Volkswagen’s want to discover a substitute for the Beetle was not unfounded. By 1970, gross sales for the Beetle had declined considerably, and greater than ever, the German automaker wanted an replace. That is when it introduced in Italian automotive designer Giorgetto Giugario. At the time, Giugario was in a interval of designing autos that featured exhausting strains and sharp curves, which grew to become generally known as his “folded paper” fashion of design. This fashion was in complete distinction to the Beetle, which was about as rounded a automotive as you had been going to search out in the marketplace.

This was not the one automotive Giugardo was creating for Volkswagen on the time. His first design to hit the market was for the Passat, which launched a 12 months earlier than the Golf, and the Scirocco adopted quickly after. Looking in any respect three of those fashions, it is clear they share lots of the similar design components, from the superbly lengthy rectangle entrance with rounded headlights to the sharply angled again. The Passat was extra of a sedan, and the Scirocco was extra of a sports activities automotive.

Then there was the Golf Mk1, which wound up being a smashing success. The Golf offered over six million models in its first decade of manufacturing from 1974–1983. A 12 months into its existence, VW launched the GTI variation to enchantment to those that wished extra velocity, and it additionally grew to become successful. After all of the years of wanting a Beetle substitute, it appeared like VW discovered it.

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