Yeah I was taken aback by that too. You had to wait for the 3.2 L for true DOHC 24v one intake cam one exhaust cam action.

@@hiepphambui3941 wait didn’t Europe get a true DOHC engine rated at 204hp? I thought that was the big difference between EDM vs USDM cars.

@@chrisdooley1184 No. same motor. Sigle cam per bank on the VR6 regardless of the nation. IIRC the differences were cam profile, exhaust manifolds and such. The SLC Corrado came with a 2.9 that had different intake and better exhaust manifolds.

GT6SuzukaTimeTrials good eye

Nice Catch

I noticed that myself LOL

GT6SuzukaTimeTrials well coke cans have been much the same,

Good eye dude.

then it came the 4wd vr6. the european gti was slow and soft. i boght one as my 1st car because came out very cheap. later tried to trade it for other cars but nobody wanted it. mazda mx3, small peugeot, corolla... they were more nimble. my uncle had a Mk 2 golf GTI, i loved that car but he never accepted the change. i nearly convinced a friend with a suzuki but changed mind after a test drive, the suzuki felt 500kg lighter but the difference was only 150. that golf had incredibly safe handling but spoiled all the fun

obviously my friend changed mind, i really liked the small suzuki

In South Africa too

My guess is your GTI wasn't the 2.0 with 150hp as that thing pulled pretty good.

yes, it only had 115 or something but was a lazy engine. the renault, nissan and opel 2.0 had similar power but were faster. in a test i couldn't outrun the golf 1.6 with 100bhp. those small 8 valves engines were indestructible and sometimes had more power at low rpm than the 16v of the time

kylethestyle Takes me straight back to my senior year in high school!

kylethestyle crazy how this has quicker acceleration than my turbocharged stick shift 2010 mk6 gti.

VQSeries really?

supercooled yep lol, no exaggeration!

Yes! Don't turn around!

Kristian Thomas truth.

Motorweek never shows enough of the engine sound, or when they do, they cover it up with music.

Maestro_T ....yes god!! & john davis talking over the car as it accelerates down the track it's irritating

Nick Dovie They always do it. The most irritating is when they mention how good the engine sounds and then they don't let you hear it because they cover it up somehow. I mean, come on guys, engine sounds are music to the ears of car fanatics!

Maestro_T. you took the words out of my mouth haha...so fucking irritating

They aren't bad by today's standards tbh

Tool0GT92 Yes but it isn't acceleration that makes this car so special it's the handling of a sports car that really made people want it. Then you could tweak it to go faster with money saved.

xampx2k7 I can still beat it with my mom's car and it's from November 1998, the car would be 95K now a day's 🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑😂👏👏👏

It isn't the handling of this car that makes it special. It's definitely the sound. A stock VR6 handles like a wet sponge.

JoJo Yes pretty much everything back then did though. My 1989 Corsica felt like an unsafe boat

thats what i was wondering about too... I was like... wait a minute, 24v in 95 :D

Armaan R that's what I thought. I think he got the hp correct at least. 172hp for the12v

@Marc A Thanks for that. I'm a fan of ALL the GTI's, from the Mk1 to current. The current GTI's are light and fast, but I still would rather drive a Mk1 or Mk2 GTI. I had a 'Tornado Red' Mk2 GTI (mid 80's, I believe), and it was a BLAST to drive, even though it only had a normally aspirated, 1.8 liter 110 HP motor. I'm 59 now, but I still remember the day I drove it off the dealer lot, after paying only $11,800 for it brand new. Good times!

Did u get one yet?

The Volvo was also better built than the GTI! Even a ‘base’ 850 sedan would do 0-60 in under 9 seconds with the 5-speed manual and was fun to toss around corners. It was more like the GTI’s sensible big brother than anything VW was making at the time.

Also you can't say shit about the economy, that engine never went bad and only delivered. I had 3 different 1.8L 89hp Golf 3's. Give it some more air with a nice sport filter, put on a growly exhaust pipe and watch it pick up all them looks from the bystanders, while at the same time, it costs you pretty much NOTHING to be that cool cause the engine runs like a lighter.

Just enough to keep you out of trouble, but still enough to be a little fun in that tiny thing.

Sorry buddy but what u had was nothing compared to the vr6 model the vr6 was a monster hatch back when it came out

Motorweek was about half a second and 5 mph optimistic versus the real world

@AudiophileTubes - pedigree? Cars such as Lancia Delta and Audi Quattro have pedigree. All this has is a reputation.

spavatch GTI is a Pedigree car

@@spavatch You're 'splitting hairs' spavatch. Of course, the GTI has a long pedigree. It arose from the popular 'Rabbit' platform at the time, then morphed into many subsequent generations of the 'hot hatch' over time. I think we are at 8th gen currently. And it's been around for decades. Need I say more?

