Volkswagen Golf II Limited Road Test
Limited. That means limited English. Well here is a car that bears its name: the VW Golf Limited. More limited series as we can not. 71 best home construction and with love by Volkswagen Motorsport.
1988. Volkswagen unveils the Golf Rallye.
The eternal present is 1781 cm 3 in its 8-valve, supercharged by the compressor but G in a configuration identical to the coupe Corrado G60 . The car took over the transmission 4 wheel drive of the Golf Syncro. But the car is not unanimous. The look reminds some familiar brand kit available from tuners, the car is heavy, the engine is not to his advantage and the car is sold horribly expensive.
But Volkswagen has a joker in his cardboard: his mount on the engine compressor G60 GTI 16S (139 hp instead of 112 for the classic GTI). Verdict? 210 horsepower. But the mark will decide not to start the car. Why? Nobody except a few officials at the time, no one knows. Probably out of the Golf VR6 was less successful if she had succeeded to a car at the same time lighter and more powerful … But the engine was there, and it was a shame not to do at least a small series, as was done at the same time Porsche to bid farewell to the catalog of the 911 Turbo 3.3 … Thus in 1989 came the Golf Limited.
Externally is … very strong. There is nothing to see. Volkswagen has it been scalded by the output of the Rally? In short, this Limited takes his groin against the foot. Only the 5-door body is available, the color is evenly Schwarz metallic and the shell has only 2 headlights, like a GL. Fortunately, some details can be distinguished, open your eyes. The car has no large tumblers of GTI G60, but small bumper and a front spoiler same period of previous GTI 16S large shields. Finally, there are logos and VW Motorsport round grille turquoise. BBS wheels are those of the G60.
The engine makes its 210 horsepower and can be seen very well relayed by transmitting sync. As the current transmission of the R32 4Motion, it is not true but a complete front wheel which transfers torque to the rear in skating. If it does not reach the effectiveness of a true AWD Quattro is still far better than just pulling, right?
As for equipment, for once a Golf II is well equipped. The leather interior, Recaro front seats, sunroof and air conditioning are there. It must be said that at the time the car is almost 270 000F, so it would mean to propose a list of options. Production, reduced to 71 copies (less than a guarded VW) is still quickly saw his party reduced numbers.
Today, this little rarity is sometimes found on the second hand market, often more than 15 000 euro. It was expensive at the time, but the coast guard well 
The news is hard to swallow, but you have to face facts: The concept of Gti died from Peugeot !
At VW , the brand that invented the concept of sport compact, the GTI is still happily even if that name is no longer original glory.
But the community of GT-ists continue to perpetuate this myth through a few achievements like this MK2 Gti 16v.
The preparation is conventional but effective, with camshafts, manifold, intake and some doing to come and get close to 160 nags all coupled to a short box.
To make it a little more reactive it is equipped with a suspension H & R strut bars and large diameter anti-roll without forgetting Compomotive wheels shod with Nitto NT-01 in 225/45×15.
Aesthetically it is simple and discreet with small shields, grille single headlight, wings extended, and of course painting matt finish. The interior is equipped with bucket Raven, a 4-point rollbar and various accessories and varied vintage!
There was a time when the Volkswagen Golf GTI weighed less than a ton! It was the time when the GTI had no turbo, but simply was the great beginning of a symbol that would change the automotive landscape: GTI! Although Volkswagen had drawn in 1976 with the Golf I Gti, many purists consider it necessary to turn to the second generation to find “the” Gti!
For the great novelty of Golf 2 Gti, if we forget the Golf 1 Gti Oettinger is the adoption of an engine with 2 camshafts in mind!
The engine is then transformed and performance fly … With a weight of slightly less than a ton, the 1.8 develops 139 horsepower 16s at 6100 rpm! Sufficient to send the 0 to 100 km / h in just 9.2 seconds and reach almost 210 km / h top speed. These figures make us smile today, but back then, this Gti combining performance and comfort … Golf 2 for the gentrification began! It is still very fun to drive, keeping behavior serious enough.
But again, between the Golf 1 Gti who is aging, and the Golf 3 Gti who had lost all sportiness, this second generation is perhaps the finest achievement of Volkswagen. Version and “Edit One” with BBS wheels, it is enough to eat! A purchase quickly because they are becoming increasingly rare, despite a score very affordable!
Golf coupe, you know? No, not the Scirocco .
I refer to the Golf Coupee sense of the term. Yes, it is not necessary to invest in an expensive Toyota iQ Smart or not to have more parking problems in urban areas. Tinkering a bit (a lot), we may well look after himself.
The owner of a Volkswagen Golf in 1992 decided not to bother with the long wheelbase of its German sedan. So he decided to shave the chassis of his car to keep only the two front seats and doors that go with it. The final result is very funny and reminds all those cars with photoshop caricatured very big wheels. And it’s crazy as the cover seems long now.
