50 years of the VW Golf

The “1 Series Golf” celebrates its 50th birthday

The 1st Golf generation ushered in a new era.

(Bild: Volkswagen AG)

The start of an incredible success story: the successor to the Beetle went into series production at the end of March 1974. We are celebrating this anniversary together with VW and you can win.

Before the success story of the Golf began, the Beetle and with it the rear engine and rear-wheel drive had shaped the Volkswagen brand for decades. But with the first Golf, a new era finally began: that of the front engine and front-wheel drive.

This movement had been initiated a few weeks earlier by the Scirocco and the Passat, which had already been launched in 1973. The fact is: with the Golf, the highest-volume class had now also been converted to the new technology. The Golf I, designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro and Volkswagen, had to live up to the high expectations as the successor to the Beetle, of which more than 21.5 million were built

An instant success
 However, the modern and safe drive concept, the great variability with a tailgate and folding rear seat backrest and the design were so convincing that the millionth Golf was celebrated in October 1976. Of the first generation of the Golf - including all derivatives and the Jetta, which was identical in construction at the time - 6.9 million units were sold worldwide.

Fuel consumption: 4.2 - 8.5 l/100 km. CO₂ emissions: 110 - 192 g/km. Symbolic image. As of 03/2024

(Bild: krone kreativ, Volkswagen)

Win now: Drive a VW Golf Rabbit for 1 year
From March 31 to May 19, as a registered user on krone.at you have the chance to win 1 of 50 VW Golf Rabbits for 1 year including VW Genuine complete winter wheels, fully comprehensive insurance and a vignette for 1 year. Search for one of the eight VW Golf generations on krone.at and with one click it will end up in your digital scrapbook. If you have collected all VW Golf generations after the eight weeks, you have the chance to win one of 50 VW Golf Rabbit including VW Genuine complete winter wheels, fully comprehensive insurance and a vignette for 1 year.

Have you missed a generation? No problem! In your digital collection album and at www.krone.at/50jahrevwgolf, you can collect all VW Golf generations during the eight weeks and stand a chance of winning a VW Golf Rabbit for a year,including VW Genuine complete winter wheels, fully comprehensive insurance and a vignette for 1 year!

Alternatively, you can also cut out one of the eight VW generations in each Sunday edition of the Kronen Zeitung, stick it in the collection card enclosed on March 29, 2024 (or download the collection card HERE ) and upload the complete collection card from May 19, 2024 up to and including May 31, 2024 HERE or  send it to the following address (date of postmark applies)

Kronen Zeitung
Reference: "VW competition" 
P.O. Box 200
1203 Vienna 

The winners will be drawn and contacted from June 10. * All further information and the conditions of participation can be found HERE.