Volkswagen Golf 1 engine options

Different engine types

of the VW Golf 1 from 1974 to 1983

VW Golf 1

Saloon , Cabriolet, Caddy

Model | Engine type | Power hp | Fuel

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1.1 | FA / GG | 50 | Petrol

1.1 | FJ | 52 | Petrol

1.3 | HK | 54 | Petrol

1.3 | GS | 58 | Petrol

1.3 | GF | 60 | Petrol

1.5 | CK | 50 | Diesel

1.5 | GH | 65 | Petrol

1.5 | FH / FK / JB | 70 | Petrol

1.5 | EH | 78 | Petrol

1.5 | FD | 85 | Petrol

1.6 | CR / JK / ME | 54 | Diesel

1.6 | FV | 65 | Petrol

1.6 | EWA / FT | 70 | Petrol

1.6 | CY | 70 | Turbo Diesel

1.6 | RE | 72 | Petrol

1.6 | EM / EW / FN / FP / HN | 75 | Petrol

1.6 | EE / EF | 82 | Petrol

1.6 | EJ | 83 | Petrol

1.6 | FR | 85 | Petrol

1.6 | EG | 110 | Petrol GTi 8S

1.7 | EN | 78 | Petrol

1.8 | EX | 90 | Petrol

1.8 | JH | 95 | Petrol

1.8 | 2H | 98 | Petrol GTi 8S Catalyzed

1.8 | DX / JJ / KT | 112 | Petrol GTi 8S

Determine the year / model of your Golf 1 using the following references:

Since 1979

The third digit of the chassis number determines the year / model

Example (serial number):

177 1284 500 = Year 1977

179 1284 500 = Year 1979

Since 1980

Alternation between letters and numbers:

A : 1980 | G : 1986 | N : 1992 | W : 1998 | 4 : 2004 | A : 2010

B : 1981 | H : 1987 | P : 1993 | X : 1999 | 5 : 2005 | B : 2011

C : 1982 | J : 1988 | R : 1994 | Y : 2000 | 6 : 2006 | C : 2012

D : 1983 | K : 1989 | S : 1995 | 1 : 2001 | 7 : 2007 | D : 2013

E : 1984 | L : 1990 | T : 1996 | 2 : 2002 | 8 : 2008 | E : 2014

F : 1985 | M : 1991 | V : 1997 | 3 : 2003 | 9 : 2009 | ...

Example (serial number): 1HZ P W 213369

B for the plant: BRUSSELS

D for the plant: BRATISLAVA

P for the plant: MOSEL

U for the plant: UITTENHAGE

W for the plant: WOLFSBURG

The revolution at VW took place in 1974.

The Beetle that saw the brand being born was round, with a rear-mounted, flat, air-cooled engine, in a rear-wheel-drive configuration. The Golf that had the tough job of replacing it and reigniting sales for the brand is its complete opposite! It switches to front-wheel drive, with a front, longitudinal engine cooled by water, and it's rather boxy. You change genre, and it's the young Italian designer Giugiaro who is responsible for the styling.

The marketing of this new icon will begin in September 1974 for France.

Success is immediate, and the myth is launched: an adventure that will never end!

The German Golf 1 will be produced from 1974 to 1984 for the sedans and coupé, until 1993 for the cabriolets. The "City" and the Caddy will, in their South African versions, be built on the lines up to 2009.