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General => General discussion => Topic started by: vixteris on 30 March 2004, 13:16
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can anyone tell me the difference please. is it spec or engine?
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Doesn't the GLI just have a normal non-injected engine (a 1.5 perhaps) and the GTI obviously has the 8v GTI engine.
Just guessing.
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Ask Modulator, he will know.
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hey sheriff, thats not alot of help. unless your gonna give me his number ;)
nottanother16v - i think your probably right (not 1.5 tho, i think 1.6 and 1.8 still). any ideas on body and interior difference?
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Weren't the earlier cabriolet's GLI? The 'I' would tend to indicate that it is still injection so maybe its down the level of trim :-\
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so is your cab a gli or gti rich? what year is it? oops i can see the plate in the sig lol ;D
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Mine is a GTI (1983) but I'm sure the earlier ones were GLI.
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well im pretty sure mines a GTi too. ??? i was worried there for a bit cos elephants database only had GLI cabs for that year. can u imagine the panic i had when i was thinking i didnt even own a GTI. :o
its a GTI on the log book, a GTI by badge and it flies like a GTI but with the added kit and interior its always gonna play on my mind that im not really 100% about its history. I think a polite letter to Volkswagen might be in order :)
ps. if anyone sees this and knows the difference in spec please post! ty
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The GLI models were only on the cabriolets and as a lot have said it was only up to about 82 ish, after that they were rebadged the GTI.
I think it was just a marketing thing by VW, the engine was the same as the then tin top GTI one of 1588cc and it is always this engine which will be denoted as GLI.
I am pretty sure that most GTI models will be 1781cc as the change of engine I think bought about the model designation change from GLI to GTI.