kept in
production alongside with the upcoming
GTI.

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2-door ute
Engine

1.8L I4
2.0L 120 hp I4
1.3L H4
1.6L H4
1.6L I4

Transmission 5-speed manual

Wheelbase

2358 mm (92.8 in)

Length

Hatchback: 3810 mm (150 in)

Coupe / Sedan / Station wagon: 4150 mm
(163.4 in)
Pickup: 4060 mm (159.8 in)

Width

Hatchback / sedan / Coupe: 1600 mm (63

in)
Station wagon / pickup: 1622 mm (63.9 in)

Height

Hatchback / sedan: 1363 mm (53.7 in)

Station wagon / pickup: 1385 mm (54.5 in)

GTI 2000 (19891994)

Known as the first Brazilian built car equipped with electronic fuel injection, the Gol GTI featured a
larger 2.0 liter engine with power of 120 bhp (89 kW; 122 PS) running on gasoline. Also this engine
was borrowed from Santana, despite that this model still used carburettors.

Gol G2 to G4 (1994-2008)
The second generation (or "G2") Gol,
known as Project AB9 during development,
debuted in September 1994. Still based on
the BX platform, it was very different from
the earlier model, with an updated body
and longer wheelbase than the 1980
original. Nicknamed "Gol
Bolinha" (roughly "Rounded Gol" or
"Bubble Gol"), and the previous started to
be nicknamed as "Gol Quadrado",
"Squared Gol". The new version was an
answer to the then newly released
Chevrolet Corsa.
The Gol G2 was available in the following
versions: 1000i, 1000i Plus, CL, GL,
Furgo (Wagon) and GTi (this one
produced until 1997 with a 8V engine),
with 1.0, 1.6, 1.8 e 2.0 engines. The Gol G2
also had two special editions. The first was
in 1996, with the name "Atlanta" (after the

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Third generation (G3)

Also called

Volkswagen Pointer

Production

1994-2008

Assembly

So Bernardo do Campo, Brazil

Shanghai, China,
Kerman, Iran(2003-Late 2009)
General Pacheco, Argentina (until 2003)

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Olympic Games) and in 1997, with the
name "Rolling Stones".

Body style

Also this version of Gol had some chronic

deficiencies of design, such as bad
alignment of body parts, due to problems
with the robots on the assembly line, and
poor quality of plastic parts.[citation needed]
A curious fact about this version of Gol is
that the versions produced in Argentina
have a symmetry defect. Some drivers say
that the driver's seat is not aligned with the
steering wheel, being a little "dislocated" to
the left.[citation needed]

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3-door hatchback
5-door hatchback
3-door station wagon
5-door station wagon
2-door ute

Engine

1.0 8v 54ps I4
1.0 16V 69ps I4
1.0 16V 112ps I4
1.6 8V 92-99ps I4
1.8 8V 96-103ps I4
2.0 8V 109ps-112ps I4
2.0 16V 145ps I4
1.9 SDI 64ps I4

G3 and G4 facelifts

Transmission 5-speed manual

The second-generation Gol received two

facelifts, which include both cosmetic and
engine upgrades.
The first upgrade, in 1999, was known as
the Gol G3 (right photo) in Brazil and had a
new VW 'corporate' front end similar to the
Jetta/Bora IV. The Gol G3 came with
optional airbags and ABS brakes.

Wheelbase

Hatchback / station wagon: 2470 mm (97.2

in)
Pickup: 2600 mm (102.4 in)

Length

Hatchback: 3930 mm (154.7 in)

Station wagon: 4190 mm (165 in)
Pickup: 4450 mm (175.2 in)

Width

1640 mm (64.6 in)

When the 2005 (G4) Gol was released with

Height
1420 mm (56 in)
styling cues from the Volkswagen Fox,
incorporating the "V Grill", most avid
automotive enthusiasts were unimpressed with the leap backwards in interior design.[citation needed]

Gol Turbo and Total Flex

The Gol 1.0 16V Turbo, launched in 2000 with a 112 hp 1.0litre turbocharged gasoline engine, was the first one of its
kind in South America, as was the flexible fuel vehicle Gol
Total Flex, available since 2003.

Pointer (Mexico)
The Gol G2 was introduced in Mexico in spring 1998 as the
Volkswagen Pointer (a name previously used in Latin
America for a rebadged model based on the Ford Escort).
2007-08 Volkswagen Pointer
The only version for this year was a 3 door hatchback with a
(Mexico)
1.8lt 98 hp engine and a 5 speed manual gearbox. The only
extra cost option available was a package compounding air
conditioning and power steering. For 1999 a 5 door
hatchback version, the Brazilian Parati (called the Pointer
Station Wagon in Mexico) and the Saveiro (called the Pointer
Pick Up) are added. They were marketed in three trim levels: Base, Comfort (A/C and power
steering) and Luxe (14" alloy wheels, power windows and remote control centralized door locks,
A/C and power steering). For 2000 the Pointer received the same facelift as in Brazil and a sporty
Pointer GTI based on the Brazilian Gol GTI is introduced. It was a 3 door hatchback with a 2.0lt
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122 hp engine. It had AM/FM/Cassette radio, alloy wheels, 4

disc brakes, sport black seats as standard equipment. In 2002
a basic Pointer City version is introduced, the former
Comfort version is renamed the Trendline, and the Luxe
variant as the Comfortline. In 2005 the Pointer Station
Wagon and the Pointer GTI are discontinued and the former
Pointer trims (but the City) are replaced by a new Pointer Mi
version.
Volkswagen Pointer wagon (Mexico)

