VOLKSWAGEN gulf III

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Model history

• November 1991: Conception gulf of the III with 7 motorizing: The engine span reaches the 1,8l with 75 and/or 90 HP from the 1.4l with 60 HP, over the 2,0l with 115 HP (GTI) up to the again developed VR6-Motor with 2,8 litres capacity and 174 HP. In addition also two Diesels with for each 1,9l capacity and 64 HP and/or 75 HP (as turbo-Diesels) are available. The gulf is in the equipment variants CL (Classic LINE), GL (Grand LINE), GT (Gran Turismo) to get and GT Special. GTI and VR6 keep the so-called "“plus chassis"” standard, which is below put around 15 mm.
• 1992: Airbag as extra, recall action
• 1993: Gulf Variant, European-wide start of the continuous special model Europe, gulf Cabrio, introduction of new engines: Gulf GTI 16V with 2,0l and 150 HP, gulf TDI with 1,9l and 90 HP, 1,6l with 75 HP as well as all wheel gulf Syncro with 90 HP. The VR6 is now available with mechanism.

• 1994: Special models: Pink Floyd, Savoy, Highline, GTI edition and new Orleans, gulf"”; Ecomatic with momentum utilizable mechanism, electronic going away barrier will standard, new Topmodell becomes the VR6 with 2,9l-Motor Synchroantrieb and 190 HP
• 1994: The German Federal Armed Forces procure the VOLKSWAGEN gulf III as "“passenger car easily"” in bronze green (ral 6031). 1995 was in the existence of the armed services as well as the civilian German Federal Armed Forces administration of approx. 5000 vehicles of the type VOLKSWAGEN gulf II and III.
• 1995: Special models: "“Avenue"”, VR6 edition, Rolling Stones, Colour Concept (in the car colors red, yellow, blue, green or black) as well as Movie, electrical gulf "“Citystromer"” with 24 HP, Airbag becomes standard, a new SDI Diesel engine appears with 1,9l and 64 HP
• 1996: Special models: Bon Jovi and 20 years GTI, new engines: 1,9l TDI with 110 HP as well as a new 1,6l-Motor with 100 HP. ABS for all models in series, Seitenairbags as extra. The equipment variants trend LINE and Comfortline replace CL and GL; GT is void
• 1997: Special models: Joker and Family (Europe replaces) and the last special model of the kind edition row is the limited Otmar alto.
• August 1997: End of production after 6 years and 4.663.438 built units, of it 4.085.300 as gulf sedan.

GTI variants gulf of the III

• Gulf GTI: 2,0l 8V 85 KW (with KAT), max. torque 166 Nm, engine identification letter (temporal building method): 2E; ADY; AGG; AKR
• Gulf GTI 16V: 2,0l 16V 110 KW (with KAT), max. torque 180 Nm, engine identification letters: ABF
• Gulf GTI TDI: 1,9l 81 KW (so as special model "“20 years GTI"” from 1996 to 1997 one built, was available however also outside of this special series), max. torque 235 Nm, engine identification letters: AFN

"“20 years GTI"” - anniversary model

• GTI 8V: 85 KW (115 HP, 166 Nm)
• GTI 16V: 110 KW (150 HP, 180 Nm)
• GTI TDI: 81 KW (110 HP, 235 Nm)

Gulf VR6/V6/V5

A further novelty in the compact class was the installation of a six cylinder engine in roll attitude into the relatively narrow engine compartment gulf III. it concerns however not a classical V-engine with a cylinder angle of 90 or 60 degrees. The VR6 was with its cylinder angle of 15 degrees a mixture from a v and a row engine. The VR6 engine is the strongest engine gulf of the 3. Opposite a normal V-engine the reverse-feed concept possesses only one cylinder head and an engine mount which can be worked on simply, however one - exactly like a row engine - sevenfold stored crankshaft. The disadvantages are relatively complicated chain guides, very small distances between the cylinders and asymmetrical gas channel lengths. The walls between the cylinders permit capacity extensions only within limits. Already in the gulf III the VR6-Motor replaced the 16-Ventil-Motor with 2 litres capacity. There were 2,8 VR6 with 128 KW and one only with all-wheel drive available 2,9 VR6 with 140 KW (190 HP). Starting from the gulf IV the VR6-Motor for marketing-technical reasons of V6 was called, the valve number of 12 to 24 (4 valves per cylinder) was increased and the achievement grew from 140 KW to 150 KW (204 HP). The basic concept of the reverse-feed engine remained however the same.

This applied also with the V5 (2,3 V5), which was in principle around a cylinder of reduced 2.8-l-VR6 with two valves per cylinder and was offered in the gulf IV and Bora. This engine there was parallel to vierzylindrigen 1,8 turbo, both carried out 110 KW (150 HP). That applies also to the trade wind (3B), where it was offered under the designation VR5. Starting from model year the V5 with four instead of so far two valves per cylinder was offered to 2001, the achievement grew thereby on 125 KW (170 HP).

Gulf SDI

The designation SDI (suction Diesel with Direkteinspritzung) stands for missing turbochargers and load air cooling for a diesel engine, which is to a large extent identically constructed with the TDI, up to. Sensor technology and actoric can be simplified accordingly.

The achievement amounts to 50 KW (68 HP) with a capacity of 1,9 litres. Since February 2004 a SDI with 2 litres capacity and a maximum output of 55 KW (75 HP) is available with 140 Newtonmeters torque in the gulf V. With this type of aggregate pump nozzle direct injection well-known from the TDI engines is used for the first time.

The gulf 2,0 SDI reaches a maximum speed of 163 km/h. Because of quite high unloaded weight (VOLKSWAGEN gulf III and following generations) a SDI creates only moderate acceleration values, which are however sufficient for city traffic.

Competition products

Competitors VOLKSWAGEN gulf in Germany were and are among other things

• Gulf III: OPEL Astra F, Ford Escort, Toyota Corolla, Nissan Sunny, Mazda 323, Citroen ZX, Fiat Bravo, Renault 19, Peugeot 309, Peugeot 306

Predecessor and successor