1977 Lotus Esprit VS 1975 Volkswagen Golf/Rabbit GTI

1977 Lotus Esprit
It was Lotus' first shot at building a midengine GT and it was good enough to hang around for 27 years. It also had the unique ability to transform into a submarine.
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1975 Volkswagen Golf/Rabbit GTI
It's the dawn of the hot hatch with the lightweight Golf and a 1.6-liter engine producing 110 hp. It's the prototype for dozens of hot hatches yet to come.
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