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1995 Volkswagen Golf

Volkswagen Golf—Cheap, fun and easily modified. We’re going to make ours faster and corner quicker. What else did you think we were going to do?

Latest Updates

Golf Exhaust Makeover Oct 2, 2009 Replacing the exhaust on our Golf yields big performance gains.
Golf Goes Racing Sep 28, 2009 We take our Golf out for its competition debut at an SCCA autocross.
Stance, Shifting and Sucking Sounds Sep 8, 2009 We get an alignment, firm up our shifter, and work on power improvements.
Golf Suspension Makeover Aug 21, 2009 We replace the entire suspension on our Golf in a little over six hours—Instant F-Street Prepared goodness.
We Support Universal Health Care for Clunkers Aug 17, 2009 We perform some long-overdue maintenance and hit the junkyard for some neat scores.
More Cleaning—and New Steamrollers Jul 30, 2009 We replace the carpet in our Golf project and mount some new wheels and tires.
Mr. Clean Jul 19, 2009 We get to work scrubbing the filth out of our Golf.
You'd Like to Golf? No, I Said I'd Like Two Golfs. Jul 8, 2009 We’re suckers for an even better deal—we pick up a rust-free 1995 Golf Sport that also has no sunroof.
The Golf Makes It to Florida Jun 29, 2009 Our Golf project car makes the 900-mile trek to its new Florida home.
Going Golfing Jun 29, 2009 We purchase a 1994 Golf that’s located nearly 1000 miles from our office. We’re suckers for a road trip.

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1995 Volkswagen Golf Specs:

Body type:: Coupe
Country of origin:: Germany
Original price:: $14500
Purchase price:: $1200
0-60 time:: 9.0 seconds
Displacement:: 1985cc
Stock horsepower:: 115 bhp @ 5500 rpm
Torque:: 120 lb.-ft @ 3300 rpm
Engine configuration:: Inline-4
Transmission:: 5-speed manual
Drivetrain configuration:: Front-wheel drive
Suspension:: MacPherson Strut (front)
Twist-beam with Chapman struts. (rear)
Brakes:: disc/disc
Bolt pattern:: 4 x 100
Wheel offset:: 38mm
Body width:: 65.0 in.
Curb weight:: 2400 lbs.
Wheelbase:: 120.0 in.

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