so i just bought one of these like 2 weeks ago. not as great as i though it'd be, abd it;s definitely not as great on gas as i was told it would be. but it is very spacious and i still like it.
@metaldragon025623 it is the golf, they just called it the rabbit because the rabbit was what they called it in the 70's and 80s but now its called the golf again.
Maybe the name "Golf" has a negative image in the USA???
Slow sports for old men....hmm - Germans named some of their cars after landscapes or towns, so we'd rather think of gulf / bay, which means also "Golf" in German. No idea why you call it "rabbit"????
@HesseJamez It was called Rabbit because Americans loved the "Beetle." Volkswagen figured that giving the car a cute animal name would help boost sales and give it some simularity to the Beetle.
The Golf name derives from the German word for Gulf Stream[dubious – discuss] — and the period in its history when VW named vehicles after prominent winds, including also the Passat (after the German word for Trade wind), Jetta (after the Jet stream), Bora (after Bora) and Scirocco (after Sirocco). "Golf" is also a sport, a theme that is shared with the Volkswagen Polo.
@Cookiefan1876 yeah, unfortunately , I always prefered the Rabbit name to Golf (Rabbit says small and quick, whereas Golf brings to mind a slow boring game played by old men)
They're called 'Harlequin' Golfs or Rabbits. real ones from the early 80s are the rarest of the rare VWs likemaybe 20 real ones ever.. This is why I love VW, they respect they're history and show it non-chaulantley like in this commercial.
I had an '06 Rabbit. It was a great car. The only reason I don't have it now is that I was in an accident and it was totaled. I'm planning on buying another one soon. I was also considering the Mazda 3, but I decided the Rabbit looks like a better deal (more horsepower - 170 vs. 153 - and one more gear for the transmission - 6 speed auto vs. 5 speed auto).
When I was your age (I'm 28 now), there was a Volkswagen I really wanted, which they don't make anymore (the Corrado). Now that I can afford a used one, I find that a lot of people selling them used want quite a bit of money for them if they're in good condition. Luckily for you, the Rabbit/Golf will probably still be around and reasonably priced by the time you can buy one. :)
I heard that VW is making a sports car under the Scirocco name again; however, it looks like it's nothing like the old Scirocco/Corrado. And they aren't selling it in the US.
I'd like to see VW bring the Corrado back, just as it was. I'd like to buy a new car soon, and I was torn between buying a new Rabbit or a used Corrado, but when it comes down to it, I think it may be better to put money into a new Rabbit (or GTI) - unless you have lots of money you can spend.
Well that's cool, although I'm not sure I like the new Scirocco. I liked the old Scirocco, and the Corrado even better. The new Scirocco may have the same name, but it's a different car, not an evolution of the old Scirocco/Corrado.
lol how is it sissy in any way? who cares if its called a rabbit? they could have named it HJDG-35235 like other car companies, but thats boring. rabbits are kickass, a cheap version of a GTI
Just because of its name. Would you like to drive, say, a skunk? Or a badger? Or a duck?
Ford Duck. Sounds brilliant? Not really
Same applies to a rabbit. Some names just don't work, particularly if there are so many decent words to put on a car. Gallardo Vantage Scirocco Panamerica Avenger
Kickass? Rabbit is just a Golf, an essence of motoring grayness. If you want to be like million other people, buy a Golf
I love that comercial! I like that song also; weird though, I like mostly rock... I like the part where they have all silver kars (kid and car put together) then you see a spotted car.
well the golf was launched as the rabbit in 1974 in the US, and then it gained the Golf badge around 1992 and then was renamed the Rabbit in 2007 (for the new MkV version) which by doing so VW hoped to regain the rabbits popularity
its called a Harlequin. VW actually produced a Harlequin Golf for the '96(?) Atlanta olympics that used every color VW had at the time on all the different panels. It is one of the most sought after cars. Unfortunately VW will not be producing a Harlequin Rabbit, although I did see the one from this commercial at a VW show.
its called a Harlequin. VW actually produced a Harlequin Golf for the '96(?) Atlanta olympics that used every color VW had at the time on all the different panels. It is one of the most sought after cars. Unfortunately VW will not be producing a Harlequin Rabbit, although I did see the one from this commercial at a VW show.
