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VOLKSWAGEN gulf IV
Manufacturer:Volkswagen AG
Production period:1997-2003
Length:4149 mm
Width:1735 mm
Height:1439 mm up to 1444 mm
Unloaded weight (kg):1187 kg
Wheel base:2511 mm up to 2518 mm
Type name:1J, 9B (Mexico)
Achievement:101PS
Predecessor model:VOLKSWAGEN gulf III
Successor:VOLKSWAGEN gulf V

Model history

  • 1997: Conception gulf of the IV; new engine V5-Zylinder
  • 1998:4 Motion (all wheel)
  • 1999: TDI, electronic stability program (ESP) into all gulf in series
  • 2001: Special model 25 years GTI, brake assistant in series. The CONTROLLER AREA network bus system (short CAN bus), developed by Bosch, standard.
  • 2002: Head Airbags in series, gasoline direct injection (FSI) and R32, special model Champ with Kopfairbags (somewhat later standard), switchable natural gas drive with the sales designation BiFuel in the Variant.
  • 2003: GT sport, special model edition, end of production in Germany. By the gulf IV 4.098.000 sedans were manufactured. Start of production in the People's Republic of China in the Joint venture enterprise FAW Volkswagen at the location Changchun.

September 2003 last special model: Gulf edition February 2004 the R32 goes in the USA to the start and is thereby the first all wheel gulf in the states Decembers of 2005 further Variant folders: Gulf Atlantic and Atlantic Style

Gulf R32

The first gulf R32 developed in a limited edition of 5000 cars on basis gulf IV. R in R32 stands for Racing (following the engine haven department "“Volkswagen Racing"”; meanwhile renamed in "“Volkswagen engine haven"”), the 32 stands for the 3.2 litres capacity of the six cylinder engine in reverse-feed building method. The engine has four valves per cylinder;. That keeps in track from 0 to 100 km/h creates Volkswagen in 6.6 seconds (with direct transmission in 6.4 seconds), when 2800 revolutions lie close 320 Newtonmeters, the maximum speed amounts to 247 km/h, the exhaust standard is EU4.

The gulf R32 is in series equipped with a sport chassis set lower around 20 millimeters, 225er-Reifen on sport seats with integrated head restraints, the 4Motion-Allradantrieb as well as a six-course transmission, optionally among other things the trailblazing double clutch transmission DSG available was.

Outward the gulf R32 is to be differentiated clearly from other gulf models to: With three enormous air intakes at the front apron, deep side aprons and the two salient exhaust pipes at the tail the compact sports car gulf R32 dissociates itself clearly from the conventional gulf IV.

GTI variants gulf of the IV

  • Gulf GTI: 1,9l turbo-Diesel 85 KW (AJM/AUY, 285/310 Nm,
  • Gulf GTI: 1,9l turbo-Diesel 96 KW (ASZ, 310 Nm,
  • Gulf GTI: 1,9l turbo-Diesel 110 KW (ARL, 320 Nm,
  • Gulf GTI: 1,8l 20V turbo 110 KW
  • Gulf GTI: 1,8l 20V turbo 132 KW (special model "“25 years GTI"”)
  • Gulf GTI: 2,3l V5 110 KW (actually a VR5)
  • Gulf GTI: 2,3l V5 125 KW (actually a VR5)

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