The original hatchback paved the way for the most successful model line in VW's history ... Lest we forget about the Golf GTI. One of the hot hatch pioneers, it was launched in 1976 and quickly ...

The GTI starts at $33,670 (all prices include a $1,225 destination charge), and the Golf R’s base price is $48,325.

Warning: Seeing a Mk1 Volkswagen GTI in a horrid state of disrepair can cause nausea, dizziness, and heart palpitations.

There was the Renault 4 and 16, and the Austin Maxi, but it was the arrival of Volkswagen ... GTI could get to 60mph in 9 seconds. Top speed was 110mph. Available only as a three-door, the Golf ...

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 ...

On the face of it the Volkswagen Up GTI isn't the sort of car that should have your adrenal gland working overtime. With peak power of 113bhp and a 0-60mph time that only just dips under nine ...

The motors, which weren’t abandoned but were merely being stored inside the container by the owner, were a pristine Mk1 VW Golf GTI from 1983 and a Mazda 323. The Golf GTI, which is widely consi ...

If you asked 10 people to name a hot hatch, we reckon at least eight of them would come back with this car – the Volkswagen Golf GTI – as the answer. It's an icon of the genre, and has been ...