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Volkswagen, la firme de Wolfsburg célèbre à l’événement Techno Classica à Essen le 40ème anniversaire de la sportive Golf GTI. Profitons en pour la présenter à la manière DESIGNMOTEUR. Découvrons ainsi l’héritage automobile d’une génération de passionnés, mais aussi l’héritage automobile sportif d’un pilote écrivain qui va vous raconter l’histoire de la création de la Golf GTI et ses souvenirs en compétition dans les années 70. Pour revenir en 2016, avec la découverte du stand Volkswagen à Essen, retrouvons à la suite quelques photos officielles publié sur les réseaux sociaux. A la fin de ce post, retrouvez un film en 3 parties intitulé ‘Volkswagen GTI – 40 Years Of Fun. Back To The Roots’.
Design de VW Golf GTI
C’est en 1969 que le projet d’une berline compacte et moderne voit le jour. Soucieux d’affirmer une réelle rupture avec la Coccinelle, Volkswagen décide de faire confiance à un jeune styliste nommé Giorgietto Giugiaro, fondateur de Italdesign. Adepte des formes cubiques, celui-ci propose en août 1970 la maquette d’une petite voiture bicorps à hayon, fonctionnelle mais peu banale, qui reçoit immédiatement l’approbation de VW.
Design extérieur de VW Golf GTI
A l’extérieur, un liseré rouge autour de la calandre attire le regard. Puis on découvre des passages de roues soulignés d’élargisseurs en plastique noir, deux bandes noires de largeur inégales collées sur les bas de caisse.
Volkswagen Golf GTI – avant / front
Volkswagen Golf GTI – profil avant / front side-face
Volkswagen Golf GTI – profil / side-face
Volkswagen Golf GTI – profil arrière / rear side-face
Volkswagen Golf GTI – arrière / rear
Design intérieur de VW Golf GTI
Volkswagen Golf GTI – intérieur / interior
A bord, un compte-tours, trois cadrans de plus, des sièges tissu à carreaux, et un pommeau de levier de vitesse en… boule de golf !
Moteur de VW Golf GTI
Volkswagen Golf GTI – moteur / engine / motor – via Retro-Motoring.com
The EA827 family of petrol engines was introduced in 1972 by Audi in the B1-series Audi 80, and went on to power many Volkswagen Group models. This is a very robust water-cooled engine configuration for four- up to eight- cylinders, and is still in production.
Configuration : 1588 cc (96 in³) inline 4, bore 79.5 mm × stroke 80 mm
Output GTI: 81 kW (110 PS; 109 hp) at 5800 rpm, 150 N·m at 4000 rpm
Moteur VW Golf GTI 1.6L 110 ch
Dévoilée au Salon de Francfort en septembre 1975, la GTI était équipée d’un moteur 1,6 litre à injection de 110 ch et pesait 846 kg.
Le sigle mythique GTI signifie précisément : Grand Tourisme Injection. On retrouve sous le capot un moteur assez gros, hors norme pour la catégorie, en l’occurrence un bloc 1.6 litre de cylindrée, une injection pour marquer son avance technologique. En effet, aucune voiture de cette taille ne bénéficiait alors de ce type d’alimentation réservé aux hauts de gamme.
Le moteur avec 110 chevaux qui ne demande qu’à s’exprimer, n’était pas inédit à la Golf GTI, il équipait jusque là les cousines du groupe tel que la célèbre Audi 80 version GT. Mais, posé sous le capot des Golf, et doté d’une injection électronique, il vrombissait haut et fort. C’est que… accélérer de 0 à 100 km/h en 9,1 secondes, et atteindre 182 km/h en pointe, ce n’était pas rien, à l’époque dans un châssis de compacte citadine ! Le concept automobile de la bombinette est né !
Le succès de la Golf GTI fut immédiat. Et international. A elle seule, elle lança la mode, qui inonda l’Europe, et se fit sentir jusqu’au Japon. Et la Golf régna en chef des tractions pendant sept ans, jusqu’à ce que la Peugeot 205 GTI arrive.
VW Golf GTI : la chef du gang des tractions dans les années 70. Souvenirs de pilote.
Thierry Le Bras – VW Golf GTI – 1977 – Pluméliau – Photo Team TLB
Lors des premières années suivant son arrivée sur le marché, les conducteurs de Golf GTI s’adressaient des appels de phares quand ils se croisaient sur la route. Comme les motards, comme les propriétaires de R8 Gordini un peu plus tôt. Une communauté se créait autour de la GTI ! Nous vous parlons ici de la VW Golf GTI MKI livrée en France à l’automne 1976 avec un moteur 1600 cm3 de 110 ch. Une bombinette qui séduisait dès la première prise en main. Car si son moteur n’affichait pas une puissance affolante, son poids plume (810 kg) en faisait une voiture particulièrement performante.
