Volkswagens replacement for the Beetle in the mid-1970s was the Rabbit, a compact hatchback sedan that sported a transverse-mounted water-cooled four-cylinder engine. The Rabbit nameplate was discontinued after 1984, but a small VW using the Golf nameplate continued on. The Golf name was changed back into the Rabbit in 2006. The 2007 Rabbit is similar to earlier Rabbit and Golf models. The