STILL MY FAVORITE COMMERCIAL! :D
lol
and my fave company!
KillerToyota 2 weeks ago
Is the grey, black, white one available?
TheWarmplate 3 weeks ago
I hope the suspension is not that soft
basslover352 1 month ago
such a fun commercial ugh love it
bschh 1 month ago
@bschh i didn't know they use ugh with loving something. well i just learnt something new today
Shuffle3956 1 month ago
watch it alll the time... best comercial
blubimmerkid 2 months ago
My dad had two Rabbits from 1980. One from Pennsylvania and the other from California. And got around 50 MPG.
Thinker669 2 months ago
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barcaflysuper 3 months ago
@barcaflysuper and you have a speech impediment
Dogman36 2 months ago
@Dogman36 ?
barcaflysuper 2 months ago
@barcaflysuper "the the" it's a joke bro don worry
Dogman36 1 month ago
The Birds and The Bees
Patrick & Eugene
arevireba 4 months ago
@JULO142 and @andrew CNC905
bschh 1 month ago
Excuse me but can you tell me what´s the song name?? :)) please ,please :))
JULO142 5 months ago
song anyone?
andrewCNC905 5 months ago
so i just bought one of these like 2 weeks ago. not as great as i though it'd be, abd it;s definitely not as great on gas as i was told it would be. but it is very spacious and i still like it.
TheMsBretny 6 months ago
Is that multicolored one like a Harlequin ed. like the Golf has?
chewser117 7 months ago
Thumbs up if you're watching this in 2011 (5 years later)
dethklok745 7 months ago 56
That's a Golf?
aimeesummer8 9 months ago
hahaha i see wabbit twaks....
myR12006 10 months ago
Rabbits are rare unlike the Jettas. Also more fun to drive.
FicoBezKocnicaBL 10 months ago 3
jack rabbit
Heem24100 10 months ago
why is the vw golf called the rabbit in the US? why not just golf?
it doesn't look like a rabbit right?
metaldragon025623 10 months ago
@metaldragon025623 it is the golf, they just called it the rabbit because the rabbit was what they called it in the 70's and 80s but now its called the golf again.
MusicKrazy2011 8 months ago
I still remember this commercial airing 4 years ago, probably because of the off-putting music. xD
Maiapare 10 months ago
I asked my mom and dad about where babies come from and they showed me this video. I have problems now
aadeebindy 11 months ago 3
heh heh zoom zoom. ;)
ASirensLullaby 11 months ago
Lol it would be funny if they crashed.
ce20101 11 months ago
Hmm..I like the one with 2 different colors.. I saw one with the black door and hood.
Vempriess 1 year ago
@flyingpenguin62 yes mine has a 'parts donor card'.
GUSRULZ445 1 year ago
it's GOLF !!! not "rabbit" GOLF and only GOLF !!!!
kubiczek20 1 year ago
I just came here for the harlequin.
BassnForGod 1 year ago 2
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KillerToyota 1 year ago
Lol.
KillerToyota 1 year ago
Wish my corrado would have had sex with itself. awww how cute lil parts cars XD
Omayga260 1 year ago
@Omayga260 Yes, free parts would be nice, but THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!!
flyingpenguin62 1 year ago
Are they modeling the cars after the netherland dwarf rabbits?
darkabe2000 1 year ago
wonder how many cars they crashed filming this
Da92Badguy 1 year ago
That where a lot of volkswagens
autofanaat1 1 year ago
brilliant commercial
chriscas1993 1 year ago
damn they lifted our secret lol
huswsimonbla 1 year ago
I love this video. Ever since this vid, I wanted a rabbit although I'm a Jetta man.
