The Volkswagen Golf Variant or Volkswagen Golf Estate is the estate/station wagon

Station wagon

A station wagon is a body style variant of a sedan/saloon with its roof extended rearward over a shared passenger/cargo volume with access at the back via a third or fifth door , instead of a trunk lid...

 version of the Volkswagen Golf

Volkswagen Golf

The Volkswagen Golf is a small family car manufactured by Volkswagen since 1974 and marketed worldwide across six generations, in various body configurations and under various nameplates – as the Volkswagen Rabbit in the United States and Canada , and as the Volkswagen Caribe in Mexico .The...

 Mk3

Volkswagen Golf Mk3

The third-generation Volkswagen Golf Mk3 was a car launched in Europe in November 1991 , and in North America in the spring of 1993. The delay in North America was due to Volkswagen's decision to supply U.S. and Canadian dealerships with Mk3 Golfs from the VW plant in Puebla, Mexico...

, Mk4

Volkswagen Golf Mk4

Launched in 1999, the Volkswagen Golf Mk4 was the best selling car in Europe in 2001 . The Mk4 was a deliberate attempt to take the Volkswagen Golf series further upmarket, with a high-quality interior and higher equipment levels...

, Mk5

Volkswagen Golf Mk5

The fifth generation Volkswagen Golf Mk5 , built on the Volkswagen Group A5 platform was unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in October 2003 and went on sale in Europe one month later. To commemorate this, Wolfsburg was renamed "Golfsburg" for a week. It reached North American markets in June...

 and Mk6

Volkswagen Golf Mk6

The Volkswagen Golf Mk6 is the successor to the Mk5, and was unveiled at the Paris Auto Show in October 2008. Volkswagen released pictures and information on 6 August 2008, prior to the official unveiling. The vehicle was released to the European market in the winter of 2008...

, first introduced in 1993.

Golf Mk3 Variant (1993–1999)

The Volkswagen Golf Mk3 Variant were introduced in 1993, and were successed in 1999 by the Volkswagen Golf Mk4 Variant and Bora Variant. There was no Variant based on the Mk1 and Mk2 Golfs.

Engines

The engines used are the same as for many other Volkswagen Group cars:

Name	Volume	Engine	Fuel	Output	Torque	Engine ID code(s)	0–100 km/h,s	Top speed	CO2 Carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide is a naturally occurring chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms covalently bonded to a single carbon atom...	Years
1.4 SPI	1391 cc	4cyl Straight-4 The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft....	Petrol	60 PS @5200 rpm	107 newton metre @2400–2800 rpm	ABD	16.9	154 km/h (95.7 mph)		1993–1995
1.4 MPI	1390 cc	4cyl	Petrol	60 PS @4700 rpm	116 newton metre @2800–3200 rpm	AEX/APQ	16.9	154 km/h (95.7 mph)	166 g Gram The gram is a metric system unit of mass.... /km Kilometre The kilometre is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one thousand metres and is therefore exactly equal to the distance travelled by light in free space in of a second...	1995–1999
1.6 MPI	1595 cc	4cyl	Petrol	101 PS @5800 rpm	135 newton metre @4400 rpm	AEK	11.9	185 km/h (115 mph)	197 g/km	1994–1995
1.6 MPI	1595 cc	4cyl	Petrol	101 PS @5800 rpm	140 newton metre @3500 rpm	AFT/AKS	11.9	185 km/h (115 mph)	197 g/km	1995–1999
1.8 SPI	1781 cc	4cyl	Petrol	75 PS @5000 rpm	140 newton metre @2500 rpm	AAM/ANN	14.9	165 km/h (102.5 mph)	190 g/km	1993–1999
1.8 SPI[1]	1781 cc	4cyl	Petrol	90 PS @5500 rpm	145 newton metre @2500 rpm	ABS/ADZ/ANP	12.8	175 km/h (108.7 mph)	194 g/km	1993–1999
2.0 MPI[1]	1984 cc	4cyl	Petrol	115 PS @5400 rpm	166 newton metre @3200 rpm	2E/ADY	10.8	193 km/h (119.9 mph)	194 g/km	1993–1995
2.0 MPI[1]	1984 cc	4cyl	Petrol	115 PS @5400 rpm	166 newton metre @2600 rpm	AGG	10.8	193 km/h (119.9 mph)	194 g/km	1995–1999
2.9 MPI Syncro	2861 cc	VR6 VR6 engine The VR6 engine is an internal combustion engine configuration, consisting of six cylinders. It was developed by the Volkswagen Group in the late 1980s, and evolutions of the original variant are still produced by them....	Petrol	190 PS @5800 rpm	245 newton metre @4200 rpm	ABV	8.1	222 km/h (137.9 mph)	271 g/km	1994–1997
1.9 D	1896 cc	4cyl	Diesel	64 PS @4400 rpm	124 newton metre @2000–3000 rpm	1Y	18.6	154 km/h (95.7 mph)	165 g/km	1993–1999
1.9 SDI	1896 cc	4cyl	Diesel	64 PS @4200 rpm	125 newton metre @2200–2800 rpm	AEY	18.6	154 km/h (95.7 mph)	140 g/km	1995–1999
1.9 TD	1896 cc	4cyl	Diesel	75 PS @4200 rpm	150 newton metre @2400–3400 rpm	AAZ	15.9	163 km/h (101.3 mph)	167 g/km	1993–1997
1.9 TDI[1]	1896 cc	4cyl	Diesel	90 PS @4000 rpm	202 newton metre @1900 rpm	1Z/AHU	13.4	175 km/h (108.7 mph)	138 g/km	1993–1999
1.9 TDI	1896 cc	4cyl	Diesel	110 PS @4150 rpm	235 newton metre @1900 rpm	AFN	11.4	190 km/h (118.1 mph)	138 g/km	1996–1999

