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 AUTHOR: James Richardson is a VW enthusiast of many years' standing. An avid collector of VW archive material, James owns and runs two Beetles. He works in marketing and has written several articles for motoring magazines. Resident: Cumbria. 294 colour photos
Product Identifiers
Publisher
The Crowood Press Ltd
ISBN-13
9781847970480
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96071900
Product Key Features
Book Title
Volkswagen Golf Gti
Author
James Richardson
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Motor Vehicles
Publication Year
2008
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
246mm
Item Width
189mm
Item Weight
722g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
James Richardson
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
Best Selling in Books
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Best Selling in Books