975theo 1 year ago
this is the best car commercial i've ever seen! vw needs to start running this again!
animayi 1 year ago
Anybody know the name of the song at all?
mariotuzzo 1 year ago
@mariotuzzo Patrick and Eugene - The Birds and the Bees
Pantherzfann89 1 year ago
Every time I see another rabbit on the road I hope to God for a reenactment of this commercial.
nightfox35 1 year ago
I hate the name Rabbit. It makes it sound cutsie and babyish.
ARCTICCUISINE 1 year ago
Maybe the name "Golf" has a negative image in the USA???
Slow sports for old men....hmm - Germans named some of their cars after landscapes or towns, so we'd rather think of gulf / bay, which means also "Golf" in German. No idea why you call it "rabbit"????
HesseJamez 1 year ago
@HesseJamez It was called Rabbit because Americans loved the "Beetle." Volkswagen figured that giving the car a cute animal name would help boost sales and give it some simularity to the Beetle.
Dylan1191698 1 year ago
@HesseJamez
The Golf name derives from the German word for Gulf Stream[dubious – discuss] — and the period in its history when VW named vehicles after prominent winds, including also the Passat (after the German word for Trade wind), Jetta (after the Jet stream), Bora (after Bora) and Scirocco (after Sirocco). "Golf" is also a sport, a theme that is shared with the Volkswagen Polo.
Kbrusky15 1 year ago
@HesseJamez
The VW Fox and also The VW dasher.
Kbrusky15 1 year ago
@Cookiefan1876 yeah, unfortunately , I always prefered the Rabbit name to Golf (Rabbit says small and quick, whereas Golf brings to mind a slow boring game played by old men)
Shoknifeman 1 year ago 10
@Shoknifeman LOL
pierre030306 8 months ago
i love little one with white and black door :D
joanna7f 1 year ago
i'ts vw golf V why they call it rabbit ? xd
myXmusicXchannel 1 year ago
@myXmusicXchannel because here rabbits came first...then golf
cherb32 1 year ago
BAHAHAHA i get it XD
xMellowDubx 1 year ago
what happens if they all turn into GTI's?
2fast4all 1 year ago
Damn, that black one is HOT!! =D
MrVolkswagonRabbit 1 year ago
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DCism 2 years ago
where are the rabbits ?
rcf789 2 years ago
VW Rabbit My comment below sorry I have ADD.
Alexisapet 2 years ago
it is okay, son
BF2OMG 2 years ago
@Alexisapet I think they just called it a Golf for the 2010 model, I still call it a Rabbit though :)
It's nice to see the GTI live on though, I LOVE MY VW TOO!!
I wish I could marry it haha
voiceMJ 1 year ago
Why was the Volkswagen discountinued :(
Come back!
I own a Bettle 1974 and the girl I like owns a Rabbit maybe its a Volkswagen thing,
I love My VW to death!.
Alexisapet 2 years ago 2
like free-running for cars
FromBottomToTop 2 years ago
WHAT SONG ISH THIS ?! DX I LOVE IT
BMWFAN01 2 years ago
the birds and the bees by patrick
scrimpty 2 years ago
The song is called: The Birds and the Bees by Patrick & Eugene
MrSpektakel 2 years ago
:38-:40- The Black car drives trough the white car.
I love VWs, BTW.
imanerd36 2 years ago
no, the black one jumps over the white VW.
Scuubie 2 years ago
i want the black and white harleqiun one lol
Blade3562 2 years ago 5
CREATIVE COMMERCIAL!!!
zhaqiz 2 years ago
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Is there any difference between a Rabbit and a Golf?
ScuderiaBull 2 years ago
I wish my rabbit could jump over other cars.
Slug147 2 years ago 4
i want the one that several diferent colors
celestro93 2 years ago
They're called 'Harlequin' Golfs or Rabbits. real ones from the early 80s are the rarest of the rare VWs likemaybe 20 real ones ever.. This is why I love VW, they respect they're history and show it non-chaulantley like in this commercial.
a226sig 2 years ago
So that's how new cars are made.
Dinyctis 2 years ago 54
that's how rabbits are made
mrs1101 1 year ago
"The Birds and The Bees" Patrick and Eugene
Osiriskun 2 years ago
the real its the golf not the rabbit -_-
Adidas183 2 years ago
i likes it.
