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Volkswagen Golf Mk7, the Glossary

The Volkswagen Golf (Mk7) is a C-segment car manufactured by German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen.^[1]

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Active suspension

An active suspension is a type of automotive suspension that uses an onboard control system to control the vertical movement of the vehicle's wheels and axles relative to the chassis or vehicle frame, rather than the conventional passive suspension that relies solely on large springs to maintain static support and dampen the vertical wheel movements caused by the road surface.

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Adaptive cruise control

Adaptive cruise control (ACC) is a type of advanced driver-assistance system for road vehicles that automatically adjusts the vehicle speed to maintain a safe distance from vehicles ahead.

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All-electric range

All-electric range (AER) is the maximum driving range of an electric vehicle using only power from its on-board battery pack to traverse a given driving cycle.

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Audi A3

The Audi A3 is a subcompact executive/small family car (C-segment) manufactured and marketed by the German automaker Audi AG since September 1996, currently in its fourth generation. Volkswagen Golf Mk7 and Audi A3 are cars of Brazil, compact cars, Euro NCAP small family cars, front-wheel-drive vehicles, Latin NCAP small family cars, plug-in hybrid vehicles and station wagons.

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Autocar (magazine)

Autocar (stylized in all caps) is a weekly British automobile magazine published by Haymarket Media Group.

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Automatic parking

Automatic parking is an autonomous car-maneuvering system that moves a vehicle from a traffic lane into a parking spot to perform parallel, perpendicular, or angle parking.

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Automatic transmission

An automatic transmission (sometimes abbreviated AT) is a multi-speed transmission used in motor vehicles that does not require any input from the driver to change forward gears under normal driving conditions.

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Škoda Octavia

The Škoda Octavia is a small family car (C-segment) produced by the Czech car manufacturer Škoda Auto since the end of 1996. Volkswagen Golf Mk7 and Škoda Octavia are compact cars, front-wheel-drive vehicles and station wagons.

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Berlin

Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and by population.

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BlueMotion

BlueMotion is a trading name for certain car models from the Volkswagen Group, emphasizing higher fuel efficiency.

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C-segment

The C-segment is the 3rd category of the European segments for passenger cars and is described as "medium cars".

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Car and Driver

Car and Driver (CD or C/D) is an American automotive enthusiast magazine first published in 1955.

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Car and Driver 10Best

Car and Driver 10Best is a list annually produced by Car and Driver (C/D) beginning in 1983, nominating what it considers the 10 best cars of the year.

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Car of the Year Japan

The annual Car of the Year Japan Award (日本カー・オブ・ザ・イヤー, nihon kā obu za iyā), also known as Japan Car of the Year (or JCOTY), is an annual Car of the Year award given for newly released or redesigned vehicles released in the car buying market in Japan in the twelve months beginning 1 November.

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Changchun

Changchun is the capital and largest city of Jilin Province in China.

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Charge-depleting

Charge-depleting or EV mode refers to a mode of vehicle operation that is dependent on the energy from the battery pack.

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Collision avoidance system

A collision avoidance system (CAS), also known as a pre-crash system, forward collision warning system (FCW), or collision mitigation system, is an advanced driver-assistance system designed to prevent or reduce the severity of a collision.

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Combined Charging System

The Combined Charging System (CCS) is a standard for charging electric vehicles.

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Compact car

Compact car is a vehicle size class—predominantly used in North America—that sits between subcompact cars and mid-size cars. Volkswagen Golf Mk7 and Compact car are compact cars.

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Compact MPV

Compact MPV (an abbreviation for Compact Multi-Purpose Vehicle) is a vehicle size class for the middle size of MPVs.

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Compressed natural gas

Compressed natural gas (CNG) is a fuel gas mainly composed of methane (CH4), compressed to less than 1% of the volume it occupies at standard atmospheric pressure.

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Diesel engine

The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is called a compression-ignition engine (CI engine).

