It was always a VW Golf in Europe, ever since 1974.  Rabbit is a name
for the American market only.

2009/1/10 Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>:
> Back to VW .........to start a whole movement and craze with the VW Rabbit
> car in the 70's........brilliant, but then turn around and call it a
> 'golf'......
> what the heck is that about ???
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Chris S.
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