Volkswagen Gol - Wikipedia

Not to be confused with Volkswagen Golf.

It has been suggested that portions of this article be split out into articles titled Volkswagen Voyage, Volkswagen Parati and Volkswagen Saveiro. (Discuss) (November 2025)

The Volkswagen Gol is a subcompact car that was manufactured by Volkswagen do Brasil from 1980 to 2023 as Volkswagen's entry-level car in the Latin American market—where it succeeded the Volkswagen Type 1 (Fusca) and the Volkswagen Brasilia. Several variants of the Gol-derived Voyage and Parati were marketed in North America as the Volkswagen Fox from 1987 to 1993.

Volkswagen Gol
Overview
Manufacturer	Volkswagen
Also called	Volkswagen Voyage (Sedan)Volkswagen Parati (Station Wagon)Volkswagen Saveiro (Pick-up)Volkswagen Gacel (Argentina) Volkswagen Fox (North America)Volkswagen Gol CountryVolkswagen Pointer (Mexico)
Production	1980–2023
Body and chassis
Class	Subcompact car/Supermini (B)
Body style	3/5-door hatchback2/4-door sedan2-door coupé utility
Layout	Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
Platform	Volkswagen Group A04 hybrid platform
Chronology
Predecessor	Volkswagen BrasiliaVolkswagen Fusca (Beetle)
Successor	Volkswagen Polo TrackVolkswagen Tera

The Gol has been produced in several variants, such as three- and five-door hatchbacks, two- and four-door sedans (the Volkswagen Voyage), three- and five-door station wagons (the Volkswagen Parati), and two-door single and extra-cab coupé utilities (the Volkswagen Saveiro).

The Gol was the best-selling car in Brazil for 27 consecutive years, from 1987 to 2014, and has been the most popular car in Argentina since 1988; approximately five million Gols have been manufactured in South America since 1980. In March 2013 it was announced that cumulative production of the Gol and its derivatives (Voyage, Saveiro, Parati) had reached 10 million units.[1] It takes its name from the Portuguese (and Spanish) word for goal in football, taking advantage of the Brazilians' passion for the sport.

Following a continuous production for 43 years, the production of the Gol ended in 2023. A downgraded version of the Volkswagen Polo called the Polo Track became its replacement.[2]

Contents

• 1 Body styles
• 2 First generation (Typ 30, 1980)
  • 2.1 Sports versions
    • 2.1.1 GT 1.8 (1984–1986)
    • 2.1.2 GTS 1.8 (1987–1994)
    • 2.1.3 GTI 2000 (1989–1994)
  • 2.2 North America
• 3 Second generation (Typ 37/5X/5W, 1994)
  • 3.1 G3 and G4 facelifts
  • 3.2 Gol Total Flex
  • 3.3 Pointer (Mexico)
  • 3.4 Gol around the world
• 4 Third generation (Typ 5U, 2008)
  • 4.1 Voyage
  • 4.2 Saveiro
  • 4.3 Engine specifications
  • 4.4 Facelifts
    • 4.4.1 First facelift (2012–2016)
    • 4.4.2 Second facelift (2016–2018)
    • 4.4.3 Third facelift (2018–2023)
  • 4.5 Safety
• 5 Discontinuation
  • 5.1 Sales
• 6 References
• 7 External links