Newest and Oldest - 2015 Volkswagen Golf GTI Long-Term Road Test
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Newest and Oldest - 2015 Volkswagen Golf GTI Long-Term Road Test
The original GTI debuted for 1983, more than three decades on, how does our 2015 Volkswagen Golf GTI compare to the original hot hatch?
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It's actually pretty remarkable that the difference in length is only 13" and 800 lbs.
Spec's for older cars can be hard to find, but best as I can tell, the 1975 Honda Civic Wagon (as a stand in for the sedan that wasn't sold in the US then) had a length/width/WB/weight of 160"/59.3"/89.9"/1,985lbs
The 2015 Civic sedan is 179.4/69/105.1/2,754, so 19" longer, but as with the VW, about 800lbs heavier, which is pretty impressive for both considering all the extra equipment and the much larger wheels and tires.
My experience with maintaining early '80s VWs was anything but affordable.. I think that's why the Japanese brands took off and VW slipped..
But, I do miss those small, lightweight hatchbacks from that era.. I drove an '82 Accord hatch for 12 years... No power steering or A/C...
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@bankerdanny - the '80 Scirocco S was just a trim pack with Recaro seats, no special engine. It definitely was not the Euro GTI engine.