==> VW Golf GTI 1.6L 110 ch : la chef du gang des tractions dans les années 70 & histoire de pilote
40 ans de VW Golf GTI
Volkswagen est la seule marque à n’avoir jamais interrompu sa lignée de GTI, en conservant toujours les trois lettres caractéristiques. Les sept versions de Golf eurent leur version GTI. Au fil des temps, le moteur a grossi, les 16 soupapes sont arrivées, le turbo est venu en renfort. Et – évolution moins positive – la voiture a beaucoup grossi. Mais l’esprit est toujours là : offrir de la performance et du tempérament, avec de vraies aptitudes sportives.
En Allemagne, ses 40 ans lui sont et serons fêtés plusieurs fois. Du 6 au 10 avril 2016, au Salon Technico Classica à Essen, la Golf GTI a été mis à l’honneur par le groupe VW. En Autriche du 4 au 7 mai, grande réunion historique à Wörthersee, ce serait les fans et passionnés de la Golf qui se rassembleront.
40 ans de VW Golf GTI au Techno Classica Essen 2016
Ainsi la marque célèbre les 40 ans de sa Golf GTI en exposant sept modèles qui retracent l’histoire de la mythique compacte survitaminée.
A Essen, on pouvait voir la première GTI de 1976 (quatre cylindres essence 1.6L de 110 ch), une GTI de 1983 restaurée (quatre cylindres essence 1,8 litre de 112 ch), la Golf GTI II Championne du Monde des Rallyes 1986 en Groupe A (quatre cylindres essence 1.8L de 176 ch), la GTI III édition spéciale « 20 ans » de 1997 (quatre cylindres diesel 1.9 litre de 115 ch), la Golf GTI V ‘Need for Speed’ de 2008 (quatre cylindres essence 2.0L de 200 ch), le concept car GTI Roadster ‘Vision Gran Turismo’ de 2014 (six cylindres essence 3.0L de 503 ch) et enfin la toute nouvelle Golf GTI Clubsport forte de 265 ch, voire même monte à 290 ch, quelques secondes grâce à une fonction overboost monté sur le quatre cylindres essence 2.0L.
English summary
Volkswagen is marking a particularly ‘sporty’ anniversary this year: from 6 till 10 April 2016 at the Techno Classica in Essen, a 40th birthday is being celebrated by a Volkswagen which has achieved true classic status over the course of four decades and still captures the hearts of its fans to this day: the Golf GTI.
In 2016 Volkswagen Classic’s appearance at the show will focus on the GTI. There were initially plans to build just 5,000 models of the ‘sports Golf’, but it soon became a huge success – almost two million Golf GTIs have been built since 1976. To celebrate this success, Volkswagen Classic will be exhibiting a thoroughly attractive ensemble at the Techno Classica from four decades of GTI history. Seven exclusive Golf GTI models will await visitors.
The exhibits span the timeline from the first model ever to set pulse rates racing to the seventh generation and will include the original GTI from 1976, a trainee restoration project involving a 1983 GTI, the 1986 Group A world champion Golf Mk II GTI, the ‘Edition 20′ special model from 1997, the Golf Mk V GTI ‘Need for Speed’ from 2008, the 503-horsepower GTI Roadster concept car from 2014 and the brand-new Golf GTI Clubsport with up to 290 horsepower and motor sport engineering for the road.
On the opening day of the 28th world show for classic vehicles, Volkswagen Classic will be inviting preview day visitors to talks with people who have played a part in the evolution of the GTI. They include Anton Konrad, former head of communications at the Volkswagen Group and one of the ‘fathers of the GTI’, who will talk about the extraordinary genesis of the sporty Golf’s success story. Former Volkswagen designer Gunhild Liljequist was responsible for many different Volkswagen models, including the interior of the first Golf GTI with its typical elements such as the golf ball gear knob and tartan fabric. The talks will be hosted by Eberhard Kittler, representative of Volkswagen Classic and head of the Volkswagen AutoMuseum, and automotive journalist Knut Simon. The press conference will be held on 6 April 2016 on the Volkswagen Classic stand.
Of course, no GTI anniversary would be complete without the subject of motor sport being addressed: Hans-Joachim ‘Strietzel’ Stuck, one of the most famous German motor sport stars and himself the owner of a Golf Mk I GTI, will be sharing his racing experiences as part of expert talks on preview day. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet the motor sport legend on the Volkswagen Classic stand on 6 and 9 April.
Also on Saturday, 9 April, baseball cap, beard and cool rhymes will be the order of the day on the Volkswagen Classic stand: rapper MC Fitti will be dropping in to sign autographs. The man from Gifhorn has been a Volkswagen fan since his early youth. He will reveal how he intends to congratulate the Golf GTI at the Techno Classica.
Those who wish to take an automotive souvenir away with them from the show can once again look forward to the Volkswagen Classic photo promotion: they simply need to stand next to their favourite GTI and have their picture taken by the photographer – naturally the photo cards are once again free of charge.
40 years across 40 pages: the Volkswagen Classic anniversary brochure offers a complete model history, background information and interesting facts from four decades of GTI history. The brochure is available free of charge at the stand.
