2005 Volkswagen GTI VR6 Road Test

It all started way back in the summer of the Montreal Olympics with just 5,000 cars produced in two colors, silver and red. Next year marks the 30th anniversary of the Volkswagen GTI, and during those three decades more than 1.5 million of the specially tuned little hatchbacks have rolled off production lines. To say the GTI has been an unqualified success is an understatement, but when you consider it's simple formula -- light weight with big horsepower -- it isn't too surprising that the fun-to-drive 3-door has been a showroom stopper.