GrahamCrackers94 2 years ago
song?
sexteddy 2 years ago
I thought that car was called a golf, my neighbour has one, and its called a golf!
carocarotho 2 years ago
not in america
rifledmonkey 2 years ago
yeah they renamed it to golf
pimpinhector 2 years ago
wrong it was renamed to rabbit
loufadoros20 2 years ago
no dipshit rabbit was renamed to golf after
pimpinhector 2 years ago
I love my 07 rabbit... Yes its got a cute name, but dont call my car cute, I just got my turbo kit put in, 300hp isnt cute.
lameotet123 2 years ago
which turbo kit did you buy, the only ones i can find are like 4.5 thousand
Osiriskun 2 years ago
golf is gayer name to be honest, i like Rabbit
PeterPF13 2 years ago
why called it rabbit?? In german it called "Polo" and this doesnt mean rabbit lol
MTVRecon 2 years ago
idiot its a golf!
sherardo92 2 years ago
das is doch kein polo du penner das isn golf!
Samstagabend2008 2 years ago
WTF?? Whoeva came up with RABBIT for a VeeDub should be shot! Golf is much better!
Ansett76 2 years ago
Yes, Rabbit is a shit name. VW knows it's shit, so they don't actually spell the name on the back of the car. They just have a rabbit symbol lol.
DaminoLordXL 2 years ago
donkey boner
jnon1533 2 years ago
I have an 09, love it!
wjaiv 2 years ago 2
hmmm rabbit??!! i think Golf is better name for a car
jarosik211 2 years ago
Why not? Rabbits are fast, cute, and cool. (My opinion)
MacintoshX5 2 years ago
yeah i driva a golf, dunno if i could driva a rabbit tho!!
KingRizlaa 2 years ago
vw rabbit USA ??!! Europe ?
robos92 2 years ago
CANADA!!!!
10020113001 2 years ago
my sis wants one of these cars,, she says she wants the multicolour one XP This commercial is so cute and funny,, haha! ^^ breed like bunnies!
emmilyxox 2 years ago
bwahahahahahahahahaahhaahahahah
vwlolfordlol 2 years ago
chido el rabbit pero gacho ke no esta en Mexico tendre ke comprar uno aya pal norte
neoncaliber 2 years ago
buy one. i love my 08' rabbit. they are amazing cars. they make you feel happy like the commercial when you drive one! no joke!
brocksampson1234 2 years ago 2
Hahahaha! Bow chicka honk honk!
futureNavalofficer 2 years ago 2
Hehe I want one with the different color door and car parts or rather a "Panda" rabbit!!
Lottech96 2 years ago 3
i have a rabbit~!
HeaDoNCoLLiSioN8 2 years ago
lmao! theyre multiplying like rabbits!
carlitos07way 2 years ago
clever commercial :) i want one!
effinyeah 2 years ago 2
I love this commercial, i used to love to see it on TV.
vldfaa 3 years ago 3
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donkey boner
nubreedgoupie 3 years ago
I want a TDI screw the 2.5!
IndefinateOutcomes 3 years ago
i love VW the Best German Engenieer! my dad had a Rabit in 1987 ,there are have a VW Plant in Mexico they use German Parts only they Last Forever!
luverdude 3 years ago 5
If they reproduce like that I'll take one boy & one girl please.
mrs1101 3 years ago 29
@mrs1101 I totally agree. Lol.
975theo 1 year ago
Looks more like an '87 Honda Hatchback.
I"m sure they won't last like my '81 Rabbit. 4-door.
GOTTshua 3 years ago
It's a Golf, but in America is named Rabbit. I have a Golf 2.0 TDI 140cv Sportline, in USA not available. Excellent Engine and excellent compact car.
enzobollani 3 years ago 5
i want this song
:(
ACWWfreakoid 3 years ago
VW should build an assembly plant in North America
jackiechan511 3 years ago
You have got to be kidding. With the production costs of the Americna auto unions they'd be bust in a jiffy.
