Volkswagen Golf 1974 1 Hatchback

This generation of Volkswagen Golf 1 3 door version has been produced from November, 1974 to September, 1983. We can provide information about 11 modifications of this generation. The car has been produced only with front wheel drive.

This Volkswagen (VW) is available with five petrol engines with displacement from 1.1 to 1.8 litres and power of from 50 to 112 horsepower un two diesel engines with displacement 1.6 litres and power of from 54 to 70 horsepower.
The car is available with only with manual gearbox.

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Volkswagen Golf 1974 1 hatchback average fuel consumption in combined cycle for petrol engine is from 8.5 to 8.9 litres per 100km, whereas for diesel engine - from 5.9 to 6.7 litres per 100km. The most fuel efficient Volkswagen Golf 1974 1 hatchback petrol engine version is Volkswagen Golf 1100, consuming 8.5 litres per 100km. While the most fuel efficient Volkswagen Golf 1974 1 hatchback diesel - Volkswagen Golf 1.6 Turbo Diesel for 100 kilometers consumes 5.9 liters of diesel.

The best acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h - 8.8 seconds has Volkswagen Golf 1.6 GTI version, conversely the tardiest one is Volkswagen Golf 1.6 Diesel reaching this speed only in 16.8 seconds. The maximum top speed is 182 km/h for the 1.6 petrol 110 hp version (Volkswagen Golf 1.6 GTI) and the 1.6 petrol 4-cylinder 110 hp version (Volkswagen Golf GTI).

Lenght of Volkswagen Golf is 382 cm, it is small car. Volkswagen Golf gross weight is 1200 kg, which is approximately the same as the average for cars of this age and class. Volkswagen Golf trunk space is 370 litres, by folding down all rear seats boot capacity can be increased to 1102 litres.

This Volkswagen (VW) is quite costly - it can be purchased (in Latvia) for around 3100 €. Below you will find more detailed information about Volkswagen Golf prices and costs.

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Volkswagen Golf prices

Volkswagen Golf 1974 - 1983 hatchback price in Latvia is from 2200 € to 3900 €.
Comparing to analogical vehicles Volkswagen Golf price is very high - Volkswagen Golf is almost two times more expensive then average hatchbacks of this age (compare hatchbacks 1974 - 1983 prices). Volkswagen Golf high price can be explained by its quality above average (see below), therefore this Volkswagen (VW) could be reasonable purchase in long term perspective.