Photo: Nathan Groot
Renderings created by artist Nathan Groot and imagining a modern version of the original Volkswagen Golf show that with the right improvements, the 1974 small-eventually-turned-compact model can easily appeal to today’s modern drivers.
Leaving aside the look of this Volkswagen Golf Mk1 “restomod,” which indeed boasts a series of futuristic touches without losing the original car’s retro style, there are improvements proposed by the renderings that truly make sense for a new-generation model.
Among them are the side mirrors, which appear to actually be cameras, something that’s already becoming more common in today’s auto industry.
And while this is just a rendering, building a modern version of the original Golf that looks like this isn’t something that’s totally impossible, especially because the whole Golf lineup has received thousands of tuning packages over the years.
The original Golf, on the other hand, which debuted in 1974 to replace the Volkswagen Beetle, still remains the pioneer that eventually became one of the most successful cars of the German manufacturer.
Also known as Rabbit in the United States, Caribe in Mexico, or Citi Golf in South Africa (as a matter of fact, Volkswagen even considered launching the car as Blizzard or Caribe all over the world), the original Golf was designed by Italdesign Giugiaro, so it’s not necessarily a surprise that it turned out to be a hit.
The car was codenamed Type 17, and it officially hit the shelves in May 1973, with over 6.8 million units produced at Volkswagen’s plants across the world. It was eventually replaced by the second-generation Golf, also known as Volkswagen Golf Mk2, which debuted in September 1983 at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
And given it’s the model that started the whole Golf frenzy, it’s really not a surprise that some still Mk1s are still around these days, making for cool project cars or restomods that can easily be turned into daily drivers.
Among them are the side mirrors, which appear to actually be cameras, something that’s already becoming more common in today’s auto industry.
And while this is just a rendering, building a modern version of the original Golf that looks like this isn’t something that’s totally impossible, especially because the whole Golf lineup has received thousands of tuning packages over the years.
The original Golf, on the other hand, which debuted in 1974 to replace the Volkswagen Beetle, still remains the pioneer that eventually became one of the most successful cars of the German manufacturer.
Also known as Rabbit in the United States, Caribe in Mexico, or Citi Golf in South Africa (as a matter of fact, Volkswagen even considered launching the car as Blizzard or Caribe all over the world), the original Golf was designed by Italdesign Giugiaro, so it’s not necessarily a surprise that it turned out to be a hit.
The car was codenamed Type 17, and it officially hit the shelves in May 1973, with over 6.8 million units produced at Volkswagen’s plants across the world. It was eventually replaced by the second-generation Golf, also known as Volkswagen Golf Mk2, which debuted in September 1983 at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
And given it’s the model that started the whole Golf frenzy, it’s really not a surprise that some still Mk1s are still around these days, making for cool project cars or restomods that can easily be turned into daily drivers.
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