The history of the Golf GTI - VW Video with Chris Goffey - 21 years special
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- Опубликовано: 29 мар 2022
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A VW video that I believe was sponsored by Volkswagen themselves to celebrate 21 years of the Golf GTI. Hosted by Chris Goffey of original Top Gear fame and featuring the Mk1, Mk2 and Mk3 Golf GTIs and the (at the time) latest VR6. The video features the history of the cars, some of the famous modifiers of the time and some rally footage, mostly of the mk3. Produced in around 1996, this video was available on VHS only. 
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Two mates had nearly new MK1 Golf GTIs. Such a fantastic car in its day.
Great video, plus a nice reminder of what Top Gear used to be like.
Oh you mean used to be like every other car show, telling us about how many cup holders cars dont have.
@@canoaslan1011people used to want informative motoring advice about cars which were affordable. I stopped watching when it was all about supercars drifting round a track. The younger generation today have a short attention span and need “excitement” to stay interested. A generation who flick from one dumb piece of crap on social media to another constantly. Nothing sinking in, onto the next pointless bit of rubbish. Thats why TG changed. Clarkson May and Hammond were amusing to start with but it was wearing thin in the end. Im glad the BBC has cancelled the show for the foreseeable future but im sure it wont be missed by most of those who watched it. As I say, always something else to watch for that quick fix. People go on RUclips to watch car reviews now anyway.
@@oddities-whatnot Riiiiight Then you would know TG was one of those shows before Clarkson, it got cancelled because people just didnt care aout run of thew mill spec sheet readers. and youmight also want to know it was Clarkson that came and relaunched it from being a cancelled show, made it what it became. and what stage did you stop watching it mate? if people really wanted informative car advice on a show, Tell me one of them tat was successfully? and if informative cup holder information is what people wanted, Why is TG one of te most successful shows ever, Im not saying automotive, im saying the best show, WHY? if informative videos and reviews are so popular, Why is the biggest automotive channel on RUclips Whistlingdiesel?
Billsteins were standard on the Mk1, not a mod. My 1600 got me out of so many dodgy situations. So forgiving. You could stamp on the brakes mid corner and it would cock a rear wheel and dig in and somehow get you round. They rarely talk about how well tuned the 5 speed box was to the engine. Always seemed to be in just the right rev range with cam on song. Also the little details that distinguished the model, like the dechroming and black accents, something that is the standard nowadays, at the time was super chic and modern. Sweet little car I still miss.
At 0:23 No, Chris. The Beetle never had a water-cooled engine. It had a Porsche inspired, air-cooled flat four.
Only the modern Beetle had a water-cooled engine, and that car wouldn't debut until 1998.
I have an 82 VW rabbit pick up with a 2.0 liter ABA the power to weight ratio is close to the GTI. It is a blast to drive and if you stay out of the throttle 32+ MPG. 😊
The genius of the GTI was the fact that it's basically a compact family car with the performance of a sports car. GM cam up with the idea of sports-car performance in a family-car package in the sixties with its Chevelle SS and GTO muscle cars, but only VW could put true finely engineered sports-car capabilities in a standard passenger car and create something that was more than just muscle. When the GTI came to the U.S. in 1982, it thankfully ended the era of Detroit economy "sport" cars that were merely economy cars with magnesium wheels and side decals that had the same weak engines and bland suspension as the base cars. The Chevrolet Cavalier Z24, the Ford Escort GT, and the Dodge Omni GLH wouldn't have happened without the GTI coming first.
46:58 VW claimed the electronic traction control and the 'plus suspension' would make the 1995 VR6 GTI easier to reign in on wet road starts but that was pure marketing BS. The torque steer was still there as the ETC would only work up to 40 km/h wheel spin and as anyone knows who has driven a HOT VW, that's a blip in 1st gear. Also, the ETC was actually part of the ABS and that ABS made the VR6 GTI a tad skiddish when you needed predictability in braking effort. 28 years later and that '95 VR6 GTI still puts an ear to ear grin on my face. And then there's the intake of air, a battle cry of the VR6 12V that simply just makes my bits fizz, as James May would say.
I also had a 1979 GTI with a 1.8L solid head, Schrick 280 asymmetrical cam, hogged out airbox, K&N air filter, dialed in AUDI 5000 warm up regulator, Super-Sprint headers straight piped to the rear resonator oval end, SACHS suspension kit, Neuspeed 22mm front and 25mm rear anti-roll bars, Neuspeed front upper and lower tiebars and 15"x6.5" wheels. The flames that car could spit were simply hellish to anyone tailgating me in traffic.
Love my gti
Great blast from the past. Thank you. 🙏
I had one and loved it! Thank you very much!
I had a 1.8 GTI GX motor in my MK1 '83 Jetta- was a fun car.
Did not expect this on this channel. Interesting surprise.
Nice to see the late richard lloyd and brian ricketts, i didn't know brian tuned vr6's.
Never seen one IRL but always love these cars in Gran Turismo.
I have a MK3.5 2000 Cabrio as well. Considered the MK1 Cabriolet, but I appreciated the overall build quality and packaging of the MK3 version.
you need to do a Part II ( Mk5 to Mk8)
Yes!!
I’ve had a 6,7,7.5 R
Got a gti cs and imo pick of the lot
Great vid. I'd love a mk1 GTI parked next to my mk6R
Love my 2 liter American Spec MK2 GTI 16v
Why wasn't the all wheel drive MK2 mentioned? I owned one here in the states. Amazing car!
whaaa? the 020 trans kept breaking in the rally race? Nahh. never lol.
Best
Where is the G60 Rallye?
The cool ones come in batches of 5,000. I don't like the new Golf's, Mark 8 and up. Vw should have kept their relationship with Recaro and BBS.
Very probably owned over 30 mK1 (Rabbits) here in the states in the 90's. I just bought an MK4 Cabrio. What a shocking difference from the MK1. Really no resemblance between the 2 except for the emblem.
I'm sad, I really thought you made a 'Lore' video on the Golf GTI. Yes I should have read the full title but well....
But I'm absolutely certain that it would have been really good and cool if you did.
I'll be doing some more car content in time. :)
all hail the macron golf. "Mattius"
The music was terrible
Also most later models of the GTI were 5 doors and GTI should be 3 doors
The Mk2 looked better as a 5 door
So did the mk4
The Golf GTI should be 3 doors and the Jetta GLI (sold in North America) should be 5 doors.
Nice video, but, James May is better at being James May
16v engines were great until your timing belt broke at 60k miles.
I have changed mine every 45k since I bought it Used in 98. Never an issue.
Now all the American market gets is the Tiguan and the Atlas.
At least we still get GTIs and Rs, but if you want a base Golf, you're out of luck. That's why I'm keeping my Mk6 base Golf up to showroom condition.