1982 | Volkswagen Golf I GTI 1.6

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The Volkswagen Golf GTI was the original hot hatchback. While there had been faster and better handling cars before - and there had never been any shortage of cars that were more commodious - nothing had ever driven and performed quite as well while also seating five people and their luggage in relative comfort.

That it was also cheap, super-reliable, started and idled fuss-free in even the coldest weather, was as happy to be driven on the ragged edge as it was to amble around the city, and provided class-leading economy were unexpected bonuses. The Golf GTI literally rewrote the book on fast, affordable, sensible motoring.

The interior is funky without trying too hard and the heavily bolstered seats and large rev counter - plus playful touches like the golf ball gear knob and, for some, a red stripe around the dashboard - served as the pattern for all that followed.

And no, we know the brakes weren’t up to much but, just like the original Mini, you quickly discovered that you didn’t need to brake half as often in a GTI as you did in other cars…

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