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STI101
10-23-2009, 01:29 PM
Proton is not the only car company in the world producing a quasi-modernised 1980s car and selling it in the current times! This other company is making something alot more iconic though… for Volkswagen Golf Mk1 lovers, you can actually buy a brand new Volkswagen Golf Mk1 in South Africa! It’s not completely the same as the original though, recent facelifts have given it slightly different bumpers and a more sloping grille, as well as a completely modernized interior that looks like something pulled from a Volkswagen Fox or Skoda Fabia. It’s called the Volkswagen CitiGolf.

Volkswagen South Africa has sold about 341,000 Volkswagen CitiGolfs since 1984, and it sold 29,000 units in 2006! There is even an upcoming Volkswagen CitiGolf 1.8iR in the works, powered by a 120 horsepower 1.8 liter fuel injected engine. The current fuel injected Volkswagen CitiGolf 1.6i “VeloCiTi” already outperforms the old Golf GTI Mk1. There was previously a Volkswagen CitiGolf CTi with a 1.8 liter carburetted engine too.
So yeah, seriously, if you really have the money and you’re a huge fan of the Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk1, it might be worthwhile to try to get one of these imported in. They’re made in right hand drive configuration only so they are perfect for our local usage. Of course, with the chassis being of such an old design, do not expect it to be safe or conform to modern crash test standards. It won’t exactly be safe… what it will be, is fun.




http://media.paultan.org/volkswagen_citigolf/citigolf4.jpg http://media.paultan.org/volkswagen_citigolf/citigolf5.jpghttp://media.paultan.org/volkswagen_citigolf/citigolf6.jpg http://media.paultan.org/volkswagen_citigolf/citigolf7.jpg http://media.paultan.org/volkswagen_citigolf/citigolf8.jpg http://media.paultan.org/volkswagen_citigolf/citigolf9.jpg http://media.paultan.org/volkswagen_citigolf/citigolf11.jpg http://media.paultan.org/volkswagen_citigolf/citigolf13.jpg http://media.paultan.org/volkswagen_citigolf/citigolf15.jpg http://media.paultan.org/volkswagen_citigolf/citigolf16.jpg
http://media.paultan.org/volkswagen_citigolf/citigolf18.jpg http://media.paultan.org/volkswagen_citigolf/citigolf17.jpg
dorin48
10-23-2009, 01:34 PM
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh152/DarkDragonDave/NotSureIfWant.jpg
Nerdsrock22
10-23-2009, 01:37 PM
If Honda did this with the CRX, I would be considerably more poor.
98_Coupe
10-23-2009, 01:40 PM
I still like the original ones more!
STI101
10-23-2009, 02:47 PM
If Honda did this with the CRX, I would be considerably more poor.
:goodjob:
HeLLo iM iZzY
10-23-2009, 03:42 PM
Old news.
EJ25RUN
10-23-2009, 04:15 PM
I still like the original ones more!

This thought.

I thought it.
VooDooXII
10-24-2009, 01:01 AM
I really like that...REALLY like that. Awesome.
STI101
10-26-2009, 12:34 PM
I really like that...REALLY like that. Awesome.
:goodjob:
On_Her_Face
10-26-2009, 01:13 PM
Why can't America do this with the old GTO instead of making that bullshit of a GTO.
Total_Blender
10-26-2009, 01:19 PM
If you really care about crash safety and having a "quasi-modernized" vehicle, you probably need to stay away from the MkI platform altogether. What you see in those photos is nothing that can't be built from parts from other VW models we already have in the US. That front end is almost the same as the late (90-93) Cabriolets. The bumper is a little different, but not much.
VooDooXII
10-26-2009, 01:37 PM
Why can't America do this with the old GTO instead of making that bullshit of a GTO.

I don't know...I loved that car.
IndianStig
10-26-2009, 01:45 PM
Why can't America do this with the old GTO instead of making that bullshit of a GTO.

LOL. Waits for Collins response.
IndianStig
10-26-2009, 01:45 PM
Oh and tight car.
On_Her_Face
10-26-2009, 01:47 PM
LOL. Waits for Collins response.

It's nothing against our "GTO", I like them but they are not real GTOs.
Ziptied
10-26-2009, 03:58 PM
It's nothing against our "GTO", I like them but they are not real GTOs.

They aren't, they're rebadged Holden Monaro's.
Brian*
10-26-2009, 04:00 PM
sweet
VooDooXII
10-26-2009, 08:36 PM
It's nothing against our "GTO", I like them but they are not real GTOs.

It's just a name. The car itself was great.
D3UC3S
10-26-2009, 08:40 PM
It's just a name. The car itself was great.

^^speaking of great cars...U passed us on P'tree Ind. today and your car sounds awesome:goodjob:

OP...That is a slick Dub:cheers:
VooDooXII
10-26-2009, 09:30 PM
^^speaking of great cars...U passed us on P'tree Ind. today and your car sounds awesome:goodjob:

OP...That is a slick Dub:cheers:

Haha thanks! I was probably on my way back from college. My car's running rich as all hell so you probably smelled me too.
Glides
10-27-2009, 02:05 PM
Rocking. I'd roll one.
D3UC3S
10-27-2009, 04:12 PM
Haha thanks! I was probably on my way back from college. My car's running rich as all hell so you probably smelled me too.

HAHAHA...naw didn't smell ya, we were turning as you passed.
STI101
10-28-2009, 01:37 PM
It's nothing against our "GTO", I like them but they are not real GTOs.


I feel you on that man. The new GTOs are a beast of a car, but they are a POS lol