Where Does 'GTI' Come From?

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  • Опубликовано: 21 мар 2019
  • When you hear GTI, you probably think of a Volkswagen Golf. However, the origins of GTI are little different to what you might expect...
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  • @jarodmoodley7925
    @jarodmoodley7925 5 лет назад +447

    *Got*
    *Turbo*
    *Inside*

    • @ej22_gc86
      @ej22_gc86 5 лет назад +14

      Jarod Moodley -but golf gtis didn’t have turbos until the 5th gen-

    • @spaqin
      @spaqin 5 лет назад +5

      But the Mk4 had a 1.8T alongside the VR6 to choose...

    • @crownmajesta1064
      @crownmajesta1064 5 лет назад

      @@ej22_gc86 *fourth gen and Mk2 G60 had a supercharger.

    • @Sennaxm71
      @Sennaxm71 5 лет назад

      Meh, I've got 2 MK2's with turbo's on 👍

    • @enzoferrari8441
      @enzoferrari8441 5 лет назад +1

      レクサス a supercharger isn’t a turbo

  • @boostaddict_
    @boostaddict_ 5 лет назад +135

    "Some not so great"
    *YOU BETTER WATCH YOUR MOUTH*

    • @USBNXR
      @USBNXR 5 лет назад +5

      Golf mk3 community in a comment! Great job, let's terminate him! 😂

    • @jpeacock974
      @jpeacock974 5 лет назад +7

      Should of zoomed into the mk4

    • @tonyrichardson7939
      @tonyrichardson7939 5 лет назад

      J Peacock yes mk4 gang

    • @dergreg_
      @dergreg_ 5 лет назад

      Volkswagen is the wort car company on the planet, and I'm really into cars.

    • @danielkelly1335
      @danielkelly1335 5 лет назад +1

      AlphaCreative how

  • @Kai240i
    @Kai240i 5 лет назад +201

    Yall didn't debunk anything, still as confused as i was before clicking the video

    • @thestreetrider8779
      @thestreetrider8779 5 лет назад +2

      Me too

    • @pharaongaming8617
      @pharaongaming8617 5 лет назад

      well i knew what they said in video but i think it is a easy explanation, it is a reasonably fastish car that can drive you comfortably and get your stuff around but unlike gt this is for poor man

    • @pharaongaming8617
      @pharaongaming8617 5 лет назад

      also poor mans GTI badges tend to be red unlike rich mans GT badges which are silver

    • @tedt7991
      @tedt7991 5 лет назад

      Gran turismo injection

    • @matteogovender2129
      @matteogovender2129 5 лет назад

      Me too

  • @milo631
    @milo631 5 лет назад +83

    Gonna
    Tune
    IT

  • @PlBR-yt2iz
    @PlBR-yt2iz 5 лет назад +103

    Car throttle: "affordable sports car"
    Me: *cries in brazilian*

    • @ImadHadjersi
      @ImadHadjersi 5 лет назад +7

      Cries in Algerian too. What you work here in order to afford a MK7 GTI is what a british dude works in order to afford a brand new 911... 3 times.

    • @fossilfueled27
      @fossilfueled27 5 лет назад +1

      @@ImadHadjersi A new MK7 GTI isn't exactly affordable in the UK either!

    • @ImadHadjersi
      @ImadHadjersi 5 лет назад +6

      @@fossilfueled27 Try living in Algeria or Brazil and you'll have a new idea of what's the meaning of "affordable car".

    • @fossilfueled27
      @fossilfueled27 5 лет назад +1

      @@ImadHadjersi Having driven a MK7 Golf I can honestly say the affordable shitbox will be the more fun car to drive, and I'd rather have it. The Golf has for 20 years been the definition of mind-numbing, dull herd-mentaility sameness.

    • @pharaongaming8617
      @pharaongaming8617 5 лет назад

      @@fossilfueled27 that shit box is affordable in those countryes or it might not even be, europeans tend to have higher value as an affordable car (exept georgia its shit here)

  • @tiffanydriessen
    @tiffanydriessen 5 лет назад +60

    Mk1 Golf GTI is my favourite.

