The Volkswagen Golf Mk1 is the first generation of a small family car manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen. It was noteworthy for signalling Volkswagen's shift of its major car lines from rear-wheel drive and rear-mounted air-cooled engines to front-wheel drive with front-mounted, water-cooled engines that were often transversely-mounted.

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The original Golf Mk1 was a front-engined, front-wheel drive replacement for the air-cooled, rear-engined, rear-wheel drive Volkswagen Beetle. Historically, the Golf is Volkswagen's best-selling model and is among the world's top three best-selling models, with more than 35 million units sold as of 2019. [2] [3] [4]

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The Volkswagen Golf Mk1 is the first generation of the compact car Volkswagen Golf. It was made from from 1974 [5] to 1983. [5] From 1982 [6] to 1984, Volkswagen made a sports model called the Golf GTD. [7] From 1976 [5] to 1983, [5] Volkswagen made …

May 20, 2024 · If you've been thinking about one, a Mk1 VW Golf or Rabbit is still one of the best bang-for-buck time machines out there.

Feb 8, 2018 · The MK1 Golf was a water-cooled, front-engined, front-wheel drive hatchback that set standards of design still used today, more than 40 years later. The Mark 1 Golf/Rabbit was created using many parts recently acquired with Auto Union, and used in the new Audis.

Mar 27, 2014 · As the successor to the legendary Beetle, of which over 21.5 million units were built, the Golf I designed by Giorgio Giugiaro and Volkswagen Design had to live up to the immense expectations that it would carry on the success story of what until then was the world's most successful car.

Dec 28, 2023 · Next year, the Golf nameplate turns 50 and VW will present historic Golf models from its collection on numerous occasions. But before we enter the celebrations for the model's anniversary,...

Mar 10, 2023 · Volkswagen Golf Mk1: our verdict. Non-GTI versions of the Volkswagen Golf Mk1 are still attainable and make for a great no-frills classic that’s likely to appreciate in value as time goes on.