WolfPackLeader 3 years ago 4
isn't this just a vw golf?
TICK10000 3 years ago
yah....it basically is.....i think they just changed the name back to rabbit.
djsillito8311 3 years ago
Ah...spreading like rabbits
drunkenmasterchief 3 years ago 5
lol nice commercial.
ouPaul 3 years ago 4
Why Are Dogs Running To Them
ProximaXcentari 3 years ago
ProximaXcentari: "Why Are Dogs Running To Them"
Dogs chase rabbits (like...the animal). Particularly when they are track dogs.
lcrazy8l 3 years ago 2
guyz im thinkin of gettin 'golf vw diesel engine' wut u think of them...!??
and thanx for the vid!
cuteEvil87 3 years ago
VW TDI (diesel) are the best!
i have a passat 2003 TDI 130 hp it is awesome
it has so much torque
meRAZVAN 3 years ago
what about a golf 5 Tdi ? :P
niek200811 3 years ago
i SO want to trade in my Mazda3 for this AMAZING CAR.
DanDFriend 3 years ago 5
yeah man japanese cars don't stand a chance against german engeeniring
canadianjob 3 years ago 6
I loooooove mine too!!!
roxi333 3 years ago
so the punchline is that their breeding like rabbits, UK golfs don't do that
frasersclips 3 years ago
I guess they don't do it state side. Since I don't think I have ever seen a new Rabbit.
Roushfan5 3 years ago
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Yes you have.....the rabbit replaced the golf which they aren't making anymore.......they are basically the same car though.....jsyk
djsillito8311 3 years ago
I love my 2007!! An AWESOME car!
SexxiRabbit07 3 years ago
sick commercial for a sick car
i've got an 08 and i love everything about it
bigleaguechew55 3 years ago 2
rabbits!!! i want one
shockleylover220 3 years ago
I had an '06 Rabbit. It was a great car. The only reason I don't have it now is that I was in an accident and it was totaled. I'm planning on buying another one soon. I was also considering the Mazda 3, but I decided the Rabbit looks like a better deal (more horsepower - 170 vs. 153 - and one more gear for the transmission - 6 speed auto vs. 5 speed auto).
jadetraveler 3 years ago
In europe, the Rabbit is still the Golf.
But in America, its the rabbit.
I have one.I cut my finger on accident with the key when it flipped out! :)
crowdsurfer11 3 years ago
i got a 08!!!
cillababy4u21 3 years ago
i have tht car in green!!!! its freakin hot!!!
cillababy4u21 3 years ago
im 13 and when i get older that is the car i want
adamjc0315 3 years ago
When I was your age (I'm 28 now), there was a Volkswagen I really wanted, which they don't make anymore (the Corrado). Now that I can afford a used one, I find that a lot of people selling them used want quite a bit of money for them if they're in good condition. Luckily for you, the Rabbit/Golf will probably still be around and reasonably priced by the time you can buy one. :)
jadetraveler 3 years ago 2
i wish they didnt stop making the corrado.
my friend has a g60 and im a lil jealous but i have a 2008 rabbit to keep me very happy/
a7xogg 3 years ago
I heard that VW is making a sports car under the Scirocco name again; however, it looks like it's nothing like the old Scirocco/Corrado. And they aren't selling it in the US.
I'd like to see VW bring the Corrado back, just as it was. I'd like to buy a new car soon, and I was torn between buying a new Rabbit or a used Corrado, but when it comes down to it, I think it may be better to put money into a new Rabbit (or GTI) - unless you have lots of money you can spend.
jadetraveler 3 years ago
i think the Scirocco is coming back mate
lazymoron1 3 years ago
Coming back to the US you mean? Because as far as I know, VW has not exported the new Scirocco to the US.
jadetraveler 3 years ago
yeah thats what i meant lol
lazymoron1 3 years ago
Well that's cool, although I'm not sure I like the new Scirocco. I liked the old Scirocco, and the Corrado even better. The new Scirocco may have the same name, but it's a different car, not an evolution of the old Scirocco/Corrado.
jadetraveler 3 years ago
I think Rabbit is a cool name for a car. Rabbits are sex-machines :) Have you ever seen a gay rabbit? Didn't think so..
thisisfunaintit 3 years ago
I used to play the video game Shadow Warrior when I was younger, and there were gay rabbits in that game.. haha
jadetraveler 3 years ago
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Calling the car RABBIT is an essence of gayness.
