I was just browsing through eBay and saw a '99 2 door Golf TDI. Didn't know they made a 2 door TDI. It seems now that I can only get the Golf TDI in a 4 door. Haven't checked at the dealer, but the online configuator at vw.com only lists 4 door bodies for the TDI.
Was '99 the only year they made a 2 door TDI A4?
Were there any 2 door Golf TDIs in the A3 line up?
No, I think it is change in VW North America offerings...When I bought my
2000 Golf, there was no 4 door GL model, now there is...as I recall, the 2 door was available as 2.0 and 1.9TDI, the 4 door (GSL only) in 2.0,
1.9TDI, and 1.8T. They removed the 1.8T option from the 4 door after
2001, so VW does sometimes take away engine options. Sometime (maybe
2002?) they added a 4 door GL model. I didn't keep track, but sometime they must have gotten rid of the 1.9TDI on the 2 door GL (guess there is no 2 door GLS, need to go to GTI to get the higher trim).
Not sure what VWs thoughts are on this, except maybe 2 door = sporty (1.8T and VR6 available on GTI, (plus 2.0 on the Golf) and 4 door = practical (2.0 and TDI available, but no 1.8T nor VR6 on the 4 door)....maybe, but some people don't fit this mold, I know people who wouldn't mind a 4 door golf with 1.8T again, or even VR6, and like you, 2 door people who want a
Never seen this version (2 door TDI) before up here in Canada...
I've seen 2 doors with just the 2.0L engine (badgeless on the right hand side) with the 1.8T (and appropriate logo) and VR6 (incredibly rare.... especially in a Golf up here, i've seen a few Jetta's with the VR6)
The 4 Door 1.8T seemed to sell not to badly up here, i've seen more of them driv>
There were 2-door Golf TDIs but yes you're right...on the US site you can't build a TDI 2-door anymore. On the Canadian one you still can.
I'm 99.9% sure that TDIs were available in all 2-door A4 Golfs in the US (at least up until now if VW's site is correct). They probably weren't as popular though as the 4-door versions I guess, hence why they're harder to find.
For the A3s, there were no TDIs in the Golfs at all for the US...only Jettas.
This might fit into the strategy in Canada where they have a "CL" base model as well as the GL and GLS. Here we have no CL...only GL and GLS. The CL up there and the GL here are the lowest models on the totem pole, respectively, and maybe VW decided that the lowest model (CL up there, GL here) will therefore only have one engine (the 2.0)? Just a guess though.
"english" models Golf Build a Golf GL
1.9L TDI PD Pick Colour See the features Pick options (none are for 2 door) And the summary of my brand new Gold coloured 4 door diesel Golf with plastic wheel covers and a cassette stereo (don't they have a CD player for a $23000 car yet?).
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