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year before the Mk1 Golf replaced the original Beetle as Volkswagen’s new ‘people’s car’ five decades ago, the firm’s chief press officer, Anton Konrad and test engineer, Alfons Löwenberg – both motorsport enthusiasts – devised the idea of a performance-focused version of the affordable and practical hatchback. However, with VW preoccupied with final development stages