GTI! GTI!” like a bunch of unruly Bayern Munich Fußball-Bundeslinga fans. Keep your jerseys on, people, we’ll get there in a bit. First though, a look at the Mk1 Golf’s more pragmatic side.

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

The fastest and most powerful production Golf GTI yet is set to kick off celebrations as 2007 marks the 30th anniversary of the original hot hatch – the Mk1 Golf GTI. Despite three decades ...

The Golf Mk1 went into production in March 1974 ... a displacement of between 1,093 cc and 1,781 cc. The most powerful GTI models had either a 1.6- or 1.8-liter engine depending on the model ...

With a kerb weight of just 810kg, the GTI could get to 60mph in 9 seconds. Top speed was 110mph. Available only as a three-door, the Golf GTI went on sale in Germany in June 1976. A handful of ...

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 ...

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 ...