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VW Golf rear-wheel drive. Do they exist?

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  • 17-11-2006 11:00am
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    paddylonglegs
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    Hello,

    Trying to collect a bit of info on This VW.Anyone out there with a better knowledge on Golfs than myself,can you tell me did a production model of a rear-wheel drive ever exist?Any help appreciated

    Cheers.


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    sniper83
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    hi im no expert but there's no production rear wheel-drive models in the VW Golf, infact there are no front mounted-engine, rear wheel-drive models at all from VW.:eek: . But, anything with the word 'Syncro' as part of the model name (e.g.: Golf Syncro, Passat Syncro) as well as the Golf Rallye and Golf Country were all 4WD versions of the usual front wheel-drive cars.

    hope this helps..


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    Henry Ford III
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    Drive a regular Golf in reverse?


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    galwaytt
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    There was a twin-engined one in the mid '80s......I think. Just for show, mind, with a 1.8 Gti engine at each end: would that do? :D

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    skibum
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    There is / was a golf in the uk that had tvr V8 running gear. Engine, gearbox, brakes, suspension etc. :D


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    CJhaughey
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    Remove the front driveshafts from a syncro and you have a rear drive vehicle, I seem to recall it was done one time in a UK show.


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    Plug
    Registered Users Posts: 9,248 ✭✭✭Plug


    You can put in rear wheel drive to golfs, the chassis of a gold can accept 4 wheel drive so i would say rear wheel isen't a problem.
    These lads can put rear wheel drive in your motor:
    www.hpamotorsport.com


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    L5
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    the R32 and V6 4Motion models have 4 wheel drive


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    TempestSabre
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    paddylonglegs wrote:
    ...a production model of a rear-wheel drive ever exist?....

    Never heard of a production one.


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    Tanabe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 594 ✭✭✭Tanabe


    paddylonglegs wrote:
    Hello,

    Trying to collect a bit of info on This VW.Anyone out there with a better knowledge on Golfs than myself,can you tell me did a production model of a rear-wheel drive ever exist?Any help appreciated

    Cheers.

    Why don't you just buy a RWD car if that's what you want dude:confused:

    Do you REALLY like the Golf's that much? I suppose it would be different alright, if that's what ya want;)


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    TempestSabre
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    I assume its one of those questions that comes in a pub and it starts to bug you! I think some of the 4WD golfs put post of the drive to the rear until its needed at the front. But theres a few different 4wd systems over the years, so I guess you'd have to read up on them. The G60 Rallye and Synchros etc.


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    opeldave
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    TempestSabre wrote:
    I assume its one of those questions that comes in a pub and it starts to bug you! I think some of the 4WD golfs put post of the drive to the rear until its needed at the front. But theres a few different 4wd systems over the years, so I guess you'd have to read up on them. The G60 Rallye and Synchros etc.



    No production RWD models that I know of
    however there have been many conversions like porsche 928 into a mk1 golf
    & a few mid engined golfs & polos
    & of course there is a mk1 golf up in northern ireland with a BMW 325i engine & RWD setup although it never seems to be as quick as it should be.


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    astraboy
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    opeldave wrote:
    No production RWD models that I know of
    however there have been many conversions like porsche 928 into a mk1 golf
    & a few mid engined golfs & polos
    & of course there is a mk1 golf up in northern ireland with a BMW 325i engine & RWD setup although it never seems to be as quick as it should be.
    Mk1's are a light car but a 325 engine would only have about 200bhp if tuned, so it would not have the pace of a modern subaru etc.

    Like people above said, no production RWD golf, only 4wd versions.

    Several conversions including a couple of mk3 golfs with twin Vr6 engines, 1 in front 1 in rear, one guy built the two. Some amount of work to complete it. Twin gearboxes etc.:eek:


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    2 Espressi
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    some RWD golfs in these threads.

    http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2868311
    http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2261542
    http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2436183
    http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2746594

    and a corrado:
    http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2876938


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    TempestSabre
    Registered Users Posts: 4,142 ✭✭✭TempestSabre


    No production ones though...


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