Special Edition Golf Cabriolets

A list of Special Edition Mk1 Golf Cabriolets. This does not include 'normal' production models.

The items marked with a check (✓) came standard with the listed edition, but optional extras could also be purchased as well.

Not all editions were available globally. Many were restricted to a particular country or region.

A very excellent and more complete list is available over at Cabby Info. I've also sourced information from the Mk1 Golf Owners Club UK.

Name	Notes	Colour match mirrors	Canvas roof	Tonneau cover	Alloys	Leather wrapped controls*	Power windows	Sports seats	Audio	MFA instruments	Tinted/glazed windows
Acapulco	Blue interior trim and blue paint options	✓		✓		✓		✓	✓ (Beta)	✓
Azur		✓		✓		✓		✓ (Leather & vinyl)	✓ (Heidelberg or Gamma)	✓
Bel-Air	Two-tone paint	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓		✓ (Beta)	✓
Best Seller	7 paint options	✓			✓		✓	✓
Black Edition	Black exterior & interior	✓		✓	✓	✓		✓	✓ (Gamma)	✓
Boutique	Premium trim option	✓		✓				✓	✓(Heidelberg)
Carat	Premium trim option	✓		✓	✓		✓		✓(Heidelberg)
Christmas Cabriolet/CC	Upholstery embossed with "CC"			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓ (Gamma)	✓
Etienne Aigner	In collaboration with fashion designer Etienne Aigner	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓ (Heidelberg or Gamma)		✓ (green)
Fashionline	2 additional metallic paint options			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓ (Gamma)	✓
Genesis	Produced for the band Genesis' 25th anniversary.			✓	✓	✓	✓		✓ (Genesis-Sound)	✓
Havanna	Bronze paint, brown interior			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓ (Gamma)	✓
Quartett	Customers could choose different colours for paint, roof, interior, and carpets	✓			✓	✓		✓	✓ (Gamma)	✓
Rivage		✓	✓	✓	✓			✓ (heated)	✓ (Gamma)	✓
Wolfsburg Edition		✓		✓	✓	✓		✓	✓ (Heidelberg)
Sondermodells	Various colour combinations			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓ (Gamma)	✓
Sportline	Sports suspension	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓ (Recaros)	✓ (Gamma)	✓	✓ (green)
Toscana	Final year special edition	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓ (Gamma)	✓
White Edition (Triple White)	White paint, interior, & roof	✓		✓	✓	✓		✓	✓ (Gamma)	✓
Youngline		✓		✓		✓		✓	✓ (Gamma)	✓

*Includes all or a combination of leather wrapped steering wheel, gear knob, gear stick boot, and handbrake boot.

First published: 06/04/23
Last updated: 31/05/25

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