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VW Watercooled Cars - General and History

Volkswagen Golf GTI

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VW Books Stock Number.. VWB1159
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Author.. James Richardson

Publisher.. The Crowood Press

ISBN (or publisher's Number).. 9781847970480

Content description.....

The V W Golf was planned to be a worthy successor to the venerable Beetle, a move that required dynamic thinking and a clean drawing board if Volkswagen was to continue to hold its position at the nucleus of top motor manufacturers. Where the Golf differed from the crowd was in the out-sourced design work of Giorgetto Giugiaro and his resultant distinctive body design, for here was the world's first hatchback. - - - When Volkswagen launched the Golf GTI, over thirty years ago, it could hardly have known the impact its compact and sporty model would have on the car-buying public. Through an uncertain birth to its class-topping iconic status of today, rarely does a new model of car make a whole new market segment for itself but the Golf was the original hot hatch, a car that others would copy but seldom equal. - - - Details of every mark of GTI· Many archive images·- - - Covers cabriolet and hot hatch

Physical details....

Size.. 189mm x 246mm
Pages / graphical content.. 208pp, 294colour photos.
Binding.. Hardbound
Originally published.. 2008
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