I think Ian Kuah's VW Power and Style makes the point that while no one from VW has come forward to explain what GTI actually meant, the "I" probably refers to injection. Remember, in Europe the original A1 GTI came with a 1.6L fuel injected (CIS) motor, which distinguished it from most Euro VWs, and most Euro cars in general. For this theory to hold true, the "I" for "injection" must have come from the Italian "injectione" (sic), as the german is "einsprung" (sic).
Chris Williams [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Josh Karnes [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2000 4:41 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: GTi vs. GTI, GLi vs. GLI So with the A2 cars, all of them are fuel-injected, regardless of whether they are GTI, GLI, GL, whatever. So the "i" is not for "injection". I have no clue what it's for. Perhaps it was originally for "injection", but like I say, why call it a "GTi" when the badge on the car has a capital "I"? -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Josh Karnes <>< "As long as the devil gives you slack in Austin TX your chain, you think you are free." - Dick Brown _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
