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Volkswagen Golf III
Production year: 1991
No. of produced cars: 4,800,000
The third-generation Golf (Mk3) made its home-market début in August 1991 and again grew slightly in comparison with its immediate predecessor, while its wheelbase remained unchanged. The Mk3 continued to be sold until 1999 in the United States, Canada and parts of South America, also in Mexico as a special edition called “Mi” (basically a Golf CL 4-door with added air conditioning, special interior, original equipment (OEM) black-tinted rear brake lights, and anti-lock brakes (ABS), but without a factory-fitted radio). The “i” in “Mi” is coloured red, which designates that multi-point fuel injection was equipped and the 1.8-litre engine was upgraded to 2.0-litres.