That was me. Do you normally watch television in the nude?

Not in North America anyway.

Ianna Matney that's because they sat on the lots and nobody bought them

allmotorkp61 really, I thought they would attract single people and not the 4-Door models.

We get them in europe. :) VW Up! GTI, VW Polo R, Golf GTI ClunSport, Renault Megane RS and Peugeot 208 GTI etc...

Ianna Matney I've seen them...but most are 5 door

I love my 92 GRI 16v. Best GTI ever.

Why ? They still make it

@@hondamanvtec2894 actually they dont exept the mini cooper maybe

Corrrect!

How was the vr6 in passat?

they have "strange" parts too

IN OTHER WORDS, VW is crap nowadays///

Jeff Eppenger I'm sorry but that's simply made up. I understand that you like VW and it's completely fine to like them, but don't give us such bullshit man. Firstly VWs have never been known for their fun-to-drive factor. This is why you'll find people that want fun cars buying the Ford Focus or the Mazda 3. Just watch car channels reviewing the Focus ST or RS, they're smiling like a bunch of retards. You don't get the same smile in the GTI or R. This makes me think you haven't had the chance to drive a lot of cars aside from VW. In their market and price segment, VWs are known for their laid back and classy character rather than the fun to drive factor. Secondly, the amount of tech in today's cars drives reliability down, yes, but don't attribute this to German overengineering, it's simply because of cheaper parts or designs that are not so well thought out. The Audi Q3 is one of the most reliable cars you can find nowadays, and so is the Toyota RAV4 and the new Seat Leon. They are all absolutely loaded with technology yet they're still reliable. VW have simply shit the bed lately in terms of reliability, just like Ford (European) for example. Both German. Yet Audi and Seat hold the bar high, and ironically enough they're owned by VAG. Just note that I'm not saying this to bash you, your conclusions are simply wrong and I think you're being too subjective. The one thing we can agree on is the fact that older cars were much better built. Man those things last ages and so did the cars from the 2000-2005 era. I somehow doubt that today's cars are going to last that long.. They just don't feel as well built.

The '14 Corolla I had as a rental had a CVT...

I wasn't referring to German cars in general, I was referring strictly to VW. You simply cannot compare VWs to the likes of Fords, Audis or BMWs when it comes to fun factor. The difference is so big this isn't even a subjective topic, even though it is at its core. There's just no way VW is a contender in the fun to drive space when Ford exists in the exact same space that VW does. That's Ford's main selling point in Europe. I haven't had bad experiences with German cars, quite the opposite actually. I don't really think I'd buy anything else but German or Swedish (maybe some Italian, I like the new Alfas) at the moment. I'll give you some credit regarding innovations, the Asian market does tend to copy. But you massively dropped the ball when you gave safety as an example. The automotive safety industry has been spearheaded by Volvo (Swedish) for a very long time, not by VAG or any other German manufacturer. And you are definitely not giving the Asians enough credit. The Mazda RX-7 was a handling marvel, made possible by the Wankel engine which could be placed very low and towards the back in the engine compartment due to its size. The Germans didn't even dare touch that engine, so you should give the Asians some credit. The Lancer was never known for its fun to drive factor either. Maybe you misunderstand me, I'm not saying that the Evo or the GTI are abhorrently boring to drive. They can't be, they're sports cars after all. But since you already own a GTI, if you'd hop into a Focus ST for a spin you'd see what I'm talking about. Those reviewers I mentioned earlier are grinning like idiots for good reason.

I think he meant what color of clear coat you choose.

Vercus100 clear cote has no colour, that's why it's called clear cote lol. I guess he means you can choose different colour paint, I'm in UK and AFAIK all of ours had cleacote on top, I had a highline which came in black or a lovely purple colour with matching leather. I ended up supercharging it at 12 psi without even intercooling it or touching the compression, I literally did nothing apart from shove more air in, 320 bhp and 275 lb ft made it great and pretty quick too, the engines are bomb proof!

Because they are obesely overweight fat cars now.

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Mod Mark cool bro

Mod Mark Don't hate, appreciate.

The Honda Prelude Vtec begs to differ

XenomorphLV426 the looks..i fly.. the speed.. slow. So wtf you been smoking??