 The company also expanded the already impressive Golf range with a 16-valve version of the GTI.The original 1.8 8-valve GTI was a highly impressive "hot hatchback" which has proved itself even better than the first Golf GTI of 1976, but the new, more powerful GTI is one of the fastest hatchbacks ever produced with a top speed of well over 120 mph.It has the handling, looks and quality to match its high speed, and the Golf is fast becoming one of the fashion icons of the 1980s.