For the Mk1 ... few cars before or since. Tell people today you drive a Megane RS or i30 N and most will stare back with glassy-eyed incomprehension. Even your Nan knows what a Golf GTI is.

Therefore, there’s no question which car is faster in a straight line. But Auto Express found a way to make the drag race more interesting: they gave the Golf GTI Mk1 a one-second head start for ...

Experience a wild Viertelmeile (¼-mile) drag race between a heavily modified VW Golf Mk1 Drag Racer and a turbocharged Toyota ...

First let's settle an age-old debate because there are some who question whether the Volkswagen Golf GTI ... but that car didn’t come along until 1984 (the year the MK1 GTI went out of ...

Just one year after the Golf's initial launch in 1974, VW unveiled a sportier version of the car, christened the Golf GTI. It boasted ... success of the original Mk1 Golf meant that Volkswagen ...

Even in its abandoned state, though, the Mk1 GTI is such a stunner, with its Giugiaro-penned design and killer 14-inch black wheels. What a car ... and iconic golf ball shift knob make it look ...

In the African country, production of the Golf started in 1978 at the Uitenhage (Kariega) plant – the biggest car factory on the ... it was basically the 1982 Mk1 GTI with minor aesthetic ...

A neglected Volkswagen Golf GTI MK1 model undergoes a meticulous restoration, bringing back its original charm. The process begins with deep cleaning using hydrogen peroxide, cleaning powder ...

When it comes to hot hatchbacks, the Volkswagen Golf GTI is arguably the most famous and successful hot hatch ever to hit the mass market. What started out as a tiny, boxy hatchback, the Golf can ...

A car that needs no introduction, but we’re gonna give it one anyway. It may not have been the first ‘hot hatch’ per se, but the Mk1 Golf GTI is considered by many to be the “spiritual fat ...

Turns out GDY321X is for sale at £9,000, which seems an awful lot for a Mk1, flawless though this cars appears. But that's far from the price ceiling for the first Golf GTI, as this low-mileage 1 ...