^[1] Also available as Syncro with four-wheel drive

Four-wheel drive

Four-wheel drive, 4WD, or 4×4 is a four-wheeled vehicle with a drivetrain that allows all four wheels to receive torque from the engine simultaneously...

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Golf Mk4 Variant (1999–2006)

The Volkswagen Golf Mk4 Variant were introduced in 1999. It was discontinued in 2006, and successed in 2007 by the Volkswagen Golf Mk5 Variant. Unlike the Mk3, it was offered in North America

North America

North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

 where the Jetta name and front sheetmetal were used.

Engines

The engines used are the same as for many other Volkswagen Group cars:

Name	Volume	Engine	Fuel	Output	Torque	Engine ID code(s)	0–100 km/h,s	Top speed	CO2 Carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide is a naturally occurring chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms covalently bonded to a single carbon atom...	Years
1.4 16v	1390 cc	4cyl Straight-4 The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft....	Petrol	75 PS @5000 rpm	126 newton metre @3300 rpm	AHW/AXP/BCA	15.6	171 km/h (106.3 mph)	163 g Gram The gram is a metric system unit of mass.... /km Kilometre The kilometre is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one thousand metres and is therefore exactly equal to the distance travelled by light in free space in of a second...	1999–2006
1.6 8v	1595 cc	4cyl	Petrol	100 PS @5600 rpm	145 newton metre @3800 rpm	AEH/AKL/APF	11.9	188 km/h (116.8 mph)	180 g/km	1999–2000
1.6 8v	1595 cc	4cyl	Petrol	102 PS @5600 rpm	148 newton metre @3800 rpm	AVU/BFQ	12.1	189 km/h (117.4 mph)	170 g/km	2000–2006
1.6 16v	1598 cc	4cyl	Petrol	105 PS @5700 rpm	148 newton metre @4500 rpm	AUS/AZD/ATN/BCB	11.9	192 km/h (119.3 mph)	168 g/km	2000–2006
1.6 16v FSI	1598 cc	4cyl	Petrol	110 PS @5800 rpm	155 newton metre @4400 rpm	BAD	11.7	194 km/h (120.5 mph)	151 g/km	2001–2006
1.8 20v Turbo	1781 cc	4cyl	Petrol	150 PS @5700 rpm	210 newton metre @1750–4600 rpm	AUM	9.2	216 km/h (134.2 mph)	190 g/km	2000–2006
2.0 8v	1984 cc	4cyl	Petrol	115 PS @5200 rpm	170 newton metre @2400 rpm	APK/AQY	11.4	195 km/h (121.2 mph)	192 g/km	1999–2001
2.0 8v[1]	1984 cc	4cyl	Petrol	115 PS @5400 rpm	172 newton metre @3200 rpm	AZG/AZJ/AZH	11.4	195 km/h (121.2 mph)	192 g/km	2001–2006
2.3 10v[1]	2324 cc	VR5	Petrol	150 PS @6000 rpm	205 newton metre @3200 rpm	AGZ	9.4	216 km/h (134.2 mph)	226 g/km	1999–2000
2.3 20v[1]	2324 cc	VR5	Petrol	170 PS @6200 rpm	220 newton metre @3300 rpm	AQN	8.2	224 km/h (139.2 mph)	209 g/km	2000–2003
