The three images of the Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR racecar that the company released earlier this month got us psyched for the track-honed hatchback ... front wheels. The car costs 110,000 euros ...

This car is not what it seems. The futuristic exterior design is just the beginning. The interior is a wild mix of car and motorcycle. Check out these vintage photos to see for yourself!

David explained: "It was my dream car. I grew up driving my mum's Renault 5TL and a 205 1.1 XL, and my dad had a 1989 Mk2 Golf GTI, which was kind of the thing to have, but the 205 GTI was my dream.

But the same decade had also given us the sparkling Mk2 Swift Sport and rambunctious Renault Sport Twingo, and compared with such cars the Up GTI fell short dynamically. I take no pleasure in ...

Much as I like German cars, other nationalities do exist ... VW doesn’t have to bang on about the Golf GTI being the first hot hatch. It’s able to step back and point out the rest of us ...