To date, nearly 1.9 million (over 59 500 in South Africa) Golf GTI units have been sold worldwide. No one could have predicted such a phenomenal success when the first Golf GTI was launched in 1976 and subsequently when the first GTi rolled off the Uitenhage VWSA production line in 1982. At that time only 5 000 units were planned. The first generation Golf GTI defined a fundamental standard for dynamic performance that was more precise than any other compact car of its era. Everything was … [Read more...] about New Golf GTI