  • @isaacsrandomvideos667
    @isaacsrandomvideos667 5 лет назад +62

    Audi Quattro..
    Quick
    Urban
    Affordable
    Turbo
    Turbo
    Rally
    Owner

  • @detective3728
    @detective3728 5 лет назад +59

    My fev GTi? A Rover 216 GTi
    Said no one ever...

  • @vigneshv8608
    @vigneshv8608 5 лет назад +5

    Swift GTI 🔥

    • @Tony-112
      @Tony-112 5 лет назад

      👌👌👍👍 Go the Suzuki Swift GTi

  • @dj_paultuk7052
    @dj_paultuk7052 5 лет назад +6

    My Fav was the MkII Golf GTi. I had a 88 8v, which came with the PB engine, and Digifant. VW's own in-house fully mapped injection/ignition system, and the first fully mapped system in a VW. Only 115bhp but damn good fun and still did 35mpg.

  • @DkpDrifter
    @DkpDrifter 5 лет назад +31

    Gotta Try Innit ?

  • @mateotrillas2982
    @mateotrillas2982 5 лет назад +4

    I have the 6c Polo GTI and it's absoluteley amazing

  • @themx-5guy708
    @themx-5guy708 5 лет назад +6

    Golf GTI mk3 in blue with blue taillights so 90's tuning

  • @jubeikibagamai5323
    @jubeikibagamai5323 5 лет назад +2

    I learned absolutely nothing.

    • @Tony-112
      @Tony-112 5 лет назад

      Bender is great
      Btw I learned nothing from this video too

  • @KartCentral
    @KartCentral 5 лет назад +2

    306 GTI , not everyone's cup of tea but an awesome driving experience!

  • @Tony-112
    @Tony-112 5 лет назад +12

    Suzuki swift GTi? Anyone?
    Toyota Corolla GTi ?
    Proton Satria GTi ?

    • @stimpymcstimp6442
      @stimpymcstimp6442 5 лет назад +2

      If you mean the 90's swift model then you are a man of excellent and sofisticated taste. A true aristocrat.
      Also don't forget the excellent Nissan Sunny GTi.

    • @anand3033
      @anand3033 5 лет назад

      Why not a Suzuki Alto GTi..!!

    • @anand3033
      @anand3033 5 лет назад

      Suzuki sold some odd 600 Swift GTi in India rebadging them as 'Maruti Zen Carbon'

    • @lunargraphix4462
      @lunargraphix4462 5 лет назад

      yeah Proton satria GTi

  • @twittyg873
    @twittyg873 5 лет назад

    High quality, under 2 minute video where title matches content in 2019?
    Liked and subscribed.

  • @am_staart9544
    @am_staart9544 5 лет назад +3

    Points at the best Golf ever made.
    "Some not so great"
    Hmmmm

  • @crownmajesta1064
    @crownmajesta1064 5 лет назад +3

    My fav gti?
    Let's see.
    Mk 4 GTD aka GTI TDI

  • @kaido094
    @kaido094 5 лет назад +4

    I owned 2 20jahre mk3 gti. Red seatbelts 👍

  • @SshiggyY
    @SshiggyY 5 лет назад +6

    M8ne? MK1 Golf GTI love the car.

  • @rileyw9969
    @rileyw9969 5 лет назад +2

    I'm pretty sure that the 'GTI' on the MK1 golf GTi was a reference to the Bosch fuel injection

  • @gabrieliuskacinskas6874
    @gabrieliuskacinskas6874 5 лет назад +1

    0:28 I'll pretend I didn't heard that

  • @marsy_mcmarsface
    @marsy_mcmarsface 5 лет назад

    I used to drive a mk2 Gold as my daily and it was an absolutely an amazing car. It was not a GTI but instead had the engine swapped from a mk3. It was my favorite car to have but several electrical issues forced me to replace it with a mk6 Golf which is also an amazing car.

  • @danieluecker477
    @danieluecker477 5 лет назад +5

    Wwwwwwwait , dont call my MK 3 not so great!

