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The new Golf 8.5 GTI Edition 50 is the fastest VW yet.

 

The green hell has seen its fair share of celebrations recently, and the latest brand to pop a champagne cork at the famous 20.8km stretch of tar is Volkswagen. With the recent arrival of the 8.5 Golf in South Africa, we are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the GTI variant. However, few people are aware that this year marks 50 years since the introduction of the first Golf GTI, and the brand’s celebratory model, the 8.5 GTI Edition 50, is a serious force to be reckoned with.

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