In the model year 2007, the Pointer receives the newest

facelift, and its versions are reorganized. The Pointer is
currently marketed as the Base, A/C (Air Conditioning,
power steering and rear wiper/washer), Trendline (Radio
AM/FM Stereo CD, 15" alloy wheels, fog lamps), and GT
(only available as a 5 door hatchback. It has the same
equipment as the Trendline plus: rear headrests, 6 spoke 15"
alloy wheels, black accented headlamps, rear spoiler, and
sport seats). The Pointer was replaced in December 2008 by
the new Volkswagen Gol G5 which has been launched in
Brazil in July 2008.

Gol around the world

The 2003 Volkswagen Gol 1.6 Total
Flex was the first flexible-fuel vehicle
produced and sold in Brazil.

As a result of a jointventure with Kerman

Khodro, the Gol has
been built in Iran

since 2003.
The Gol G3 was briefly sold in Russia in 2005 as the Pointer,
but the sales were soon discontinued due to low demand.
Shanghai-VW Gol

The Gol G3 was also made and sold by Shanghai

Volkswagen in China from February 2003, but production
has ended.[citation needed]
It is currently sold in Egypt as the Volkswagen Pointer.

Gol G5 (2008)
The fifth generation of the Gol was
released in Brazil, on June 29, 2008, as a
2009 model. Referred to before its launch
as the Gol NF for Nachfolger or Neue
Familie (German terms for "successor" and
"new family" respectively), this model is
marketed as the "Novo Gol". No longer
based on the BX platform, it shares
Volkswagen's PQ24 platform with the Fox
and Polo, with some components from the
PQ25 platform.[2]
In Brazil, it was released in a single 4-door
hatchback version with the options of 1.0

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Fifth generation (G5)

Production

2009-present

Assembly

So Bernardo do Campo, Brazil

Body style

5-door hatchback

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or 1.6 L flex engines. Its dimensions are
3.90 m in length, 1.66 m in width, 1.45 m
in height with a wheelbase of 2.47 m and
luggage capacity of 285 litres.
The advertisements were filmed in Los
Angeles, featuring Sylvester Stallone and
Gisele Bndchen.[3]
Volkswagen High Torque (VHT)
technology was introduced on the third
generation Gol family. This new
technology allows the flex engine to get the
high torques at lower revs, the engines
produce higher torques and horsepower on
Ethanol fuel.

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4-door sedan
2-door ute
Platform

Volkswagen PQ24 platform

Engine

1.0L I4
1.6L I4

Transmission

5-speed manual

Wheelbase

Hatchback: 2,470 mm (97.2 in)

Sedan: 2,465 mm (97.0 in)

Length

Hatchback: 3,900 mm (153.5 in)

Sedan: 4,230 mm (166.5 in)

Width

Hatchback: 1,660 mm (65.4 in)

Sedan: 1,656 mm (65.2 in)

Voyage G5
Height

Hatchback: 1,450 mm (57.1 in)

Sedan: 1,464 mm (57.6 in)

Revealed in September 2008 the Voyage is
the sedan variant of the current Gol and as
such has the same running gear 1.0L and 1.6L VHT ethanol compatible engines.

Voyage is available in four versions on the Brazilian market; 1.0L, 1.6, 1.6 Trend and 1.6
Comfortline all come standard with ABS brakes and dual front airbags.
The Voyage boot can be electronically operated via a button on the dash or by pressing the keypad;
the boot capacity is 480 litres.[4]

Saveiro G5
In August 2009 VW Brazil revealed the fifth generation Saveiro utility; this time the Saveiro is
available with a standard cabin and extended cabin both have the same wheelbase which is 152mm
longer than the Gol and Voyage. The engine range comprising of only the 1.6L VHT is carried over
from the Gol and Voyage.
Equipment range starts with a 1.6 specification which has black bumpers and 14-inch steel wheels
with the option of a Trend package which includes 14-inch alloy wheels and colour coded door
handle and mirror covers; the top of the line is the Saveiro Trooper has stylish black painted 15-inch
steel wheels.
Carrying capacity is 715 kg for the standard cabin and 700 kg for the extended cabin.[5]

Engine specifications
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1.0L VHT 72 hp (76 hp Ethanol) producing 95 Nm (104 Nm Ethanol) @ 3850 rpm

1.6L VHT 101 hp (104 hp Ethanol) producing 154 Nm (156 Nm Ethanol) @ 2500 rpm

Voyage/Senda/Gacel
The Voyage 2-door sedan variant of the Gol was released in June 1981 with a 1.5 inline watercooled
gasoline engine. The same engine was offered with an ethanol option.