2.8 24v[1]	2792 cc	VR6 VR6 engine The VR6 engine is an internal combustion engine configuration, consisting of six cylinders. It was developed by the Volkswagen Group in the late 1980s, and evolutions of the original variant are still produced by them....	Petrol	204 PS @6000 rpm	270 newton metre @3200 rpm	AQP/AUE/BDE	7.6	235 km/h (146 mph)	264 g/km	1999–2003
1.9 8v SDI	1896 cc	4cyl	Diesel	68 PS @4200 rpm	133 newton metre @2200–2600 rpm	AGP/AQM	18.7	160 km/h (99.4 mph)	140 g/km	1999–2006
1.9 8v TDI	1896 cc	4cyl	Diesel	90 PS @3750 rpm	210 newton metre @1900 rpm	AGR/ALH	13.2	180 km/h (111.8 mph)	135 g/km	1999–2001
1.9 8v TDI	1896 cc	4cyl	Diesel	110 PS @4000 rpm	235 newton metre @1900 rpm	AHF/ASV	11.3	193 km/h (119.9 mph)	135 g/km	1999–2001
1.9 8v TDI PD[1]	1896 cc	4cyl	Diesel	100 PS @4000 rpm	240 newton metre @1800–2400 rpm	ATD/AXR	12.7	188 km/h (116.8 mph)	140 g/km	2000–2006
1.9 8v TDI PD	1896 cc	4cyl	Diesel	115 PS @4000 rpm	285 newton metre @1900 rpm	AJM	11.1	195 km/h (121.2 mph)	143 g/km	1999–2001
1.9 8v TDI PD[1]	1896 cc	4cyl	Diesel	115 PS @4000 rpm	310 newton metre @1900 rpm	AUY	11.1	195 km/h (121.2 mph)	143 g/km	2000–2002
1.9 8v TDI PD[1]	1896 cc	4cyl	Diesel	130 PS @4000 rpm	310 newton metre @1900 rpm	ASZ	10.5	205 km/h (127.4 mph)	146 g/km	2001–2006
1.9 8v TDI PD[1]	1896 cc	4cyl	Diesel	150 PS @4000 rpm	320 newton metre @1900 rpm	ARL	9.5	216 km/h (134.2 mph)	149 g/km	2000–2004

[1] Also available as 4motion

4motion

4motion is a registered trademark of Volkswagen AG, used exclusively on Volkswagen-branded automobiles which utilise four-wheel drive systems. Volkswagen has previously used the term "Syncro" for its 4WD models....

with four-wheel drive.

2007–2009

The Volkswagen Golf Mk5 Variant was introduced in summer 2007 and produced up to spring 2009.

Engine	Engine code	Cyl. / valves	Displace- ment	Power	Torque
Petrol engines
1.4	BUD	I4 / 16	1390 cc	80 PS	132 newton metre
1.4 TSI	CAXA	I4 / 16	1390 cc	122 PS	200 newton metre
1.4 TSI	BMY	I4 / 16	1390 cc	140 PS	220 newton metre
1.4 TSI	BLG	I4 / 16	1390 cc	170 PS	240 newton metre
1.6	BSE / BSF	I4 / 8	1595 cc	102 PS	148 newton metre
2.5		I5 / 20		150 PS (2005–2007) / 170 PS (2008–present)	177 lbft
Diesel engines
1.9 TDI	BXE / BLS	I4 / 8	1896 cc	105 PS	250 newton metre
2.0 TDI	BKD	I4 / 16	1968 cc	140 PS	320 newton metre
2.0 TDI	BMM	I4 / 8	1968 cc	140 PS	320 newton metre

2009–present

A facelifted variant (MK6) model was introduced in 2010, despite carrying the front fascia and interior styling from the new Golf, the underpinnings are based on its fifth generation predecessor.