MkIII 20th Anniversary GTI

MkIII 20th Anniversary GTI

MkIII 20th Anniversary GTI

To commemorate 20 years of GTIness, VW gave us this – it got chequered Recaro seats, lots of red detailing and 16-inch BBS split rims

 

MkIII VR6

MkIII VR6

MkIII VR6

Fitted with snazzy semi-v 2.8 and 2.9-litre VR6 engines (they’ve got one cylinder head but offset pistons) the Golf VR6 got to 60 in 7.1 seconds.

 

MkIII GTI

MkIII GTI

MkIII GTI

Now sinking into comfortable middle age, the third generation GTI got a 2.0-litre engine when it landed on the forecourt in 1992. Thanks to 188 extra kilos of heft, it wasn’t as agile as the MkII. Even the 148bhp 16-valve engine, which appeared in 1993, couldn’t help matters.

 

MkII Golf Limited

MkII Golf Limited

 

MkII Golf Limited

The Limited counts itself among the most rare hopped-up factory Golfs. It’s got 210bhp goes to 142mph and it’s stuffed with top-spec options - all are four-door models (save for two three-doors) and have 15-inch BBS RM wheels, a twin-headlight grill, tinted taillights and special badges.

MkII Rallye Golf

MkII Rallye Golf

MkII Rallye Golf

Built as a homologation special, the Rallye got a supercharged four-pot engine, four-wheel drive, flared arches and rectangular headlights. Around 5,000 were built and they cost twice as much as a standard Golf when new

MkII G60

MkII G60

MkII G60

As well the normally aspirated GTI, VW threw a supercharged G60 model into the lineup. It produced a then-blistering 160bhp

 

MkII GTI

MkII GTI

MkII GTI

Nine years after the inaugural hot Golf, the GTI’s second coming was ready. It got a new chassis, 110bhp 1781cc four-pot engine and swollen, slipperier styling

MkI GTI

MkI GTI

Despite being unveiled at the 1975 Frankfurt Motor Show, Brits had to wait two years to get their hands on VW’s 110bhp 1,588cc four-pot. The minuscule MkI only weighed 810kg, which meant it could hit 60mph in nine seconds and reach 100mph. In ‘82 a 1781cc model joined the lineup.

 

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Rodney

Welcome to MyVR6.org. I've created this site to simple show all modification I've made to my MK3 1997 VW Jetta GLX VR6 (2.8L 12v 5 speed tranny). I got the car several years ago as a upgrade to my 1980 1.6L 2 door MK1 VW Jetta. The 1980 Jetta had over 169,000 on it and still ran strong... yet problems were starting to occur more and more often. The thing that made me say enough is enough is when I shifted into reverse one day and the shift level dropped to the floor in the middle of the Redmond High School parking lot. Some sort of plastic bracket broke and after saving up money all summer long I decided I was due for a change.