Volkswagen Golf (Germany, 1997-2006)

The VW Golf Mk4 debuted in 1997, drawing everybody’s attention to its more mature design, superior quality and sophistication, along with improved equipment levels. It eventually became the most sold car in Europe and stood in that position for a while.
Nevertheless, the Golf Mk4 was actually a tad more expensive than the similar models within its class at that point in time, due to its higher sophistication and quality interiors. Volkswagen wanted their vehicles to climb up in the class scale, i.e. move them up to the premium class instead of the conventional one.
There was no Mk4 Cabriolet release for the Golf, despite Mk3’s Cabrio minor “facelift” that made it similar to the sedan version, while adopting some of the Mk4 hatchback’s frontal design characteristics. On the other hand, the Mk4’s sedan version that the Golf generated was the VW Bora.
Although the Golf Mk4 has been replaced by its subsequent generation in 2003 (i...