The name comes from the Gulf Stream. It was drained from the fact that some VW models were named according to the wind: = VW Passat, VW Scirocco Scirocco =, = Jetstream VW Jetta, VW Santana = Santa Ana windsVW Vento Italian = wind = VW Bora Bora, but it just does not show a Golf, because the Gulf Stream is not any wind, but ocean currents. The original name "Blizzard" was already assigned to the ski manufacturer. Since the name "Golf", is also used for sport, later models of Volkswagen and began pomenúvava» by sport: = VW Polo Polo Sport, VW = Derby Derby sport utility version of the Golf (Caddy I and III) and Polo (Caddy II) has link back to sport golf: VW Caddy Caddy = = (assistant and carrier for golf clubs) Golf name was published shortly before, as long is a working name 'Scirocco', the name of VW Scirocco, predsalen later got into manufacturing for coupe version of the Golf.
Golf was later drawn into the parallels with the sport when the most powerful version of the Golf GTI had a gear shift lever in the shape of a golf ball.
In the United States in the Golf because of its maneuverability and because of fears of confusing the oil companies called Rabbit (Rabbit). This name was meant sebaironicky, because at that time in the U.S. were such a small car quite unusual.
Then what was the second to fourth generation Golf in North America sold under the name of Golf, Volkswagen announced in 2006 in New York City International Auto Show, the fifth generation Golf will be re-sold under the name Rabbit. In Austria, during all five generations of Golf models there were also special called Rabbit. In Mexico, the Golf was sold under the name Caribe.
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