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VW Dusted Off Awesome Concepts Like the W12 GTI So You Remember How Cool It Used to Be

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As it celebrates the GTI's 50th anniversary, VW is looking back on some of the epic concept cars based on the seminal hot hatch.

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Golf GTI celebrates 50 years of existence and, to celebrate, Volkswagen shared information on prototypes that never came to see the light of the day. One of them mounted a W12 engine with 650 cm.

·Portugal
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Volkswagen Gran Turismo pushes the boundaries of imagination but it won't stay just a fantasy     VW showed back in 2014 what the future of sports cars looks like, it's time for Gran Turismo to become a reality     There are cars that are made to be driven. And there are those that are made to push the boundaries of imagination. The Volkswagen GTI Roadster belongs to the latter category, but with one important detail: it didn't stay just a fanta…

The small sports car for everyone celebrates 50th birthday. How did the first drivers once feel? A cross-generational self-experiment with amusing moments.

·Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
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The first generation of the Golf GTI was not the most powerful car of its time. It was also neither the most expensive nor the most exotic, but it was an exceptional synthesis of mass, power, chassis and everyday usability. The three letters – GTI – became synonymous with an affordable sports car. But it all started with a red stripe in the radiator grille and the idea that even a small car can be big on character. The first Golf GTI only became…

·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Motorsport-Magazin.com broke the news in on Friday, February 20, 2026.
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