1979 · 🇩🇪 Germany · 75 hp
The Mk1 Golf Cabriolet, developed with Karmann, entered production in 1979 and outlasted the hatchback by nearly a decade. Powered by 1.5–1.8 litre engines up to 112 hp in GTI trim, it sold nearly 400,000 units and became a symbol of 1980s open-top motoring in Europe.