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Volkswagen unveils Gol facelift for South America

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The Germans from Volkswagen pulled the wraps off the facelifted version of Gol hatchback and sedan. The model in question is a real success in South America with sales exceeding five million units in Brazil.

The redesigned Gol comes with a new fornt bumper and grille, reworked optical blocks and tailgate.

2013 Volkswagen Gol
2013 Volkswagen Gol

At the interior you will find new materials, chrome trim and more. For the 2013 Volkswagen Gol, the company decided to introduce a new 1.0-liter bi-fuel engine capable to run on gasoline and ethanol.

2013 Volkswagen Gol
2013 Volkswagen Gol

Using it with gasoline you will obtain a total output of 72 horsepower while opting for ethanol will result into sligtly better performance at 76 horses.

2013 Volkswagen Gol
2013 Volkswagen Gol

The acceleration from 0-100 km/h when using ethanol is achieved in 12,9 seconds while the top speed is rated at 165 km/h.

2013 Volkswagen Gol
2013 Volkswagen Gol

The company released no pricing or availability details but you can take a look at the facelifted Gol thanks to the photo gallery above.

Andrei Ursu
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Andrei is one of the oldest automotive journalists of Automotorblog and has written more than 3000 articles for our publication. He has been passionate about cars since he was a small child, and he joined our team of writers in 2009. In addition to his passion for cars, he is also passionate about music. In his free time, he composes songs and sings them, which also brought him real success in the musical field.

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