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Direct-shift gearbox

A direct-shift gearbox (DSG, Direktschaltgetriebe) is an electronically controlled, dual-clutch, multiple-shaft, automatic gearbox, in either a transaxle or traditional transmission layout (depending on engine/drive configuration), with automated clutch operation, and with fully-automatic or semi-manual gear selection.

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Dresden

Dresden (Upper Saxon: Dräsdn; Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and it is the second most populous city after Leipzig.

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Driver drowsiness detection

Driver drowsiness detection is a car safety technology which helps prevent accidents caused by the driver getting drowsy.

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Euro NCAP

The European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) is a European voluntary car safety performance assessment programme (i.e. a New Car Assessment Program) based in Leuven, Belgium.

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European Car of the Year

The European Car of the Year (ECOTY) award is an international Car of the Year award established in 1964 by a collective of automobile magazines from different countries in Europe.

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Evo (magazine)

Evo is a British automobile magazine dedicated to performance cars, from hot hatches to supercars.

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Facelift (automotive)

An automotive facelift, also known as mid-generational refresh, minor model change, minor model update, or life cycle impulse, comprises changes to a vehicle's styling during its production run including, to highly variable degree, new sheetmetal, interior design elements or mechanical changes, allowing a carmaker to freshen a model without a complete redesign.

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FAW-Volkswagen

FAW-Volkswagen Automobile Co., Ltd. is a joint venture between FAW Group and Volkswagen Group which manufactures Audi and Volkswagen marque passenger cars for sale in China.

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Foshan

Foshan is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong Province, China.

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Front-engine, four-wheel-drive layout

In automotive design, an F4, or front-engine, four-wheel drive (4WD) layout places the internal combustion engine at the front of the vehicle and drives all four roadwheels.

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Front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout

In automotive design, a front-engine, front-wheel-drive (FWD) layout, or FF layout, places both the internal combustion engine and driven roadwheels at the front of the vehicle.

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Gasoline direct injection

Gasoline direct injection (GDI), also known as petrol direct injection (PDI), is a mixture formation system for internal combustion engines that run on gasoline (petrol), where fuel is injected into the combustion chamber.

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Haldex (company)

Haldex AB (originally Halda Fickurfabrik AB, then Svenska AB Bromsregulatorer, SAB), also known as Haldex Group, is a Swedish company operating in the commercial vehicle industry.

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Hatchback

A hatchback is a car body configuration with a rear door that swings upward to provide access to the main interior of the car as a cargo area rather than just to a separated trunk.

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Heat pump

A heat pump is a device that consumes work (or electricity) to transfer heat from a cold heat sink to a hot heat sink.

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Indomobil Group

PT Indomobil Sukses Internasional Tbk, known as Indomobil Group, is a car and motor vehicle manufacturer located in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and Highway Loss Data Institute (IIHS-HLDI) is an American nonprofit organization.

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Intercooler

An intercooler is a heat exchanger used to cool a gas after compression.

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Jakarta

Jakarta, officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (DKI Jakarta) and formerly known as Batavia until 1949, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia.

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Klaus Zyciora

Klaus Zyciora (born 13 December 1961) is a German automotive designer.

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Lane departure warning system

In road-transport terminology, a lane departure warning system (LDWS) is a mechanism designed to warn the driver when the vehicle begins to move out of its lane (unless a turn signal is on in that direction) on freeways and arterial roads.

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Latin NCAP

The Latin New Car Assessment Programme (Latin NCAP) is an automobile safety assessment programme for Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Manifold injection

Manifold injection is a mixture formation system for internal combustion engines with external mixture formation.

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Manual transmission

A manual transmission (MT), also known as manual gearbox, standard transmission (in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States), or stick shift (in the United States), is a multi-speed motor vehicle transmission system, where gear changes require the driver to manually select the gears by operating a gear stick and clutch (which is usually a foot pedal for cars or a hand lever for motorcycles).

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Manumatic

The modern usage of the automotive term manumatic denotes an automatic transmission that allows the driver to select a specific gear, typically using paddle-shifters, steering wheel-mounted push-buttons, or "+" and "-" controls on the gear selector.

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Marc Lichte

Marc Lichte is a German automobile designer.

