It took Volkswagen more than two decades to complete ... The final design of the Golf was known as the Type 17. The Golf Mk1 went into production in March 1974, and sales officially began in ...

There are plenty of things to love about the Mk1 Volkswgen Golf. The machine's horsepower isn't one of them. From the factory, the little hatch cranked a breathy 112 horsepower from the most ...

CAR magazine's Angus MacKenzie looks back at 50 years of the landmark VW hatchback – and explains why it nearly didn't happen ...

the original Volkswagen Golf GTI. There had been tuned versions of family cars before the Golf, like the Mini Cooper S, for example, but the Mk1 GTI defined the template for the modern hot hatch.

It’s easy to see the Mk1’s in influence in today ... the GTI is 14kg lighter than a VW Up. In the latest issue of evo, we test the Mk8.5 Golf R against the GTI Clubsport – these are ...

The mk1 Volkswagen Golf GTI was far from the immaculate concept it may have seemed at its 1975 Frankfurt show debut. A ‘hot’ version of the Giugiaro-penned front-drive replacement for the 35 ...

With no driver modes, a wheelbase nearly identical to that of the Mk1 ... Volkswagen and beating a Mercedes 450SEL 6.9 driving James Hunt to the bar sticks with you. The original Golf GTI's ...

It’s possible to expand boot space or rear legroom thanks to the sliding rear seats, while the 615-litre boot offers 40% more space than the Volkswagen Golf the Tiguan is based on. If you plan ...