Golf GTI (Mk1)

Mk1 (Typ 17) · 1976–1983FWD

This Mk1 Golf GTI is a three-door, five-seat hatchback with a 1.6-litre four-cylinder making 110 PS and 140 Nm, weighing 810 kg. It began as a skunkworks project, and the plan was to build no more than 5,000 of them, the number needed for a Group One touring car class. Total Mk1 GTI production ended up at about 462,000.

108 hpPower

9.0 s0-100 km/h

182 km/hTop Speed

1976-1983Year

Gallery

Golf GTI (Mk1), every angle

Exterior

Engineering passport

Specifications

Powertrain

Engineering details

Engine1.6L I4

Displacement1.6 L

Cylinders4

FuelPetrol

Transmission4-speed Manual

DrivetrainFWD

Performance

Numbers that matter

Power108 hp

Torque140 Nm

0-100 km/h9.0 s

Top speed182 km/h

Weight810 kg

Dimensions & body

Height · 1410 mm

Length · 3815 mm

Width1630 mm

Doors3

Seats5

STORY

The Volkswagen Golf is a compact car introduced in 1974 as the front-engine, front-wheel-drive successor to the Beetle, one of the most influential and best-selling cars in history. Its first generation, styled by Giugiaro, defined the modern hatchback class. The GTI hot hatch and many body variants came later. Eight generations have been produced, with tens of millions sold worldwide.

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