Where does the Volkswagen Rabbit GTI come from?
Assembled from parts made in Mexico, Canada, Germany and the U.S. in Volkswagen’s Westmoreland, Pennsylvania assembly plant, the Rabbit GTI had the same Mk1 chassis, and the same A1 body type as the Mk1 Golf GTI that had been on sale in Europe since 1976, with a few exceptions.
Are there any safety features in the Volkswagen Rabbit?
The Volkswagen Golf has received excellent safety ratings from the NHTSA, earning 5/5 stars in front impact test and 4/5 stars in side impact tests consistently since 2000. These are some of the safety features included or available for the Golf: The Volkswagen Rabbit is available in the following colors: There are no hybrid models of the Rabbit.
What kind of engine does a Volkswagen Rabbit have?
The 2009 Rabbit features a 5 cylinder engine with Tiptronic 6 speed automatic transmission that can be set to sport mode which allows for longer RPM runs before shifting gears. The sport mode also aggressively down shifts to keep the engine in the power band.
What kind of car was the 1984 VW Rabbit?
These memories come flooding back as I watch Volkswagen pluck an entirely different 1984 GTI out of its collection and plant it in my driveway nearly a decade later. Ceremoniously disgorged from a covered trailer, the silver VW’s arrival is announced by its surprisingly cacophonous exhaust.
So without further ado, allow us to introduce the latest autobahn panzer to grace our roads, the Volkswagen Rabbit GTI, from—wait a minute—Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania? That’s right.
What’s the drive ratio on a VW Rabbit?
VW has also tailored a five-speed close-ratio gearbox to the GTI’s performance capabilities, and there’s a heavy-duty clutch to go with it. The final drive ratio is 3.94:1 in the GTI versus 3.89:1 in the 1982 Rabbit. The front brake discs are now vented rather than solid on this special model. Exterior changes border and red GTI nameplates.
What kind of tires does a Volkswagen Rabbit GTI have?
The final touches for the Rabbit GTI were anti-roll bars front\ and rear (16.5 mm and 20.5 mm, respectively) to minimize body\ roll during cornering, and the largest tires/wheels ever offered \ on a Rabbit or Golf: 185/60HR-14 Pirelli P6s mounted on 14x\ 6-inch alloy rims.
What was the top speed of a 1983 VW Rabbit GTI?
Today, 0-60 times in the high 9s sounds sluggish, but 30 years ago, the GTI would stomp the all-new-for-’82 Pontiac Trans Am, with five whole liters of displacement and a four-speed stick, by an entire second to 60 MPH.