I remember reading something on the net that said exactly what GTI stood for one time, but now I can't seem to find it. I do remember, however that the 'i' stood for injection, and Chris, you're right, it was because it was because it was one of the first cars to have FI in Europe. The web site is out there somewhere...
Jim Weinheimer [email protected] 85 GTI >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 > > _____________ 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