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Miles per gallon gasoline equivalent

Miles per gallon gasoline equivalent (MPGe or MPGge) is a measure of the average distance traveled per unit of energy consumed.

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Motor Trend Car of the Year

The Motor Trend Car of the Year (COTY) is an annual Car of the Year award given by Motor Trend magazine to recognize the best new or significantly refreshed car in a given model year.

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New European Driving Cycle

The New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) was a driving cycle, last updated in 1997, designed to assess the emission levels of car engines and fuel economy in passenger cars (which excludes light trucks and commercial vehicles).

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North American Car of the Year

The North American Car, Utility and Truck of the Year are a set of automotive awards announced at a news conference each January at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

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Norway

Norway (Norge, Noreg), formally the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula.

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Petrol engine

A petrol engine (gasoline engine in American and Canadian English) is an internal combustion engine designed to run on petrol (gasoline).

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Plug-in hybrid

A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) or simply plug-in hybrid is a type of hybrid electric vehicle equipped with a rechargeable battery pack that can be directly replenished via a charging cable plugged into an external electric power source, in addition to charging internally by its on-board internal combustion engine-powered generator. Volkswagen Golf Mk7 and plug-in hybrid are plug-in hybrid vehicles.

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Puebla (city)

Puebla de Zaragoza (Cuetlaxcoapan), formally Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, formerly Puebla de los Ángeles during colonial times, or known simply as Puebla, is the seat of Puebla Municipality.

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Regenerative braking

Regenerative braking is an energy recovery mechanism that slows down a moving vehicle or object by converting its kinetic energy or potential energy into a form that can be either used immediately or stored until needed.

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São José dos Pinhais

São José dos Pinhais is a municipality in the state of Paraná in Brazil.

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SEAT León

The SEAT León, also spelled Leon in some other languages (named after the city of León, which also means "Lion" in Spanish), is a small family car built by the Spanish car manufacturer SEAT since October 1999. Volkswagen Golf Mk7 and SEAT León are compact cars, Euro NCAP small family cars, front-wheel-drive vehicles, Latin NCAP small family cars, plug-in hybrid vehicles and station wagons.

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Station wagon

A station wagon (US, also wagon) or estate car (UK, also estate) is an automotive body-style variant of a sedan with its roof extended rearward over a shared passenger/cargo volume with access at the back via a third or fifth door (the liftgate, or tailgate), instead of a trunk/boot lid. Volkswagen Golf Mk7 and station wagon are station wagons.

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Straight-four engine

A straight-four engine (also referred to as an inline-four engine) is a four-cylinder piston engine where cylinders are arranged in a line along a common crankshaft.

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Straight-three engine

A straight-three engine (also called an inline-triple or inline-three) is a three-cylinder piston engine where cylinders are arranged in a line along a common crankshaft.

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TDI (engine)

TDI (Turbocharged Direct Injection) is Volkswagen Group's term for its current common rail direct injection turbodiesel engine range that have an intercooler in addition to the turbo compressor.

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Traffic-sign recognition

Traffic-sign recognition (TSR) is a technology by which a vehicle is able to recognize the traffic signs put on the road e.g. "speed limit" or "children" or "turn ahead".

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Transparent Factory

The Transparent Factory is a car factory and exhibition space in Dresden, Germany owned by German carmaker Volkswagen and designed by architect Gunter Henn.

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Turbocharger

In an internal combustion engine, a turbocharger (also known as a turbo or a turbosupercharger) is a forced induction device that is powered by the flow of exhaust gases.

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Van

A van is a type of road vehicle used for transporting goods or people.

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Volkswagen

Volkswagen (VW)English:,. is a German automobile manufacturer headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Volkswagen Golf Mk7 and Volkswagen are Volkswagen vehicles.

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Volkswagen Caddy

The Volkswagen Caddy is a panel van and leisure activity vehicle (M-segment) produced by the German automaker Volkswagen Group since 1980. Volkswagen Golf Mk7 and Volkswagen Caddy are Volkswagen vehicles.

