2015 Volkswagen Golf
Seventh generation (Mk7) · Mk7 2015–2021
Built on VW's MQB platform — lighter, more efficient, and widely praised as one of the best Golfs ever. The US Golf R returned with all-wheel drive. The standard US Golf hatchback was discontinued after 2021, leaving the GTI and R. // Source: Wikipedia "Volkswagen Golf Mk7" / VW media — US Mk7 MY2015–2021 (base Golf pulled after 2021).
The 2015 model year
Overview
The seventh-generation Golf (Mk7) reached the US for 2015 on Volkswagen's MQB platform — lighter, more efficient, and widely praised as one of the best Golfs ever made. The lineup spanned the base Golf, the turbocharged GTI, a TDI clean-diesel (before the diesel emissions scandal), and the returning all-wheel-drive Golf R. // Source: Wikipedia "Volkswagen Golf Mk7" — US Mk7 launched as a 2015 model (North American Car of the Year 2015).
Specifications
- Body styles
- Hatchback, Wagon (SportWagen)
Year over year
What changed
- All-new MQB-platform Mk7 — lighter and more efficient.
- Lineup spanned base Golf, GTI, TDI diesel, and the AWD Golf R.
Living with it
Reliability & ownership notes
- A well-regarded generation mechanically; the TDI diesel was affected by the 2015 emissions scandal and subsequent buyback/fix programs.
Worth knowing
Notable
- Widely cited as one of the best Golf generations.
- The Golf R returned to the US with all-wheel drive.
Famous variants this year
Sources
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