How can anyone drive something as sissy as rabbit?
theannoyingdogpoo 3 years ago
lol how is it sissy in any way? who cares if its called a rabbit? they could have named it HJDG-35235 like other car companies, but thats boring. rabbits are kickass, a cheap version of a GTI
chasepm9 3 years ago 2
chasepm9: lol how is it sissy in any way?
Just because of its name. Would you like to drive, say, a skunk? Or a badger? Or a duck?
Ford Duck. Sounds brilliant? Not really
Same applies to a rabbit. Some names just don't work, particularly if there are so many decent words to put on a car. Gallardo Vantage Scirocco Panamerica Avenger
Kickass? Rabbit is just a Golf, an essence of motoring grayness. If you want to be like million other people, buy a Golf
Individuality and charisma = 0
theannoyingdogpoo 3 years ago
wow, your name TOTALLY describes what you are :D
talk about IRONY
crowdsurfer11 3 years ago
They are all lying...2000 Ford Ranger EV NiMH...VW should simply break the patent and throw GP NiMH batteries in it
anthonycut 3 years ago
I had a Rabbit. The only reason why I don't still have it is because it was a lease car. I miss it. It was such a fantastic car.
FrostbitePanda 3 years ago
I bought a 2007 Rabbit. I LOVE IT! :)
RocketDescends 3 years ago
I still love my Rabbit - almost 2 years later! By the way check out my video to see what I've done to it so far :)
514films 3 years ago
I've got one and I still love it as I did on day one.
Hubscharber 3 years ago 2
I love that comercial! I like that song also; weird though, I like mostly rock... I like the part where they have all silver kars (kid and car put together) then you see a spotted car.
5672040094 3 years ago
anyone know the name of the song thats playing?
vaiol123 3 years ago
it would have been better if they had just kept the golf name for the us market
bloodclert 3 years ago 3
Indeed, though the Americans don't build good cars so they have to buy good ones from Europe or Japan.
HyperVoldo 3 years ago
Imagine how slow a Volkswagen "Turtle" would be xD
RazrHack 3 years ago 3
No one would ever name a car like that! XD
fluence51 3 years ago
I could only imagine
ilogan898 3 years ago
I'm in love with this commercial. Holy crap, it feels so good to have a rabbit.
tmoya4646 3 years ago 2
in the u.s the golf is it called rabitt?????wtf
chief78fu 3 years ago
well the golf was launched as the rabbit in 1974 in the US, and then it gained the Golf badge around 1992 and then was renamed the Rabbit in 2007 (for the new MkV version) which by doing so VW hoped to regain the rabbits popularity
Golf3rM4n 3 years ago
ok thanks!!
chief78fu 3 years ago
woops, was trying to correct some dude who's now on the 2nd page... dont mind me
edspecR 3 years ago
Oh Look the white one is Coop! ...........
godesswithinme 3 years ago
i love this commercial!!! im getting a rabbit this weekend im so excited!!
lekevoli 3 years ago
theres a Rabbit half black half white
smashedupcar 3 years ago
its called a Harlequin. VW actually produced a Harlequin Golf for the '96(?) Atlanta olympics that used every color VW had at the time on all the different panels. It is one of the most sought after cars. Unfortunately VW will not be producing a Harlequin Rabbit, although I did see the one from this commercial at a VW show.
1poorvw 3 years ago
its called a Harlequin. VW actually produced a Harlequin Golf for the '96(?) Atlanta olympics that used every color VW had at the time on all the different panels. It is one of the most sought after cars. Unfortunately VW will not be producing a Harlequin Rabbit, although I did see the one from this commercial at a VW show.
1poorvw 3 years ago
0:42-0:45
mothervideos 3 years ago