There was the Renault 4 and 16, and the Austin Maxi, but it was the arrival of Volkswagen’s Golf in 1974 that started ... this enabled the 1.6-litre engine to produce 108bhp at 6100rpm and ...
The next-generation, Mark IX Volkswagen Golf is reportedly on the way by 2028 and, because it's slated to get an all-electric ID version along with a conventional ICE variant, AutoCar in the U.K.