. This Golf Syncro was available as a five-door with the 1. Due to its smaller engine bay, the standard 3 and 5-door 6N did not get a turbo-diesel engine until the facelift in 2000. From its launch, all versions of the Golf came with fuel injection, to meet requirements that all new cars sold in member countries from January 1993 must come with fuel injection or a catalytic converter. Wikimedia Commons has media related to. It was in 1998 mid 1999 for non-euro markets with the front, rear, and styling from the while still maintaining the body from the Mk3 Cabrio.
Floor mats also had red piping along their edges. The Golf Country was particularly popular in Alpine regions in central Europe. The exclusive feature package included a supercharged version of the 16-valve engine, mated to a sports transmission and Syncro mechanism. The release knob on the hand brake was also red and silver instrument dials. Unsourced material may be challenged and. The rear seat was moved forward 30 mm 1.
Archived from on 31 October 2011. You will have to before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. Source: Automobil Revue, catalogue edition 1987, p. Basing the design on an earlier Volkswagen Polo Harlequin special edition, the Golf Harlequins were created in four variations, by taking four solid color models and interchanging the easily detachable doors, hood, hatch, grill, fenders and bumper fascias — after final production at the Puebla, Mexico assembly plant where all the Harlequins were manufactured. The Rallye Golf has 161Bhp 118 kW. The interchangement of colors — Tornado Red, Ginster Yellow, Chagall Blue, and Pistachio Green — was not random, but followed four defined assignments, with each pattern avoiding adjacent major panels sharing the same paint color.
When sales in North America failed to live up to expectations and with increasing productions costs, the was closed in July 1988. Originally limited to 1,000, around 3,800 of this series were produced. There were no additional gauges or buttons in the interior either. It is not to be confused with the Canadian released in 2006 in. These 1999 Mk3 cars were the last produced in the world and sold alongside the in showrooms. However, the Golf was overshadowed in the 1984 contest, finishing third but being heavily outscored by the victorious and runner-up , which were similar in size to Volkswagen's smaller Polo. However, they have become more commonly used for consumer products as well.
In 1988 the Golf received the same modifications as in Europe, but the nameplates which changed for 1989. The Polo Harlekin featured multi-coloured body panels with a symmetrical combination of Tornado Red, Ginster Yellow, Pistachio Green and Chagall Blue. The Mk3 was sold in Japan alongside the Polo, where both vehicles were in compliance with Japanese Government that encouraged sales. Harlekin Polos used the 1. In Europe, it was offered with the acclaimed 98 brake horsepower 73 kW 1. The platform used for this model used a modified version of the floorpan of the Mark 3, as did the. Thirty-two models with seven engines ranging from the 1.
Sales of the all-new 1985 Jetta, by contrast, skyrocketed compared with the 1984 model. It was 's highest volume seller from 1983 and remained in German production until late 1992. Leather and satellite navigation were also optional extras. Eventually, Volkswagen of America decided that the Rallye Golf would be too expensive to offer for sale in North America, where Volkswagen was perceived as a low-cost brand. The hatchback bodystyle had also become popular on cars produced outside Europe, particularly on models.
The base model was the Comfortline with the option of no less than 5 engines ranging from the 1. The Rabbit name used on the was meant to give a car a cuddly image, but with the 1980s redesign of the car, , the former president who was now chairman of the whole company, dictated that Volkswagen model names be standardized globally. Entered: August 3, 2009 — by Category:. Im gonna jump on this one too. Archived from on 21 June 2012. Auto Motor und Sport Heft 18 Seite 24.
These Cabrios are often referred to as the Mk3. New base engine was a 1. It was launched in mainland in August 1991, in the in February 1992, and in in the spring of 1994. The engine was enlarged to 2. European tour editions During the 1990s, Volkswagen sponsored three high-profile rock bands' European tours, and issued a special-edition Golf, with distinctive exterior markings, for each: the Golf Edition 1994 , the Golf Edition 1995 , and the Golf Edition 1996.
In North America, all Golf Mk2s had 1. The Mk2 Golf was discontinued in Europe in 1991, but Mexican-made Mk2 models remained available in North America for another year. The cars were mainly built around a 5-door version because of the strength of a 5-door chassis more angles , although 2, 3 door models were also produced. Wikimedia Commons has media related to. In , simply rebadged the without the exterior modifications of the European Derby i.
The four-wheel-drive system was fully automatic and minimally intrusive, also in appearance. The 2-door and 4-door sedan variants of the Golf Mk2 were marketed under the name. It was powered with a diesel engine and a clutchless. In its first year on sale in the U. Otmar Alt The Gold Otmar Alt is a limited 1000 cars were built edition version of the Golf. The Polo Classic Typ 6K and the Caddy Typ 9K have been produced since 2000.