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Volkswagen Golf I GTI (Typ 17) 2door hatchback 

1976-1978, Germany

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
76-78: i4/8V 9.5:1 1588cc.(97ci)

110DIN-hp

@6100rpm

69.3 hp/l FI 103lb-ft. (140Nm)

@5000rpm

performance:
engine topspeed 0-50mph 0-62mph 0-100mph 0-124mph

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
1.6l110hp: 183kph/114mph ?s 9.2s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

9.5-10.5 l/100km22.4-24.8 mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 170/70 HR13
transmission/drive wheel: 4-speed/FWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 3725 x 1630 x 1395 mm (146.7 x 64.2 x 54.9 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2400 mm - 1404/1395 mm (94.5 in - 55.3/54.9 in)
some calculations: base aera: 6.07 m² (65.4 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~1.88 m² (~20.2 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 8.47 m³ (299.2 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): 0.42 - drag area: 0.788 m² / 8.48 sq.ft.
weight: 870 kg (1918 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 7.9 kg/hp (17.4 lb/hp) 126 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 13,850 DM (1976) 
production: ~6,000,000 (all Golf I)

   

The Golf I was the successor of the VW Beetle. It was very successful from the first day despite having some technical difficulties in the beginning.
Golf I: 1974-1983, Golf II: 1983-1992, Golf III: 1991-1998, Golf IV: 1997-2003, Golf V: 2003-2008, Golf VI: 2008-

Pictures taken in 2008 in the "Volkswagen AutoMuseum" in Wolfsburg, Germany
Pictures are used by courtesy of the Volkswagen AutoMuseum
 
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