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Actually the name "Golf" does not come from the ball game, cf this info from Wikipedia:
But I agree that the name is not very good.
Names like Scirocco are better, but then the problem is that people never write it correctly...
http://www.google.com/search?q=vw+siroco
http://www.google.com/search?q=vw+sciroco
http://www.google.com/search?q=vw+sirroco
http://www.google.com/search?q=vw+sirocco
http://www.google.com/search?q=vw+sirrocco
http://www.google.com/search?q=vw+scirroco
http://www.google.com/search?q=vw+scirocco
http://www.google.com/search?q=vw+scirrocco
etc.
The name is short for Golf-Strom, German for Gulf Stream; it was named for that oceanic current to reflect its international character. It was called the Rabbit in North America and the Caribe in Latin America.
But I agree that the name is not very good.
Names like Scirocco are better, but then the problem is that people never write it correctly...
http://www.google.com/search?q=vw+siroco
http://www.google.com/search?q=vw+sciroco
http://www.google.com/search?q=vw+sirroco
http://www.google.com/search?q=vw+sirocco
http://www.google.com/search?q=vw+sirrocco
http://www.google.com/search?q=vw+scirroco
http://www.google.com/search?q=vw+scirocco
http://www.google.com/search?q=vw+scirrocco
etc.