    • @WJracer
      @WJracer 5 лет назад

      That hurt me

  • @onionman500blin8
    @onionman500blin8 5 лет назад +4

    Good
    Titanium
    Internals
    BLYAT I want a daewoo racer sti with a vr6 lmao

  • @theremain9299
    @theremain9299 5 лет назад +1

    Personal favorites are the Golf Mk2 Mk1 and Mk3 in that order :D

  • @pashaboss6
    @pashaboss6 Год назад +1

    my fav GTI is the Peugot 505

  • @sebastiaanlambrechtsen6128
    @sebastiaanlambrechtsen6128 5 лет назад +2

    My favoriete is the Citroën CX 2500 GTI

  • @gustavgnoettgen
    @gustavgnoettgen 5 лет назад +2

    Not a real phrase, but sounds nice. VW registered the name, but that's not really followed by other companies.

  • @GasGearsGames
    @GasGearsGames 5 лет назад +1

    Suzuki swift GTi and the swift GTs of later year, are my favorite cars with that "gti" thing.

    • @Tony-112
      @Tony-112 5 лет назад

      Yes another person has recognised the swift GTi

  • @khopotsombatha1030
    @khopotsombatha1030 5 лет назад +2

    the original Mk1 Golf GTi

  • @robertalexander7661
    @robertalexander7661 5 лет назад +1

    My favorite GTI, is mine!!!! 2013 GOLF GTI fun to drive, AWESOME performance!!!! It keeps up with a lot of sports cars costing 3 and 4 times more!!!!!

  • @friendlypiranha774
    @friendlypiranha774 5 лет назад +1

    Early Lamborghini models carried GT badges. Also, don't forget the GTO, as used by both Pontiac and Ferrari in the 1960s.

  • @davijuli50
    @davijuli50 5 лет назад +2

    Definitely the 205 GTi

  • @matyaskalab3176
    @matyaskalab3176 5 лет назад +2

    Many of you will hate me, but i love Golf MK3 VR6 and MK4 R32

    • @AkinaJVS
      @AkinaJVS 5 лет назад

      i love those too lol, didnt even know they are disliked by many

    • @WJracer
      @WJracer 5 лет назад

      @@AkinaJVS I didn't know that either. It has to be an vr6 mk3 though

    • @thando_simelane
      @thando_simelane 5 лет назад

      I don't think anyone dislikes those.

    • @8Hshan
      @8Hshan 5 лет назад

      @@thando_simelane I do, the Mk3. For me this Golf generation is absolutely disgusting, no matter the variant.

    • @thando_simelane
      @thando_simelane 5 лет назад

      @@8Hshan literally the first person I've heard say that. I know people who don't prefer it, but non that hate it. Here in South Africa the VR6 is loved and the R32 is sought after.

  • @marekstankovic5400
    @marekstankovic5400 5 лет назад +1

    My fav GTI was the Celica GT-i 16 (ST182)

  • @DouweHetMedium
    @DouweHetMedium 5 лет назад +1

    Citroen BX GTi 16V is my favorite!

  • @francisfedorovics5759
    @francisfedorovics5759 5 лет назад +1

    My favorite GTi is the golf mk2 gti

  • @claudeakel
    @claudeakel 5 лет назад +1

    GOT
    TROUBLE
    INSIDE

  • @alyn4891
    @alyn4891 5 лет назад

    TDI. Turbo Diesel Injection or Turbo Diesel Intercooled? Lots of cars badged TD with no intercooler.

    • @8Hshan
      @8Hshan 5 лет назад

      Turbodiesel Direct Injection. AFAIK every single diesel since before the WW2 has some forms of injection, so there's no point in adding just that in the name.

  • @richiec9077
    @richiec9077 5 лет назад

    Gets there incredibly

  • @simmons996
    @simmons996 5 лет назад +1

    Mk2 Golf GTI is my favorite

  • @solidsnake6803
    @solidsnake6803 5 лет назад

    my favorite gti - Polo 6C GTI 1.8 TSI

  • @codykamminga9667
    @codykamminga9667 5 лет назад +1

    we call GTi here in the netherlands Gordijnen Trekhaak imperiaal ( Curtains Towhitch imperial)

  • @badrc350
    @badrc350 5 лет назад

    I own a Polo 9n3 GTI from 2008. It is a lovely pocket rocket with a 1.8T producing 150bhp and 220Nm of torque.

