Volkswagen Golf takes over 25 awards worldwide

2005 Volkswagen Golf 4-door, European model. Click image to enlarge

Wolfsburg, Germany – The Volkswagen Golf has won more than 25 prizes in 16 countries in less than 18 months, having secured the title of “Winter Car of the Year 2005” in Lapland, Finland; “Best Car Award” by the Australian Royal Automotive Club, and Car of the Year by three publications in New Zealand.

Nineteen newcomers to the Finnish market from the past year, across all classes, were selected for a winter car comparison by the automotive magazine Tekniikan Maailma. Although a four-wheel-drive Golf is offered in Finland, the magazine used only the front-wheel-drive version. The deciding factors were the Golf’s straight-line running and handling, street illumination, low fuel consumption and low emissions.

The Golf has also won awards in Hong Kong, Germany, Great Britain, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Portugal, Greece, Poland, Lithuania, Russia, Slovenia and the Ukraine.