Golf VR6 Car Magazine October 1993

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Golf VR6 Car Magazine October 1993

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Got this from carmag website and I had to crop & resize for better viewing. Enjoy!!!

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Really cool find !!
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Why am I under the impression that it had 140kW?
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Titleists wrote:Why am I under the impression that it had 140kW?
You are referring to the 2.9 which indeed was 140KW.
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That top end doe :grin:
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Jet Li wrote:
Titleists wrote:Why am I under the impression that it had 140kW?
You are referring to the 2.9 which indeed was 140KW.
Why am I under the impression that it was always 2.8? When was it changed?
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Late spec Corrado was 2.9 12v and 140kw
Our Golfs were always 2.8 12v 128kw

Later model sharans were 2.8 24v 141 kw
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R279 for the metallic paint option? Damn...Would have been a no brainer back then
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R112k list price...still won't be able to afford 22 years later...
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