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  • VW Golf GTI

    VW Golf GTI

    Resurrected in the latest Golf GTI ‘Edition 35’ as a piece of gratingly obvious PR nonsense, the original puckered golf ball gearknob from the 1976 MkI Golf GTI remains an iconic place to rest your palm.

    This legendary knob was first premiered at the Frankfurt IAA in September 1975, causing quite a stir when connected to a close-ratio four-speed gearbox and 1588cc, 108bhp engine. It gained an extra digit in 1979 when the GTI became five-speed, and has remained influential.

    VW Golf GTI

  • Clarkson on supercars

    Clarkson on supercars

    Jeremy Clarkson, Ford Focus RS, Aston Martin V12 Vantage

  • Jeremy on VW Golf GTI W12

    Jeremy on VW Golf GTI W12

    "Sub frame from an Audi R8, rear axle and brakes from Lambo Gallardo, DSG gearbox from a VW Phaeton, 6.0-lite W12, twin-turbo engine from a Bentley, the body of a Golf... VW went a bit nuts."

    VW Golf GTI