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Chronicle 1985: GTI “Car of the Year” in the USA

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Advertisement for the Volkswagen Golf GTI. The image features a red second-generation Golf GTI (Mk2) against a white background with the bold, large "GTI" lettering. Above it, red text reads: "Der Begriff für Auto, Motor und Fahrspaß." The car is shown from the front, highlighting its distinctive GTI grille and dual headlights.
The specified fuel consumption and emission data does not refer to a single vehicle and is not part of the offer but is only intended for comparison between different types of vehicles. Additional equipment and accessories (additional components, tyre formats, etc.) can alter relevant vehicle parameters such as weight, rolling resistance and aerodynamics, affecting the vehicle's fuel consumption, power consumption, CO2 emissions and driving performance values in addition to weather and traffic conditions and individual driving behavior. Further information on official fuel consumption data and official specific CO2 emissions for new passenger cars can be found in the "Guide to fuel economy, CO2 emissions and power consumption for new passenger car models", which is available free of charge from all sales dealerships and from DAT Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH, Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, D-73760 Ostfildern, Germany and at www.dat.de/co2.