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Remembering the man behind the iconic VW Golf GTI - Anton Konrad (1937-2024)

Lance Branquinho

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Anton Konrad wasn’t an engineer. But his vision created the hot hatch market. (Photo: VW Media)

Anton Konrad wasn’t an engineer. But his vision created the hot hatch market. (Photo: VW Media)

Being part of an iconic car product team is rare. Think of all the car models created in history - hundreds and thousands. Few of them are iconic.

But being part of an iconic car product team and creating an entire sub-brand is even rarer.

VW's Golf wasn't the original hatchback. And GTI wasn't the first hot hatch.

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