Another Ace in the Hole – Celebrating 8 Generations of the Volkswagen GTI

April 8th, 2022 by
A grey 2022 Volkswagen Golf GTI is shown from the front driving in front of a modern building after leaving a Seattle VW GTI dealer.

The automotive industry was suffering through heavy doldrums in 1974 when an exceptional idea was mischievously conceived by Volkswagen Chief Press Officer Anton Konrad and five co-conspirators. Prodded along by Board Member for Technology Hermann Hablitzel, the idea gestated in secret until its existence was revealed to, and approved by, the Chairman of the Board…