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Golf GTI Mk1 specs

Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk1 1.6 Hatchback

81 kW110 PS109 hp1976–1983

petrol · manual · Hatchback

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Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk1
Power
81 kW 110 PS · 109 hp

Under the bonnet of the Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk1 GTI 1.6 hatchback sits a four-cylinder petrol engine, good for 81 kW (110 PS). In the Golf GTI Mk1 GTI 1.6, power reaches the front wheels through a manual gearbox.

Engine

FuelPetrol
Cylinders4
Power81 kW 110 PS · 109 hp

Transmission

GearboxManual
DriveFront-wheel drive

Production

Body typeHatchback
Years1976–1983
GenerationGolf GTI Mk1 (1976–1983)

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