{"id":37100,"date":"2014-07-18T09:22:21","date_gmt":"2014-07-18T08:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.influx.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=37100"},"modified":"2022-06-22T17:38:49","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T16:38:49","slug":"gti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/features\/gti\/","title":{"rendered":"VW Golf: GTi love"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>When I, the Golf GTi, first hit the scene in Frankfurt in \u201975 I was pretty radical and, let me tell you, an instant hit.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I mean, a four-cylinder engine with fuel injection, 0-60 in 9 seconds, all packed into a small family hatch with an emphasis on drivability? I was a revelation.<\/p>\n<p>OK, looking back the tartan trim and golf ball gear knob seems a little quirky now. But take a look at your own snaps; what\u2019s with the long hair and tash, and man those side burns\u2026<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-37100 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-post-gallery-thumb'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Volkswagen-GTi-1-3-e1405671479129.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"251\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Volkswagen-GTi-1-3-e1405671479129-251x167.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-gallery-thumb size-post-gallery-thumb\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-37114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Volkswagen-GTi-1-3-e1405671479129-251x167.jpg 251w, https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Volkswagen-GTi-1-3-e1405671479129-278x185.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-37114'>\n\t\t\t\tThe classic two box format at its purest here.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Volkswagen-GTi-1-1-e1405671508515.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"251\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Volkswagen-GTi-1-1-e1405671508515-251x167.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-gallery-thumb size-post-gallery-thumb\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-37112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Volkswagen-GTi-1-1-e1405671508515-251x167.jpg 251w, https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Volkswagen-GTi-1-1-e1405671508515-278x185.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-37112'>\n\t\t\t\tIntegrated from all angles\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Fast forward now to 1984 when even Madonna was like a virgin. I\u2019d had a restyle and had become the Mark II. A new chassis structure and more power saw my popularity and sales rise even higher.<\/p>\n<p>Still, we can all improve and in \u201987 I got an upgrade. I now had a 2 litre 8-valve engine and improved aerodynamics.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-37100 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-post-gallery-thumb'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/volkswagen_golf_gti_2-3-e1405671527556.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"251\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/volkswagen_golf_gti_2-3-e1405671527556-251x167.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-gallery-thumb size-post-gallery-thumb\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-37118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/volkswagen_golf_gti_2-3-e1405671527556-251x167.jpg 251w, https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/volkswagen_golf_gti_2-3-e1405671527556-278x185.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-37118'>\n\t\t\t\tThe box is more elliptical now&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/volkswagen_golf_gti_2-e1405671540709.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"251\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/volkswagen_golf_gti_2-e1405671540709-251x167.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-gallery-thumb size-post-gallery-thumb\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-37119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/volkswagen_golf_gti_2-e1405671540709-251x167.jpg 251w, https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/volkswagen_golf_gti_2-e1405671540709-278x185.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-37119'>\n\t\t\t\tand that rear end not as simple\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Here\u2019s me as a Mark III in 1993 with my new 16 valve engine which meant I could now hit 133 mph and fly up to 60mph in 8.3 seconds. It would be another five years before my Mark IV incarnation; which, among other things, saw me in a diesel version as well as two new petrol engine variations.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-37100 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-post-gallery-thumb'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/volkswagen_golf_gti_3-11.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"251\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/volkswagen_golf_gti_3-11-251x167.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-gallery-thumb size-post-gallery-thumb\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-37122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/volkswagen_golf_gti_3-11-251x167.jpg 251w, https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/volkswagen_golf_gti_3-11-278x185.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-37122'>\n\t\t\t\tAero improved again\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/volkswagen_golf_gti_3-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"251\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/volkswagen_golf_gti_3-2-251x167.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-gallery-thumb size-post-gallery-thumb\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-37123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/volkswagen_golf_gti_3-2-251x167.jpg 251w, https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/volkswagen_golf_gti_3-2-278x185.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-37123'>\n\t\t\t\tRear 3\/4 problem solved\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>But for me, and I think you\u2019ll agree with me here, the halcyon days really came with the Mark V. Paris, 2004. I remember it like it was yesterday. I was the star of that show and no surprise; I mean, look at me. A brand new 2-litre T-FSI engine linked to a 6-speed gearbox. Now 15mm lower than before on new springs, dampers and anti roll bars. And guess what, that tartan trim was back, big style. What, that makes you laugh?<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-37100 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-post-gallery-thumb'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Volkswagen-GTi-5-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"251\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Volkswagen-GTi-5-3-251x167.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-gallery-thumb size-post-gallery-thumb\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-37130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Volkswagen-GTi-5-3-251x167.jpg 251w, https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Volkswagen-GTi-5-3-278x185.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-37130'>\n\t\t\t\tA perky behind\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Volkswagen-GTi-5-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"251\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Volkswagen-GTi-5-2-251x167.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-gallery-thumb size-post-gallery-thumb\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-37129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Volkswagen-GTi-5-2-251x167.jpg 251w, https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Volkswagen-GTi-5-2-278x185.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-37129'>\n\t\t\t\tAnd a noble profile&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>By the end of July 2012 another 2.85 million of my lesser badged brethren had been produced, based on the sixth generation of the car launched in 2008. By this time I was so rugged I passed the EuroNCAP crash test with flying colours, gaining the maximum five stars.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-37100 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-post-gallery-thumb'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Volkswagen-GTi-6-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"251\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Volkswagen-GTi-6-3-251x167.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-gallery-thumb size-post-gallery-thumb\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-37133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Volkswagen-GTi-6-3-251x167.jpg 251w, https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Volkswagen-GTi-6-3-278x185.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-37133'>\n\t\t\t\tLonger, lower now\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Volkswagen-GTi-6-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"251\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Volkswagen-GTi-6-1-251x167.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-gallery-thumb size-post-gallery-thumb\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-37131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Volkswagen-GTi-6-1-251x167.jpg 251w, https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Volkswagen-GTi-6-1-278x185.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-37131'>\n\t\t\t\tbut with a contemporary profile\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>On 4 September 2012, Volkswagen celebrated the world premiere of my seventh generation. My weight was reduced by up to 100 kg, thereby reversing the often cited upward weight spiral. Surely I could have been forgiven some middle aged spread! I&#8217;m more frugal now, too \u2013 23 per cent lighter on fuel in fact. The new Golf TDI BlueMotion consumes only 3.2 l\/100 km (88.3 mpg) (equivalent to 85 g\/km of CO2) under standard NEDC conditions.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-37100 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-post-gallery-thumb'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Golf_GTi_09-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"251\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Golf_GTi_09-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-gallery-thumb size-post-gallery-thumb\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-56319\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-56319'>\n\t\t\t\tA subtle update\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Golf_GTI_Mk7_a-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"251\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Golf_GTI_Mk7_a-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-gallery-thumb size-post-gallery-thumb\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-56320\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-56320'>\n\t\t\t\twith sass\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>My GTi moniker may be a little archaic these days &#8211; and perhaps it is time to hand over the elite title of the best selling VW ever to a younger, fresher pretender.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Now wearing Mask no.VIII, will you being seeing me wearing my GTi skirts once again soon?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I, GTi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37163,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1779,6],"tags":[851,1128,722,1038,767,278],"class_list":["post-37100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cars","category-features","tag-german","tag-german-cars","tag-golf","tag-gti","tag-volkswagen","tag-vw","manufacturers-volkswagen","manufacturers-vw-2"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - 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