It is compact as well as lightweight and certainly to become the car favored by aftermarket tuners the world over. What am I talking about? Volkswagen GTI – a car with a whole lot of moxie and plenty of power to go with it. VW has a hit on its hands with its latest version of the GTI pocket rocket, a car that certainly grabs the attention of car fans. Please read on to learn just what makes the GTI the hands down favorite with the tuner set.

Take a Volkswagen Rabbit and inject it with steroids and you have a Super Bunny. That is exactly what Volkswagen did more than two decades ago when the first souped up Rabbit hit the streets. Instead of keeping the more docile Rabbit name, however, VW elected to use the GTI, which originally stood for grand touring injection.

Although the Rabbit name quickly gave way to the Golf name here in the US, the GTI designation has lived on. Even as Volkswagen of America plays the name game by once again renaming the Golf as the Rabbit, the GTI is the model name that is reserved exclusively for this high powered compact. Read the rest of this entry »