Some fwd cars have the same length shafts, Audi I think for one

(Rich will correct me).
The g/box on the golf is on the n/s of the car , so the l/h hand shaft is short and the r/h hand is longer. On some fwd cars like the Audi for example the g/box is behind the engine on a central line, so the shafts are the same length. (I could be wrong with the Audi, but the Renault Fuego, remember them

, are the same length.
Steve.