VW Golf GTI: A spirited revival

The VW Golf GTI has been very popular in the past, especially in the US, and is now celebrating a spirited revival. Read this review for a nice history roundup.

The sporty, affordable Volkswagen GTI hatchback was the first of the small, fast, good-handling cars called "pocket rockets'' when it arrived in 1983 with a decidedly exuberant nature.

The front-drive GTI was introduced as a sportier version of Volkswagen's practical Rabbit economy model. It came when fun-to-drive cars were surfacing after a decade of mostly boring cars, as automakers mainly worked to meet new government regulations.

Desperate to review exciting cars, Car and Driver magazine used this headline to announce the arrival of the 1983 GTI: "The car we've all been waiting for."

The new GTI is the most refined GTI and offers an excellent blend of performance and practicality.

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Source: Chicago Sun Times, picture by The Auto Channel

VW Golf GTI: A spirited revival

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