week 10 - volkswagen facts

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1985-1992. A quick way you can identify an MKII that was produced in 1985-1987 from the ones produced in 1988-1992 is the way the doors look. The 85-87's have "smaller doors",meaning the front windows are smaller, and have a small non-working window on the front corner of the door, making the doors look smaller.
G60 Limited. The total number of the G60 Limiteds produced was 71. They were so limited, that VW never gave them VIN numbers,but "serial numbers" instead. The G60 Limited came with a 1.8L 16-valve with a G60 Supercharger that pushed 210 HP and came as a 4-door variant and looked more like your grandma's Golf than a supercharged monster!
1.6L 8-valve; 1.8L 8-Valve & 16-Valve; 2.0L 16-Valve; 1.8L G60. Most stock MKII Golf/GTi's on the road are 1.8L 8-Valves.
In the US/Canada there were 4, in addition to the MKV/A5 which were available in Europe.
Some of the MKIII's suspension that were produced from 1992-1993 can fit on MKII's. The chassis are similar, the MKIII's are just heavier and are shaped differently.
Dr. Ferdinand Porsche created volks wagon
A split rear window. The original 1930s prototypes, the V1, V2 and V3, had louvers but no window in the rear. The first production models had a split ovular window. In 1953 VW switched to a singal oval shaped window. And finally in 1958 the Beetle got its larger, rectangular rear window.
. In what year was the first prototype Beetle made? 1934
Who designed the Beetle? Ferdinand Porsche
Where in the world did Beetles originate? Germany
What two countries still manufacture Beetles? Brazil and Mexico