weight of out MK4's

[SoVeReIgN]

May I take this oppotunity to point out how big my family jewels are.. err I mean how much my car weighs.
Golf ------------------ A3
Kerb Weight 1256kg 1155kg
Tare Mass 1256kg 1100kg

Despite being identical cars.

[SoVeReIgN]

Despite its 20 valves, turbo and modern electronic engine management, the Mk4 GTI Turbo can't match even the earliest humble 1.6 GTi in terms of power to weight ratio. To have the same power to weight ratio as that early car, the modern Mk4 would need 162 bhp, to catch the Mk2 16v, a whopping 180bhp!

The Golfs reputation as the car that would corner on three wheels with steering that danced in your hands and a chassis that made the keen drivers eyes light up is a bit of ancient history now. The Mk4 Golf GTi is a far more urbane creature, looking disdainfully at such juvenile antics.

Well luckily the did give the Mk4 180hp its later life, but you're forgetting it has a shedload more torque than the Mk1/2 and a chip sorts it out anyway.

[VWEAPN]

dave your car is plastic

[quozl]

I'd kill for 1200 Kg, the MKIV R is the Cartman of the group at a piggy sized 1546 Kg. I need to weigh mine after taking out the seats speakers stereo etc etc etc

Cheers Al

[DubSteve]

Thats really heavy didn't expect the r's to be that heavy!


ftw

[BlackVr6ix]

dont feel too bad my vr6 weighs in at the following

Kerb Weight 1207kg
Tare Mass 1147kg

[kenny21]

the R's are heaver specially on the mk 4 and 5 mainly because of the 4wd, then on top of that is that golf is one of the safest cars on the road and airbag systems rnt light. Also the fact that the v6 isnt to light either but still not bad for a 6.

[YellowDieselGolf]

Well luckily the did give the Mk4 180hp its later life, but you're forgetting it has a shedload more torque than the Mk1/2 and a chip sorts it out anyway.

Not in Australia though!

[Langers]

I'd kill for 1200 Kg, the MKIV R is the Cartman of the group at a piggy sized 1546 Kg. I need to weigh mine after taking out the seats speakers stereo etc etc etc

Cheers Al

Where did you get that stat, Al? The official spec is 1477kg. If you converted the US lbs figure to KGs, remember that the US spec cars are heavier due to extra crash protection.

Have not as yet been able to ascertain whether this extra crash protection was also applied to the psuedo-US spec Aus R32s.