RE: GTI, GLI, etc. - What do they mean?

["Cogan, Alan" <ACogan@actirl.com>]

yea Fox, I asked.

 A simple question. Hope you are not going to test me later.
		(:})

Thanks mate
Alan Cogan

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Foxx (in a box) [SMTP:iraldly@otterbein.edu]
> Sent:	03 September 1999 08:42
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> Subject:	GTI, GLI, etc. - What do they mean?
> 
>   i know someone was wanting to know this a little while ago, and this
> is what i stumbled on:
> 
> Q: What does GTI, GLI and so on mean?
> A: L = Luxe (base model)
> LS = Luxe Special, couple more do-dads
> GT = Grand Tourisme, better equipped & usually a larger engine than
> the "L" series
> GL = Grand Luxe (geared for more luxury), basically == GT
> GTI/GLI = Originally, the fuel injected version of a GT/GL which means
> it
> produced a lot more power. With most cars FI, the GTI/GLI
> designation means a more powerful engine than a GT/GL model,
> sometimes also with a better suspension. Note that originally,
> GLI != Jetta, as the case in the USA.
> SL = Serie Limite' (limited series), like the Karmann series in US.
> Really a variation on a GT.
> GTX = Same as GTI but used in Europe and elsewhere.
> G40/60 = GT version with VWs G-type supercharger. The number is the
> width
> of the G-charger (lader in D) coil in millimeters. For those who
> aren't aware, the G40 is used on some Polos, the G60 on Passats
> and Corrados.
> VR6 = Cars based on the new staggered 6 cylinder engine (in-line-V-6).
> SLC = Sport Luxury Coupe, the VR6 equipped Corrado in the US.
> Syncro = VWs version 4WD distributes its torque with a "visco-gear"
> (It's a special silicone gel that stiffens if the relative
> motion (shear) increases)
> VWs 4WD is designed by Steyr-Puch, an Austrian Company and not
> by Audi.
> 
> Originally, all European VWs were carbureted, except those with the
> "I"
> or
> "i" and a few rare cases with an "E" for "Einspritzung", designation
> which had
> a more powerful fuel injected engine, a "GT" set-up, and some more
> sporty
> equipment (suspension, gauges).
> In the US, VW switched over to FI first with the '76 limited
> edition Super Scirocco and in 77 to the rest of VW's watercooled
> cars, and in Europe a bit later (with mono-throttle FI) which meant
> that
> all cars really counted as "I" models.
> GTI/GLI now just means that the car has a more powerful engine and a
> sportier set-up.
> Note also that the US, only gets the two top of the line VWs from
> their
> larger mass produced series (but not the Polo).
> Certain special models, such as the Golf G60 Synchro, the US will
> never
> see.
> In Europe, VWs came with anywhere from 1100, 1300 to 2900 cc engines.
> The
> US never saw the 1100 & the 1300's and only sees a slightly scaled
> down
> version of the 2900.
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