| Known around the world under many different labels, | | | | option of two or four door Golfs, and the variations |
| including, Caddy, CitiGolf and Rabbit, the Volkswagen | | | | were received with great and well welcomed reviews. |
| Golf and Golf GTI are true classic and iconic models | | | | Building on the huge success of the MKI, VW released |
| within the VW brand. With the Beetle originally taking | | | | the GTI, a pioneer of the hot hatch market. |
| the stage as the VW mass produced car, | | | | Further cosmetic changes were made the MKI, with a |
| Volkswagen were forced to develop another cheap | | | | front apron added to the car, and the newly added |
| to produce mass market car. The acquisition of Audi | | | | fuel injection also increasing the power of the GTI. The |
| into the company greatly increase the experience and | | | | new design choice was popular and maintained its |
| knowledge of designing and building front engine cars. | | | | place on further Golf variations. The increase in power |
| This, and the design of the new mass car being | | | | with the addition of vented front disc brakes, racing |
| penned by the great and well respected designer | | | | seats and lowering meant the Golf GTI was the |
| Giorgio Giugiaro, meant that the Golf was set up for | | | | number on hot hatch, with sales of the new iconic car |
| great success. | | | | rocketing as fast as the car. |
| Once the designs for the new small and affordable | | | | To further refine the car the Golf received some |
| car were made by Giugiaro he had come up with a | | | | further alterations in the early eighties, which also saw |
| hatchback powered by a front wheel drive Audi GT | | | | the introduction of a new variation, the VW Golf |
| engine. This design is now commonly known due to | | | | cabriolet. Volkswagen choose to introduce a cabriolet |
| the huge popularity of the Volkswagen which was | | | | under the Golf brand due to the massive success it |
| designed, the MKI Golf. Production of the car was | | | | had received, therefore instantly boosting the cabriolet |
| started and mass produced in the German Wolfsburg | | | | chances of success. The convertible was a great |
| car plant, where 1.1 litre and 1.6 lire variations were | | | | success and its sales continued therefore resulting in a |
| made to serve the mass market. There was also the | | | | relatively success production run. |