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Specifications
V.I.N "TP ???????"
Engine number "3G 0000??"
Body shell Type 19E-299
Paint Colour Anthracite grey metallic
Top Speed 142mph
0-60 in 7.2 seconds
16-valve Supercharged G60 1781cc engine (Different to Rallye 1763cc, 16-valve and 8-valve, although 1781cc the Limited uses a special block, pistons, rings and gaskets)
210bhp (DIN) at 6500rpm and 186lb ft of torque at 5000rpm with 8.8:1 compression ratio and supercharger providing 23psi of boost
Weight 2,805lbs or 1275 kg (Heavier than a normal Golf)
Permanent Syncro viscous-coupled four-wheel system with
Electronic Differential Lock (see below for further details)
Anti-lock brakes
Discs all round
Black leather interior comprising of seats, door cards, steering wheel, hand-brake and gear lever gaiters. All seats fitted with head-rests.
Front seats heated
Electrically operated windows x4
Electrically operated and heated wing-mirrors
Headlamp Range Control (electrical adjustment)
Central Locking including tailgate and petrol flap
Steel sliding manually operated sunroof
VW (Hitachi) "Gamma" stereo with amplified front door speakers.
Green tinted glass
Electronic Differential Lock EDL
An interesting technical innovation VW launched with the Golf G60 was the Electronic Differential Lock (EDL) which uses the ABS sensors to detect variations in wheel speed. Unlike the BMW and Mercedes-Benz ASD systems which reduce engine power to compensate for lack of traction, the VW system works by slowing the wheels down. If you should encounter a puddle of water or loose gravel mid-bend, you will not get the dramatic loss of composure you might in a standard car. The system only works if there is a difference in speed between the driven wheels.
So it is still possible to spin the wheels if both are on a surface of equal frictional coefficient. If you were to launch the car on a loose surface, you would thus spin the wheels, but the moment one wheel reached a grippy surface, the antics would be called to a halt.