VW didn't treat this Gol launch like a budget-car rollout: the 2008 ad campaign was shot in Los Angeles and starred Sylvester Stallone alongside Gisele Bündchen.
Median 86 hp across 382 similar cars
Lead trim: 1.0 VHT flex (72 hp on gasoline) · up to 110 hp
Volkswagen Gol G5 / G6 / G7 / G82008–2023
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FactVW didn't treat this Gol launch like a budget-car rollout: the 2008 ad campaign was shot in Los Angeles and starred Sylvester Stallone alongside Gisele Bündchen.
The third generation of the Gol was released in Brazil on 29 June 2008 as a 2009 model, marketed as the "Novo Gol" and referred to before its launch as the Gol NF, for Nachfolger or Neue Familie. It is no longer based on the BX platform but shares Volkswagen's PQ24 platform with the Fox and Polo, and it is the first Gol to be offered with an automated manual transmission. Volkswagen High Torque (VHT) technology was introduced on the family, allowing the flex-fuel engines to produce higher torque at lower revs, with higher torque and horsepower on ethanol. The Voyage sedan was revealed in September 2008 and the third-generation Saveiro utility in August 2009, and the Gol received facelifts in 2012, in 2016, when a new 1.0 litre three-cylinder was introduced, and in 2018, when a 6-speed automatic arrived with the 1.6 16v FlexFuel engine. Production of the Gol and Voyage ended in 2023 and the Saveiro continued; since January 2022 the Gol was banned from sale in Argentina following the law requiring ESP.
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Trims & Figures
4 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 MPI three-cylinder flex (75 hp on gasoline) | 2016–2023 | 1.0 L Inline-3 | 75 hp | 72 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.0 VHT flex (72 hp on gasoline) | 2008–2023 | 1.0 L Inline-4 | 72 hp | 70 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.6 MSI 16v flex (110 hp on gasoline) | 2008–2023 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 110 hp | 117 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.6 VHT flex (101 hp on gasoline) | 2008–2023 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 101 hp | 114 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
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Photographs
VW didn't treat this Gol launch like a budget-car rollout: the 2008 ad campaign was shot in Los Angeles and starred Sylvester Stallone alongside Gisele Bündchen.
In 1995 Volkswagen Brazil sold a Gol Rolling Stones special edition to mark the band's Voodoo Lounge Tour stops in Brazil.
The humble first-generation Gol quietly made Brazilian automotive history: the 1989 Gol GTi was the first Brazilian-built car with fuel injection.
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