Key Facts: Golf GTI Mk I - Mk V
Mk I: 1977 - 1984
- 1.6-litre 110 PS
- 1977 - first UK registration
- 1979 - first right-hand drive cars go on sale
- Total UK Mk I GTI sales: 19,518
Mk II: 1984 - 1992
- 1.8-litre 112 PS
- 1986 - 1.8-litre 139 PS 16-valve engine launched
- 1989 - introduction of `big bumpers'
- November 1990 - 1,000,000th Golf GTI is produced
- Total UK Mk II GTI sales: 88,278
Mk III: 1992 - 1998
- 2.0-litre 115 PS
- 1993 - 2.0-litre 16-valve 150 PS engine introduced
- Total UK Mk III GTI sales: 39,766
Mk IV: 1998 - 2004
- 1.8-litre 125 PS
- 1.8-litre turbo 150 PS
- 1999 - 2.0-litre 115 PS is introduced
- 2002 - 1.8-litre turbo 180 PS and 1.9-litre GTI PD 150 PS engines introduced
- Total UK Mk IV GTI sales: 46,944
Mk V: 2004 - 2008
- 2.0-litre 200 PS T-FSI
- January 2007 - 30th anniversary of the GTI marked by the launch of 2.0-litre 230 PS GTI Edition 30
- May 2007 - six-litre bi-turbo 650 PS GTI W12-650 design study unveiled - the most powerful Golf ever produced by Volkswagen
- June 2007 - GTI `R-Line' claims eighth place overall and class victory at Nurburgring 24-hour race
- May 2008 - 2.0-litre T-FSI 230 PS GTI Pirelli launched to commemorate 25th anniversary of the original Mk I variant
- August 2008 - production of the Mk V GTI ceases
- Total UK Mk V GTI sales to date: 17,630