  • @katzehvh
    @katzehvh 5 лет назад

    The Golf mk4 GTi is my fav

  • @tinatpasselepoivre
    @tinatpasselepoivre 5 лет назад +1

    BX gti. ultimate sleeper and great comfort

  • @kvinnerblirje-oppeti6381
    @kvinnerblirje-oppeti6381 5 лет назад +2

    In Norweigan it means "Gulv Teppe Inni" wich mean "got carpet inside" in English!

  • @Rio-1984
    @Rio-1984 5 лет назад +2

    In french it means "Grand Tourisme Injection"...

  • @basithph8958
    @basithph8958 5 лет назад +4

    GTI is best hot hatch

    • @8Hshan
      @8Hshan 5 лет назад

      Yeah, I too like the 205.

  • @Commonginger
    @Commonginger 5 лет назад

    Love my MK7 GTi!

  • @noahlabarba7257
    @noahlabarba7257 5 лет назад +1

    My favorite is the VW Mk2 GTI, my daily driver :)

  • @madjoemak
    @madjoemak 5 лет назад +1

    My favourite gti is probably the maserati but if we're talking about hot hatches then I'd say mk1 golf

  • @nicolafoudre
    @nicolafoudre 5 лет назад

    The 205 GTi is a legend

  • @AndreiDragonulBGS
    @AndreiDragonulBGS 5 лет назад

    rs?

  • @dorubivol2927
    @dorubivol2927 5 лет назад

    Got the intercooler

  • @Burden-THE
    @Burden-THE 5 лет назад +2

    It's still ain't a GTi-R!

  • @sheepgti390
    @sheepgti390 5 лет назад

    MKII and MKV Golf GTi are my fav

  • @SilentlyEagle
    @SilentlyEagle 5 лет назад +1

    Gran Turismo Injection or Great touring Injection 😎👌

  • @anfernny6278
    @anfernny6278 5 лет назад

    Maybe they were trynna say the car was:
    Gonna
    Turn
    Iconic

  • @aaronchapman1306
    @aaronchapman1306 5 лет назад

    What does VXR mean?

  • @migguru562
    @migguru562 5 лет назад +1

    306 GTI 6 👌

  • @kaz3d
    @kaz3d 5 лет назад +12

    1994 SUZUKI SWIFT GTI !! the most affordable 'hot' hatch

    • @user-vs7sb9wg2r
      @user-vs7sb9wg2r 5 лет назад

      well it isn't that hot, but it is light-weight and high-reving.

  • @user-cj1lw1cc2n
    @user-cj1lw1cc2n 5 лет назад +1

    Golf GTI

  • @zockerplay3314
    @zockerplay3314 5 лет назад +1

    Golf MK2 GTI by far!

  • @matan2903
    @matan2903 5 лет назад +1

    My 08 Gti

  • @atranas6018
    @atranas6018 5 лет назад +1

    Proton Satria GTi

  • @stephanvelines7006
    @stephanvelines7006 5 лет назад

    Golf IV GTI with the 1.8 T 20V engine in black.

  • @rubendenbreejen6020
    @rubendenbreejen6020 5 лет назад +16

    GTI
    Gasoline turbocharged ingestion
    TDI
    Turbocharged dizel ingestion

    • @EwanBrooks
      @EwanBrooks 5 лет назад +4

      Injection*

    • @sv_cheats1970
      @sv_cheats1970 5 лет назад

      After the mk4 all were turbo petrols

    • @udenszirnis1644
      @udenszirnis1644 5 лет назад

      TDI means it is a Turbo Diesel with Intercooler. GTI stands for Gasoline Turbo with Intercooler.

