Born in 1984, the Volkswagen Golf II GTI received multiple awards that underline the success this new model had on the market.
However, lots of people say that the first GTI is by far better than the second generation, probably due to the powerful rivals including Peugeot 205 GTI. Getting back to the awards, the Golf II GTI was named the Car of the Year 1985 by the Motor Trend magazine and received the Best Golf of All Time award offered by VW Vortex. What’s interesting is that the Golf II GTI got rivals even in the countries where Peugeot 205 GTI was not so popular. For instance, in North America, Volkswagen Golf II GTI competed with Honda Civic S.