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11/08/21

Story FIVA Award: Lifetime achievement award for Carl Horst Hahn

Story FIVA Award: Lifetime achievement award for Carl Horst Hahn

The EA 266 appeared under Kurt Lotz, construction by Ferdinand Piëch. The special feature was the mid-mounted underfloor engine. This made the car as distinctive as the Beetle, but too exotic. The Golf designed by Giugiaro appeared under the leadership of Rudolf Leiding. “This car not only represented a global breakthrough for the transversely mounted front engine, with front-wheel drive, but also created a whole new class: the ‘Golf class’!”

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