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In North America, the Rabbit Pickup was equipped with one of two engines: originally a 1.6-litre petrol engine, joined by a 1.5-litre diesel for 1980. These were soon replaced by a 1.6 diesel with 52 hp (39 kW) or a 1.7 petrol engine with 78 hp (58 kW). [4]
The factory manufactured a range of fuel-efficient small cars with gasoline and diesel engines, all variants (or rebadged models) of Volkswagen's Golf: the Rabbit (79–84); Rabbit GTI (83–84); Rabbit Pickup (1979–1982); the Golf Mk2 and GTI (85–89) and the Jetta (87–89).
The Volkswagen Golf Mk1 is the first generation of a small family car manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen.It was noteworthy for signalling Volkswagen's shift of its major car lines from rear-wheel drive and rear-mounted air-cooled engines to front-wheel drive with front-mounted, water-cooled engines that were often transversely-mounted.
The Volkswagen Golf (listen ⓘ) is a compact car/small family car produced by the German automotive manufacturer Volkswagen since 1974, marketed worldwide across eight generations, in various body configurations and under various nameplates – including as the Volkswagen Rabbit in the United States and Canada (Mk1 and Mk5), and as the Volkswagen Caribe [1] in Mexico (Mk1).
Many owners have had the VW engines replaced in pursuit of improved power and reliability, [27] [28] particularly the Wasserboxer due to phosphated coolant. [29] [30] Apart from the Porsche and Oettinger engines already mentioned, swaps have used VW Rabbit diesel engines, the 2.0 L Tico Engine, Golf/Jetta petrol engines and Ford Zetec engines ...
Volkswagen Rabbit (1975–1984) Volkswagen Derby (1977–1985), (1995–2009, also sold as Polo Classic) Volkswagen Caribe (1977–1987) Volkswagen Iltis (1978–1988) Volkswagen Cabriolet (1979–2002) Volkswagen Cabrio (1979–2002) Volkswagen Gol (1980–2023) Volkswagen Atlantic (1981–1984) Volkswagen Santana (1981–2022) Volkswagen ...
A 1974 "Acapulco" Thing. The Volkswagen Type 181 is a two-wheel drive, four-door convertible, manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen from 1968 until 1983. Originally developed for the West German Army, the Type 181 also entered the civilian market as the Kurierwagen (“courier car”) in West Germany, the Trekker (RHD Type 182) in the United Kingdom, the Thing in the United States and Canada ...
Currently, all diesel engines offered by Volkswagen Group are direct injection (DI). This engine started as a straight-five-cylinder Audi diesel in 1989 (itself derived from the EA827 series), but got reduced to an inline-four-cylinder for Volkswagens use.