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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It’s easy to see the Mk1’s in influence in today ... the GTI is 14kg lighter than a VW Up. Quick and composed on road or track, the Golf GTI has talents we miss, even if it didn’t sparkle ...

If the GTI were a married couple, it would be about to hit gold. Let's hope VW rises to the occasion While 50 years is an ...