Anton Konrad wasn’t an engineer. But his vision created the hot hatch market. (Photo: VW Media)
Being part of an iconic car product team is rare. Think of all the car models created in history - hundreds and thousands. Few of them are iconic.
But being part of an iconic car product team and creating an entire sub-brand is even rarer.
VW's Golf wasn't the original hatchback. And GTI wasn't the first hot hatch.
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