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Sexy, high heeled lady meets the Golf GTI 35 Edition

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Take one hot German gal, sprinkle in some dance tunes, give her a Golf GTI 35 Edition and let her go wild on a track… *Hint: Could borderline NSFW! Continue reading ‘Sexy, high heeled lady meets the Golf GTI 35 Edition’

Origins of the Volkswagen GTI on its 35th Anniversary

VW Golf GTI MK1

The Golf GTI has been in existence for 35 years now. Officially. But of course its history actually began much earlier, and that part of its story is unofficial. A group of enthusiasts – devotees of the dynamic side of Volkswagen – initially advanced the “Sport Golf” project in secret starting in 1974. Taking the lead roles here were Anton Konrad, former PR director, and Alfons Lowenberg, an engineer with petrol coursing through his blood… Continue reading ‘Origins of the Volkswagen GTI on its 35th Anniversary’

World debut of the Golf GTI Edition 35 at Worthersee

Golf GTI Edition 35
World debut at Worthersee:

Golf Edition 35

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35 years of the Golf GTI! Volkswagen is celebrating the anniversary of this icon with the new Golf GTI Edition 35. 173 kW / 235 PS of power (25 PS more than the normal GTI) and a fast 247 km/h top speed; 6 kg/PS power density. It will be a collector’s item from day one – arriving right on the 35th anniversary of the GTI legend. Back in the summer of 1976 – when the very first production GTI was launched – no one ever would have surmised what Volkswagen had just unleashed. No one. Not even Volkswagen itself. Some things simply cannot be planned – icons included. And so the first Golf GTI surprised everyone: buyers, competitors, the carmaker and – on the Autobahn – all those drivers of other sports cars and luxury saloons who had never heard of such a thing from Volkswagen, but were now being passed by it. Since then, the GTI advanced to become the most successful compact sports car in automotive history. 5,000 GTIs were planned – yet the GTI of our day is irrepressibly approaching the production milestone of 2 million units built! Continue reading ‘World debut of the Golf GTI Edition 35 at Worthersee’

VW announces Golf Edition 35 with 235hp

Golf Edition 35

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In honor of the hot-hatch GTI’s 35th anniversary, Volkswagen is launching a special edition for all the enthusiast out there. Equipped with the all new exterior design, exclusive 35th aesthetics and 235hp under the hood, it’s sure to set you apart from the others.

Let’s also not forget the Golf24, which it and its livery are in honor of the 35th anniversary. Continue reading ‘VW announces Golf Edition 35 with 235hp’

Volkswagen Golf GTI Excessive presented at Worthersee 2010

Golf GTI Excessive, Worthersee 2010

A long-standing tradition every year at the GTI-Meet at Wörthersee – the largest of its kind in the world – is that Volkswagen likes to surprise its fans: not only with exciting new production models, but with breathtaking concept cars as well. In 2007, it was the “Über-Golf” GTI W12-650, in 2008 the “Sound Machine” Golf Estate RaVe 270 and in 2009 the Golf GTI Wörthersee 09, a concept on which meet fans got a preview of the new LED rear lights. This year, Volkswagen is presenting fans in Reifnitz with the Golf GTI Excessive. This concept car illustrates the great design potential of the Golf GTI and how it might develop in the future. (continue reading…)




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