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From: haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS])
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: VW GTI Turbo?
Message-ID: <1889@watdcsu.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 17-Nov-85 15:52:02 EST
Article-I.D.: watdcsu.1889
Posted: Sun Nov 17 15:52:02 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 18-Nov-85 07:26:29 EST
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Reply-To: haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS])
Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario
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Summary: 

In article <1577@cae780.UUCP> gordon@cae780.UUCP (Brian Gordon) writes:

>I saw an interesting car this morning on a local freeway.  It had
>international plates with CA plates bolted over them, and looked like
>a typical black '85 VW Golf GTI, but the chrome name tags declared it
>to be TURBO.  Have I just missed them before, or is this a rare beast?

Either the guy had just slapped a 'turbo' badge onto a normal GTI
(tacky!) or else it was an aftermarket installation (by Callaway or
someone else).  VW does not have any gasoline turbo engines available;
the GTI will receive one of the new VW G-superchargers in a year
or two, though, along with 4-wheel drive.  VW uses turbos in lots
of diesel engines, though...


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