Seventh-generation Golf (Mk7, 2015–2021)
2015–2021
The seventh-generation Golf (Mk7) is widely regarded as one of the best Golfs ever made. Built on Volkswagen's MQB platform, it was lighter and more efficient, and its US lineup spanned the base Golf, the acclaimed GTI, the SportWagen, a TDI clean-diesel, and the returning all-wheel-drive Golf R. The base Golf hatchback was discontinued in the US after this generation. // Source: Wikipedia "Volkswagen Golf Mk7" — US Mk7 MY2015–2021.
Photo: “2018 Volkswagen Golf (Front)” by MjhdNfl / Wikimedia Commons , licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 . Cropped to 16:9.
2015–2021
Overview
The seventh-generation Golf (Mk7) is widely regarded as one of the best Golfs ever made. Built on Volkswagen's MQB platform, it was lighter and more efficient, and its US lineup spanned the base Golf, the acclaimed GTI, the SportWagen, a TDI clean-diesel, and the returning all-wheel-drive Golf R. The base Golf hatchback was discontinued in the US after this generation. // Source: Wikipedia "Volkswagen Golf Mk7" — US Mk7 MY2015–2021.
Milestones
Highlights
- Built on the MQB platform — lighter and more efficient.
- Widely praised as one of the best Golf generations.
- The all-wheel-drive Golf R returned to the US.
- The base US Golf hatchback was discontinued after the Mk7.
Model years in this generation