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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I need to ditch the 15" BBS from the GLI.
Last year it was 3 bent rims and this year we are already working on fixing our
2nd. So I am going to the j-yard to pick up a set of 14" bottle cap type
alloys. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here's the question. Do the 14" wheels with
the 4 lugs have the same bolt pattern spacing as the 15"?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Would just like to be sure before picking them
up!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Neil</FONT></DIV>
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From: "Neil Hartman" <[email protected]>
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Subject: Re: GTi vs. GTI, GLi vs. GLI
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 21:04:37 -0500
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This is from faq.vw.general. I can't remember where I got it from.
Enjoy
-Neil
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.
----- Original Message -----
From: Josh Karnes <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 9:46 AM
Subject: GTi vs. GTI, GLi vs. GLI
> Alright, I have to get to the bottom of this deal.
>
> I see you guys routinely referring to late-model GLI and GTI cars with a
> small "i" and big "GT" or "GL".
>
> I see that at least on the A1 cars, they may have had the little
> "i". However my GLI and the GTI A2 cars I've seen have a capital "I".
>
> So what's the deal?
> -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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> Josh Karnes <>< "As long as the devil gives you slack in Austin
TX
> your chain, you think you are free."
> - Dick Brown
>
>
>
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