In the U.S., the Golf Mk1 launched as the Rabbit in July 1978, followed by the Jetta four-door sedan in 1980. The VW Golf Mk1 was a huge hit, proving itself as a worthy successor of the Beetle and ...

The original hatchback paved the way for the most successful model line in VW's history ... The final design of the Golf was known as the Type 17. The Golf Mk1 went into production in March ...

Many generations of the Volkswagen Golf can be found parked on streets across the world, but it's particularly popular in Europe, where it's remained a bestseller for many decades. As a result of ...

first-generation Golf was officially discontinued in 1983. However, Volkswagen’s South African branch couldn’t let go of the iconic model, continuing to develop and mass-produce the Mk1 for ...

In its first, full year on sale VW shifted more than 1,500 of the things – signalling Brits’ desire for a practical, accessible performance car. Much has been written about the Mk1 Golf GTI.

Rather like the Ferrari F40 or Jaguar E-Type, it often feels like we know everything about the Mk1 VW Golf GTI. Decades of reverential praise mean it's hard to know what to say without fear of ...

For Tina Elledge's two kids, they look forward to the arrival of their diehard VW enthusiast mother driving either a 316whp two-tone Mk3 Golf VR6 turbo or a candy-painted Mk1 Cabrio VR6 on airbags.

Born as a small family car that soon turned legendary, Volkswagen’s Golf probably needs no introduction for anyone even vaguely familiar with the automotive world. But how about a feisty (CGI ...

This VW Golf GTI Mk1 project from Lego project needs to gather at least 10,000 votes in order for the Danish company to consider bringing it into production. Made from 1,278 bricks and aimed at ...