Back in 1977 the original hot Golf, the much celebrated mk1 GTI, was armed with a measly ... out by the letters ‘GTI’. It’s now the R32 that tops the range, and it has moved the game on ...

Take the classic look of a 1979 Volkswagen Golf, stuff the engine from the later R32 hot hatch under the hood, and add even more modifications to get this clean-looking machine from South Africa.