The history of the Golf GTI - VW Video with Chris Goffey - 21 years special

[@andrewparkin4036]

Great video, plus a nice reminder of what Top Gear used to be like.

[@canoaslan1011]

Oh you mean used to be like every other car show, telling us about how many cup holders cars dont have.

[@oddities-whatnot]

@@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 KZbin to watch car reviews now anyway.

[@canoaslan1011]

@@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 KZbin Whistlingdiesel?

[@richsan4923]

He's probably my favourite motoring journalist of all time. I wish he was still presenting.

[@oddities-whatnot]

Two mates had nearly new MK1 Golf GTIs. Such a fantastic car in its day.

[@rovingenglishman]

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.

[@kurt44mg42]

At 0:23 No, Chris. The Beetle never had a water-cooled engine. It had a Porsche inspired, air-cooled flat four.

[@stevenmaginnis1965]

Only the modern Beetle had a water-cooled engine, and that car wouldn't debut until 1998.

[@July.4.1776]

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. 😊

[@ellioteaston7745]

I had an ‘87 GTI. Best car ever. Had it for 17 years, put over 360,000 miles on it before finally giving it away. I spent a total of $2,000 the entire 17 years aside from oil changes, tires and that sort of basic car maintenance. Had to put in two clutches because of San Francisco hills.

[@dasautogt]

Great blast from the past. Thank you. 🙏

[@SledgeFox]

I had one and loved it! Thank you very much!

[@CrimsonEsso]

Did not expect this on this channel. Interesting surprise.

[@FirstLastOne]

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.

[@djkenny1202]

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.

[@geothon]

I had a 1.8 GTI GX motor in my MK1 '83 Jetta- was a fun car.

[@protonicstorm7228]

Nice to see the late richard lloyd and brian ricketts, i didn't know brian tuned vr6's.

[@patrickvanhoesen9425]

Why wasn't the all wheel drive MK2 mentioned? I owned one here in the states. Amazing car!

[@KS-ro6in]

you need to do a Part II ( Mk5 to Mk8)

[@escos0410]

Yes!! I’ve had a 6,7,7.5 R Got a gti cs and imo pick of the lot

[@MOTA_KRAMPUS]

Where is the G60 Rallye?

[@gnrrpreacher]

Great vid. I'd love a mk1 GTI parked next to my mk6R

[@JustinWillisDevil240Z]

Never seen one IRL but always love these cars in Gran Turismo.

[@IvannaNukya]

Love my gti

[@stevenmaginnis1965]

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.

[@djkenny1202]

Love my 2 liter American Spec MK2 GTI 16v

[@json8172]

whaaa? the 020 trans kept breaking in the rally race? Nahh. never lol.

[@Shenron67]

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.

[@drewwagar]

I'll be doing some more car content in time. :)

[@patrickvanhoesen9425]

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.

[@friscostreetstories5403]

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.

[@grahamkeeton6643]

The music was terrible Also most later models of the GTI were 5 doors and GTI should be 3 doors

[@Rumpleforeskin77]

The Mk2 looked better as a 5 door

[@Rumpleforeskin77]

So did the mk4

[@stevenmaginnis1965]

The Golf GTI should be 3 doors and the Jetta GLI (sold in North America) should be 5 doors.

[@vwmk1golf]

Best

[@cennsa140driver]

16v engines were great until your timing belt broke at 60k miles.

[@djkenny1202]

I have changed mine every 45k since I bought it Used in 98. Never an issue.

[@JailBiden]

all hail the macron golf. "Mattius"

[@canoaslan1011]

Nice video, but, James May is better at being James May

[@richsan4923]

Why on earth was it called 'Golf' is there any other car named after a sport? Apart from the Polo😂

[@mvg2x34]

Now all the American market gets is the Tiguan and the Atlas.

[@stevenmaginnis1965]

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.

[@seansweeney8356]

This clown lost me in the first minute. The Beetle was air cooled. How could the water cooled golf replace the water cooled beetle