    • @isa9engineer430
      @isa9engineer430 5 лет назад

      @@udenszirnis1644 tdi means turbocharged direct injection

  • @iTzKomplett
    @iTzKomplett 5 лет назад +2

    debunk, the volvo 240/940 L, DL Gl, GLE, SE, GLT, TIC, Polar, LT FT

  • @rolfvuorinen2025
    @rolfvuorinen2025 5 лет назад

    Mk1 or mk2 golf gti but i love 4 wheel drive vr6 golf

  • @user-vs7sb9wg2r
    @user-vs7sb9wg2r 5 лет назад +2

    My favorite is the Nissan pulsar gti

    • @SalvoDan
      @SalvoDan 5 лет назад

      Are you thinking of the GTI-R?
      They were a great car or when they were developed. Not so great compared to what was on the market when they were produced. A year or so late to market and the Subaru WRX and Peugeots ate their lunch.
      The 3-door looked sportier than the 5-door but was not much lighter.
      Still one of the great hot hatches of history...

  • @jaammeez4174
    @jaammeez4174 5 лет назад

    Got
    Turbo
    In?

  • @karelvvv
    @karelvvv 5 лет назад +1

    The Golf mk2 with the mk3 ABF engine, and since most GTI's have turbos, shouldn't the badge be GTTI?

    • @WJracer
      @WJracer 5 лет назад

      Gti did have a turbo until the mk4 1.8t. Even then not all mk4s had the turbo

  • @calummccabe1903
    @calummccabe1903 5 лет назад

    My stepdad owned a MK2 Golf GTI

  • @crackedemerald4930
    @crackedemerald4930 5 лет назад +8

    Hah, just got an add for Volkswagen before this

    • @Tony-112
      @Tony-112 5 лет назад

      Same the Amarok

  • @ricooskar8143
    @ricooskar8143 5 лет назад

    I like the golf mk2

  • @bowenarrow2921
    @bowenarrow2921 4 года назад

    208 Gti is bae

  • @nisno5915
    @nisno5915 5 лет назад

    Golf mk2 my favourite

  • @hamzaahmed351
    @hamzaahmed351 5 лет назад

    Great
    Technology
    Invented

  • @jeanmoins495
    @jeanmoins495 5 лет назад

    My favourite modern GTi is, by far the 308 GTi, it is beautiful, practical and a sports car in the same time

  • @mkviis
    @mkviis 5 лет назад +2

    My favorite gti is the MK7.5 GTI and I literally took delivery of my MK7.5 GTI exactly 24 hours ago.

  • @NatureXwars
    @NatureXwars 5 лет назад +2

    STI next lol

  • @claudiahoabes4365
    @claudiahoabes4365 4 года назад +1

    Golf 6 gti 2010

  • @MidnightClubStillCancelledSoz
    @MidnightClubStillCancelledSoz 5 лет назад +1

    Got To Inch

  • @christianmircheski7106
    @christianmircheski7106 5 лет назад

    My Golf Mk2 GTI.

  • @benf340
    @benf340 5 лет назад

    Good
    Times
    Inside
    😉

  • @ghot4722
    @ghot4722 5 лет назад

    GTI - Garret turbo inside

  • @rh105_2
    @rh105_2 5 лет назад

    My mk6 ED35 GTI 🔥

  • @usmclugo85
    @usmclugo85 5 лет назад

    I got a MK6 GLI

  • @Mechanical_Insanity
    @Mechanical_Insanity 5 лет назад

    In dutch we say
    Gordijnen
    Trekhaak
    Imperial
    Translated to english this means.
    Curtains
    Towhook
    Roofrack.

    • @ducksouponline7420
      @ducksouponline7420 5 лет назад +1

      In dutch a GTI is mostly known for being a "mocrobak"

  • @f4tpie
    @f4tpie 5 лет назад

    MK2 Golf GTI for sure

  • @AntonMonster
    @AntonMonster 5 лет назад +1

    Golf GTi mk1

  • @Lb.q2
    @Lb.q2 5 лет назад

    90% sure I saw this on Instagram a few weeks back

  • @bro6046
    @bro6046 5 лет назад

    What’s gto means

  • @J.Mendes03
    @J.Mendes03 5 лет назад

    Mk7 golf gti is my favourite

  • @revlimiter2831
    @revlimiter2831 5 лет назад

    My favourite GTI is one that's on fire

  • @ryanchristoffel1770
    @ryanchristoffel1770 5 лет назад

    Mk1 Golf ❤️

  • @adamkeighley7435
    @adamkeighley7435 5 лет назад

    Corolla gti ❤️