VW built seven million of these little cars for the whole world, and thanks to a strong and faithful fanbase, many of the best examples are still out there. When you do come across a Mk1 Golf ...

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 ...

Ask any performance car enthusiast under 35 what their first fast car was and there’s a good chance they will respond with the name of a hot hatch of some kind. But their answer would be very ...

Williams driver, Carlos Sainz returns to his roots after taking the covers off of his iconic Volkswagen Golf GTI after six ...

Let's hope VW rises to the occasion While 50 years is an impressive innings for any one variant of car, the Golf GTI’s longevity ... few was born before the Mk1 was revealed at the Frankfurt ...

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