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Volkswagen de México

Volkswagen de México S.A. de C.V. (Sociedad Anónima de Capital Variable) is the Mexican subsidiary of Volkswagen Group.

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Volkswagen do Brasil

Volkswagen do Brasil Ltda.

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Volkswagen emissions scandal

The Volkswagen emissions scandal, sometimes known as Dieselgate or Emissionsgate, began in September 2015, when the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a notice of violation of the Clean Air Act to German automaker Volkswagen Group.

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Volkswagen Golf

The Volkswagen Golf is a compact car/small family car (C-segment) produced by the German automotive manufacturer Volkswagen since 1974, marketed worldwide across eight generations, in various body configurations and under various nameplates – including as the Volkswagen Rabbit in the United States and Canada (Mk1 and Mk5), and as the Volkswagen Caribe in Mexico (Mk1). Volkswagen Golf Mk7 and Volkswagen Golf are compact cars, front-wheel-drive vehicles, hybrid electric cars, plug-in hybrid vehicles, station wagons and Volkswagen vehicles.

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Volkswagen Golf Mk6

The Volkswagen Golf Mk6 (code named Typ 5K) is a compact car and the sixth generation of the Volkswagen Golf. Volkswagen Golf Mk7 and Volkswagen Golf Mk6 are cars of Mexico, compact cars, Euro NCAP small family cars, front-wheel-drive vehicles, hot hatches, Latin NCAP small family cars, station wagons and Volkswagen vehicles.

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Volkswagen Golf Mk7

The Volkswagen Golf (Mk7) is a C-segment car manufactured by German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen. Volkswagen Golf Mk7 and Volkswagen Golf Mk7 are cars discontinued in 2021, cars introduced in 2012, cars of Brazil, cars of Mexico, compact cars, Euro NCAP small family cars, front-wheel-drive vehicles, hot hatches, hybrid electric cars, Latin NCAP small family cars, plug-in hybrid vehicles, station wagons and Volkswagen vehicles.

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Volkswagen Golf Mk8

The Volkswagen Golf (Mk8) (also known as the Golf VIII) is a compact car, the eighth generation of the Volkswagen Golf and the successor to the Volkswagen Golf Mk7. Volkswagen Golf Mk7 and Volkswagen Golf Mk8 are compact cars, Euro NCAP small family cars, front-wheel-drive vehicles, hot hatches, hybrid electric cars, plug-in hybrid vehicles, station wagons and Volkswagen vehicles.

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Volkswagen Group

Volkswagen AG, known internationally as the Volkswagen Group, is a German public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of passenger and commercial vehicles, motorcycles, engines and turbomachinery.

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Volkswagen Group MQB platform

The Volkswagen Group MQB platform is the company's strategy for shared modular design construction of its transverse, front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout (optional front-engine, four-wheel-drive layout) automobiles.

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Volkswagen ID.3

The Volkswagen ID.3 is a battery electric small family car (C-segment) produced by Volkswagen since 2019. Volkswagen Golf Mk7 and Volkswagen ID.3 are Volkswagen vehicles.

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Volkswagen ID.4

The Volkswagen ID.4 and Volkswagen ID.5 are battery electric compact crossover SUVs produced by Volkswagen. Volkswagen Golf Mk7 and Volkswagen ID.4 are Volkswagen vehicles.

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Volkswagen Passat (B8)

The Volkswagen Passat (B8) is a mid-size car / large family car (D-segment) manufactured by Volkswagen that is available in a 4-door saloon and a 5-door estate body style sold as "Variant" in some markets. Volkswagen Golf Mk7 and Volkswagen Passat (B8) are front-wheel-drive vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles, station wagons and Volkswagen vehicles.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Golf_Mk7

Also known as E-Golf, Golf VII, VW Golf 7, VW Golf Mk7, VW Golf Sportsvan, VW e-Golf, Volkswagen E-Golf, Volkswagen Golf GTE, Volkswagen Golf R, Volkswagen Golf VII.

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Cars discontinued in 2021

Cars of Mexico

Hot hatches

Latin NCAP small family cars

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