Here in Canada, VW is advertising the "City Golf" and "City Jetta" as their entry-level cars, at what seems to be pretty attractive pricing. For example, the City Jetta has a base sticker price of only $14,900 CAD.
In South Africa the Mk 1 Golf is still sold and the newest model is a 90kW
1.8 litre version. Although we have the Mk V too, the Mk 1 is a budget model which still sells very well. Since the Mk 2 came out in 1984, the Mk 1 has been called Citi Golf in SA.Have a look at
I hope there will be a US version. Looks like a nice design, judging from the website you referenced.
I just checked the Wikipedia, which says this about the Canadian "City Golf" model, which is based on the Mark 4 version, and unrelated to the Mark 1-based "Citi Golf" sold in SA:
Mark 4 "City" Golf in Canada In Canada, the Golf 4 is now sold as the City Golf alongside the Mark 5 model, badged as the Rabbit. The Volkswagen City Golf, a carry-over Golf 4 , is available in the Canadian automotive market as of October of 2006. It is not to be available in the American market. It has a base price of C$14,900. The only engine available is the 2.0L SOHC with 115 horsepower. It is a less expensive entry-level alternative to the Rabbit. It is not related to the Volkswagen Citi Golf. Similarly, the Mark 4 Jetta will be reintroduced for the 2007 model year in Canada as the City Jetta.
The Golf Mark 4 also c> In South Africa the Mk 1 Golf is still sold and the newest model is a 90kW
run out models, a new mk4 golf or bora for secondhand prices in the EU.
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the City Golf/City Jetta in Canada and the CitiGolf in SA have nothing to do with one another other than continuing production and sales of an "old" bodystyle alongside the "new" bodystyle. The former are Mk4s and the latter is a Mk1.
Neither the Mk4 City Golf/City Jetta nor the Mk1 CitiGolf are coming to the US.
I just bought a black 2007 City Jetta, fully loaded with a 5 speed manual and picked it up last Friday. Personally, I prefer this model (the A4/MK4) to the new Mk5 model which looks more like a Toyota Corolla on steroids than a VW. So far, the ride is excellent. OK, so the 2.0L is nothing to write home about, but hey, a fully loaded, and I mean fully loaded, Jetta for just over $24k (Canadian) is one heck of a deal and excellent bang/metal for the buck. As a matter of fact, the dealers cannot keep them on their lot long enough, except perhaps for the automatics. I was lucky, I got mine in a week. Most other dealers I visited couldn't get one in before March 2007. I suggest you test drive one. The quality is excellent and it's a really great car to drive.
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