Volkswagen Classic is not only celebrating the anniversary of the Golf with the three magical letters in Essen: to coincide with the opening of the Techno Classica, a comprehensive special with stories, interviews and reports on 40 years of the Golf GTI will published in the Volkswagen Classic online magazine. It can be found at www.volkswagen-classic.com from 6 April.
Classic refreshments will once again be served in style this year on the stands occupied by Volkswagen Classic and Volkswagen Classic Commercial Vehicles: the Beck’s camper van from Hanover will be making a guest appearance in Essen along with the Volkswagen ‘Currywurst’ camper van, which will be serving guests in the outside area in front of hall 7.0.
The GTI exhibits in detail – Techno Classica Essen 2016
Golf Mk I GTI, built 1976, 1.6-litre, four-cylinder, petrol, 110 horsepower
This early GTI comes from the Netherlands. It was the very first Golf Mk I GTI to be registered there and originally served as a demonstration car for the Volkswagen importer Pon’s Automobielhandel. The car is now owned by the Porsche Centrum Gelderland. Its director Mark Wegh had the original GTI carefully restored over a period of two years – naturally using only Volkswagen Original parts.
Golf Mk I GTI, ‘Trainee Project’, built 1983, 1.8-litre, four-cylinder, petrol, 112 horsepower
This GTI was built just before its successor was unveiled in 1983. Its body has since been stripped down and rebuilt especially for the Techno Classica. The project was overseen by the Volkswagen Automobile Collection Osnabrück. The main players were GTI enthusiasts Henrik Pöttger (21) and Leon Streib (19), both trainee automotive mechatronics engineers at Volkswagen. They will also be on hand at the show to present their ‘baby’ to visitors.
Golf Mk II GTI Group A, built 1986, 1.8-litre, four-cylinder, petrol, 176 horsepower
This Golf GTI weighs just 880 kg and was built by Volkswagen Motorsport to compete in Group A of the 1986 World Rally Championship. The rules at the time allowed technical modifications to be made to the standard parts in order to improve performance and reduce the car’s weight. The team made up of Kenneth Eriksson and Peter Diekmann secured the world title in Group A with this vehicle.
Golf Mk III GTI ‘Edition 20′, built 1997, 1.9-litre, four-cylinder, diesel, 115 horsepower
On the 20th anniversary of the GTI, Volkswagen surprised the GTI fan base with a special edition – and with a particularly sporty direct-injection diesel. This four-cylinder TDI was the most powerful of its kind at the time and delivered 110 horsepower in the GTI – exactly the same as the original Golf GTI. The special edition remained in the line-up until 1997 and was reminiscent of the original GTI with its numerous equipment details.
Golf Mk V GTI ‘Need for Speed’, built 2008, 2.0-litre, four-cylinder, petrol, 200 horsepower
The Golf ‘Need for Speed’ was built in 2008 for the gamers among the GTI enthusiasts in collaboration with the computer and video game developer Electronic Arts. The vehicle’s interior features three integrated games consoles on which racing fans can really step on the gas.
GTI Roadster Vision Gran Turismo, built 2014, 3.0-litre, six-cylinder, petrol, 503 horsepower
The GTI Roadster concept car is a real eye-catcher. The spectacular show car initially only existed in the virtual world – as the result of a cooperation project between Volkswagen and Sony Computer Entertainment. The racer from the PlayStation®3 game Gran Turismo 6 became reality for the GTI meeting by Wörthersee in 2014. It is powered by a biturbo V6 engine, which catapults the roadster from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.6 seconds. Top speed: 309 km/h!
Golf Mk VII GTI Clubsport*, built 2016, 2.0-litre, four-cylinder, petrol, 265 horsepower
The Clubsport is the most powerful series-production GTI to date and was developed to mark the 40th anniversary of the GTI. The boost function even allows the 2.0-litre TSI engine to produce 213 kW (290 horsepower) for ten seconds. Thanks to a newly designed front bumper, rear spoiler, diffuser and side skirts, the Clubsport delivers downforce values at motor sport level and is fit for the racetrack.
Volkswagen GTI – 40 Years Of Fun. Back To The Roots – Videos
Volkswagen GTI – 40 Years Of Fun. Back To The Roots – Part 1
Volkswagen is celebrating 35 years of the Wörthersee Meeting and the 40th anniversary of the GTI. Selected GTI crews are helping in 2016 to reconceive the event. All the crews were visited at their home bases and filmed for the documentary. Enjoy part 1.
Volkswagen GTI – 40 Years Of Fun. Back To The Roots – Part 2
Volkswagen is celebrating 35 years of the Wörthersee Meeting and the 40th anniversary of the GTI. Selected GTI crews are helping in 2016 to reconceive the event. All the crews were visited at their home bases and filmed for the documentary. Enjoy part 2.
Volkswagen GTI – 40 Years Of Fun. Back To The Roots – Part 3
Volkswagen is celebrating 35 years of the Wörthersee Meeting and the 40th anniversary of the GTI. Selected GTI crews are helping in 2016 to reconceive the event. All the crews were visited at their home bases and filmed for the documentary. Enjoy part 3.
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