Monday, February 21, 2011

From strawberry baskets to the new Golf Cabrio

That has to do a strawberry basket with the theme automobile? In the community of car enthusiasts, this term is a common synonym for a Golf convertible in the first generation. In 1979 was the former successful model from Wolfsburg, the first generation of the Golf, the technical basis for the first convertible with a fixed roll bar.

It provided protection in a rollover. In combination with a red body had the Golf Cabriolet fact for many people like a little basket of strawberries. Hence the nickname. While the second generation of the Golf rolled out of factories, concentrated in the construction of Volkswagen convertibles continue on the proven technical base of the first Gulf.

By the year 1993, some 389 000 convertibles at the company Karmann in Osnabrück were built. The successor models based on Golf 3 and 4 were made out of golf in Puebla, Mexico in Osnabrück. Incidentally, in the development of the convertible specialists Karmann were also involved. They had plenty of experience in this area, because until the year 1980 has already been built by Karmann, the open bug.

In 2002, the production of the open Gulf was set - much to the chagrin of the customers. The Volkswagen warranty with fresh air has been one of the most popular vehicles in Germany and Austria. have contributed to this include several television appearances in the Black Forest Hospital - Dr.

Sascha Hehn drove here, alias Udo Brinkmann in the open VW before - or in the popular U.S. series Remington Steele. This turned the later James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan at the wheel of the Wolfsburg. But what happened next? Back in 2003, it was a new Volkswagen with "cloth cap". The New Beetle Cabriolet based on the Golf 4 aroused similar to the old Beetle again open fresh air feelings with customers.

And so it was only a matter of time before Europe's largest car manufacturer finally brings a new version of the Golf convertible at the market. "We are showing the new Tiguan and of course the new Golf convertible," said CEO Martin Winterkorn said in a recent interview, the outlook for the coming Geneva Motor Show in early March.

The 6 is built based on the Golf Cabriolet, just as it did the previous models to go by Karmann in Osnabrück in series. Because "in Osnabrück, there is a large convertible and short-run competence," says Winterkorn rapid development of Osnabrück in the current model and added: ". That's how they see what can be accomplished with a motivated team," The plans for Volkswagen shall provide the location in West Lower Saxony in the production of model offshoots and smaller series expand.

Thus, the successful history of golf cabriolet in a new chapter is updated. And it is a rare in the automotive industry history: During the first Gulf roll convertibles since 2009, already as a classic car on the streets, the current model out in 2011, continues the pedigree of its model family in recent generations.

(Ampnet / tm)

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