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By May 1982 the 1.5 were upgraded to 1.6. In 1984 a watercooled 1.8 was launched as a higher level
option.
In January 1983 the four-door sedan was released. It was known as VW Amazon in some export
markets, with diesel engines.
Between 1991 and 1995 the Ford CHT 1.6 was in the range as part of the Autolatina lineup.
The four-door Voyage/Senda/Gacel was built in the Autolatina Pacheco factory in Buenos Aires,
Argentina from 1983 to 1994. It was sold under the name Gacel with the Argentine-built 1.6 OHC
engine with a carburettor.
The new 2008 Voyage was released in Brazil in October 2008, a few months after the Gol G5.

Gol (Fox) in North America 1987-1993

Volkswagen Group of America marketed variants of the
Gol (manufactured by Volkswagen do Brasil) in North
America as entry level models from 1987-93 under the
Volkswagen Fox nameplate. Initially offered as a twodoor and four-door sedan as well as a two-door wagon,
the wagon was discontinued for model year 1991 along
with the two-door sedan for the Canadian market. That
same year the four-door sedan (as well as the two-door,
in the US) received a mild restyling.
1987-1990 Volkswagen Fox sedan

All North American models employed a longitudinallymounted straight-4 1.8 L gasoline engine producing
81 hp (60 kW) at 5500 rpm and 93 lbft (126 Nm) at
3250 rpm.
Early models (19871989) featured Bosch CIS-E type
Jetronic electro-mechanical fuel injection, using an
oxygen sensor to assist in fuel management. Later
models (19901993) employed Bosch Digifant
electronic fuel injection. In Canada from 1987-1989 was
offered with the simpler Bosch CIS fuel injection system
without an oxygen sensor for the engine fuel
management system.

1991-93 US-spec Volkswagen Fox GL

sedan

Over the course of its model history, trim levels included base Fox, GL, GTS, GLS, GL Sport, Polo,
and a Wolfsburg Edition. Options included air conditioning, five-speed (vs. four) manual
transmission and metallic paint. No automatic transmission was offered. The GL trim featured
revised cloth trim, rear license plate backing, ceiling-mounted map light, glove compartment light,
trunk light, tachometer [except on wagon models], body-coloured bumpers, hubcaps, passenger side
exterior rear view mirror, 175/70-13 tires, locking gas cap and 3-point rear seat belts.
The 1991 facelift included revised grill, headlights, turn signals, badges, and hubcapsas well as
reduction of towing hooks to two from four. Later North American models featured "automatic" nonmotorized front seat shoulder belts along with a knee-bar and manual front lap belts.

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First Generation Gol

1980-1987

First Generation Gol

(facelift) 1992-1994

First Generation Gol

(facelift) 1987-1994

Third Generation Gol

1999-2005

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Third (1999-2005) &

Fourth Generation
(2005-2008) Gol

Fifth Generation Gol

2008-Current Front
view

Fifth Generation Gol

2008-Current Rear view

First Generation
Saveiro 1984-1995

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Fourth Generation
Saveiro 2005-2009

Third Generation Parati

1999-2005

Fourth Generation
Parati 2005-Current

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References
1. ^ "History of the Gol (Parte Um)". The Truth About Cars. 2011-03-26.
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/03/history-of-the-gol-parte-um/. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
2. ^ "New VW Gol Aims To Keep And Expand Its Leadership". 2008-07-01.
http://www.worldcarfans.com/9080701.001/new-vw-gol-aims-to-keep-and-expand-its-leadership.
Retrieved 2008-10-23.
3. ^ "VW Gol: Gisele Bundchen and Sylvester Stallone starring in new commercial". 2008-07-02.
http://www.germancarblog.com/2008/07/vw-gol-gisele-bundchen-and-sylvester.html. Retrieved 200810-23.
4. ^ Posted by phaeton (2008-09-26). "VW News Blog: VW Brazil Launches the Voyage".
Vwphaetonfan.blogspot.com. http://vwphaetonfan.blogspot.com/2008/09/vw-brazil-launchesvoyage.html. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
5. ^ Posted by phaeton (2009-08-26). "VW News Blog: New Saveiro reaches the market fully renovated
with Space Cab option". Vwphaetonfan.blogspot.com. http://vwphaetonfan.blogspot.com/2009/08/newsaveiro-reaches-market-fully.html. Retrieved 2009-10-25.

External links
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Gol NF(Third/Five Generation) Revealed

Volkswagen Egypt Official Pointer/Gol Site
Shanghai-VW Official Gol Site

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