Level of Golf (1974)

Difficulty that succeed the Beetle
The successor to the successful project, will things be difficult in any case. If you make a new program in the framework of which showed high audience rating drama, it is reliably compared. It can make things much good, it's normal that not get accepted easily. The scale of the large case once and for all Tobi, was the successor car development of the Volkswagen Beetle. to make the replacement become models of finest cars that total production volume of more than 20 million units, it must have been tremendous pressure.

Beetle Although the had become a bestseller in all the world, the production began is that of 1945. If you trace back to the prototype, it was designed is he a thing of the second World War before. Indeed all become old-fashioned in the 1970s, it had lost the product competitiveness. Volkswagen is also not necessarily had Komanui the hand, we were working on the development of a new model. In 1968, it was released a 411/412 you use as it is air-cooled horizontally opposed engine, but the sale was not extended. Although it issued in the Volkswagen brand in the K70 a 1970 water-cooled front engine, which was developed by NSU, which also was a dud.

Golf appeared in 1974, in hatchback car that drives the front wheels in every other horizontal water-cooled in-line four-cylinder engine, the form was a square. Look for similarities between the Beetle is difficult, it might be nice to say that to be in the most counter electrode. However, if you look from the terms of rationality and practicality, it This was the Beetle of a new era. Was hit all over the world in no time, other manufacturers began to promote the development of new models in the model of the Golf.

Design with even neat strength while simplicity is something by hand of Giorgetto Giugiaro. Interior space in a compact body to have taken enough, is supported excellent packaging widely. Body Now it piled the model change, but is larger, primary Golf is a very compact, it was smaller than the current Polo.

Events of 199

topics 1
Honda NSX sale
Honda NSX is announced I had a great impact on the world. In aluminum 2-door coupe loaded with V6 engine of the diopter of lightweight body, it had a performance that rival the high-performance sports car overseas. We were introduced to the market at a low price that it ¥ 8,000,000. Sometimes you have dwarf the bubble economy, it caused a situation that does not meet the deadline is supplied orders flooded.
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Minicar standard revision
Light car standards revision is performed, the upper limit of the exhaust volume is raised from 550cc to 660cc, it became possible to have a large body to obtain a strong power. Tall wagon of original that is currently the mainstream is a Suzuki Wagon R was released in 1993. Height to expand the interior space along with the standard referred to two meters audience by the ease of use spread significantly. Then in 1998 to the collision safety also widened the overall length and overall width is taken into account, it has led to the current.
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Gorbachev in the Soviet Union first president
After World War II Cold War structure in which two great powers that the United States and the Soviet Union conflict led the liberal camp and the socialist camp had been followed. In an attempt to Tatenaoso the Soviet Union which has been economically battered by the evils of one-party dictatorship, Gorbachev was appointed Communist Party General Secretary in 1985 was promoted the democratization of politics to set a perestroika (reform) and glasnost (public). Socialism starts one after another pro-democracy movement in the country, the Berlin Wall collapse in 1989. Been promoted independence movement in such as the three Baltic states among the Soviet Union, the power of the Communist Party began to weaken. When it comes to the 1990 determines the abandonment and the introduction of a presidential system of one-party dictatorship, Gorbachev is appointed as first president of the Soviet Union. Gorbachev to promote disarmament in the US-Soviet summit, left a large footprint, such as to realize the multi-party system. Gorbachev tried to build a new system by performing a bold policy shift, spreads the domestic turmoil, it was to be chased by the seat of power by the democratization that has promoted himself.

Overwhelming performance of 16 races 15 wins

When was in as if the bubble economy midst. Japan money swept also the F1, logo of the Japanese companies had been dancing to the ball Dee machine. Real estate company was even whole example, which acquired the team. Mood of the bubble will match the world of glamorous F1, it had to exude stylish image.

Honda turbo engine, was proud overwhelming combat power. In conducted British Grand Prix at Silverstone high-speed circuit, the machine that was from first place to fourth place equipped with a Honda engine has a monopoly. The Williams-Honda have had a driver with outstanding force that Nigel Mansell and Nelson Piquet, I had to pull out the power of the machine to the full. It was able to compete with Honda, it was only Alain Prost to ride McLaren Porsche.

This year Nelson Piquet becomes champion, Williams-Honda was to hand the constructors' title. However, William's and Honda's contract is terminated, Honda supplies engines to McLaren from next year. And, Senna was supposed to be moved to Makura Len off the Lotus. McLaren won the two most powerful engine and the strongest driver is proud of the strength of invincible, it was left an overwhelming performance that series 16 races 15 wins.

However, "Professor" is Senna of Prost and genius with the nickname of it was difficult to Narabitatsu. Without deciding the ace driver but took the team system of "joint number one", both I was thinking that we should own is a priority. Battle in the two is waged as every time, did not amass the cooperative system as a team. In the Portugal Grand Prix of the 13th round there is a clear act of sabotage that the width shifting to each other, conflict becomes crucial.