The rear-engined EA266 was built by Porsche and ... First though, a look at the Mk1 Golf’s more pragmatic side. In Europe the early cars were powered by a carbureted 1.1-liter four-cylinder ...

The Golf Mk1 went into production in March 1974 ... it represented a departure from tradition and signaled Volkswagen's transition from rear-wheel drive and rear-mounted air-cooled engines ...