From mid-1987 the Mark 2 GLI was offered with a 16-valve Twin-cam 1.8-litre engine, and was upgraded in early 1990 with the newer Mark 2 body style to a 2.0-litre 16-valve power plant (in North America).

May 3, 2019 · The GLI badge went on hiatus in favor of the Jetta GLX, powered by a 2.8-liter VR6 engine but otherwise unremarkable. Exclusive colors and special editions made the GTI much more relevant to the vibrant and outspoken enthusiast community.

Up for sale is a beautiful, and very rare, Mk2 Jetta GLI 16V. This car is as near perfect as you're going to find. This is the last model year of the Mk2 Jetta and is very desirable because of the body styling cues, such as "big bumpers," with integrated fog lights, rear lid spoiler, roof mount antennae and BBS basket weave wheels.

Turn the key and the engine zings into action. It's not the quietest engine on the market, but it's a double-overhead-cam four-cylinder and it sends 123 horses to pull you down the high road.

Oct 16, 2019 · Bid for the chance to own a 1992 Volkswagen Jetta GLI 16V at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #23,987.

Oct 14, 2022 · The MK2 Golf And Jetta Original U.S. engine offerings for the second-gen Golf included a 1.6L diesel making barely more horsepower than Torch’s Yugo but with legendary reliability which could also be obtained with a turbo, which dropped 0-60 times under an hour.

Power comes from a 16-valve 2.0-liter inline-four paired with a five-speed manual transmission, and modifications include a Peloquin limited-slip differential, Koni coilovers, a Remus and Techtonics exhaust system, and BBS RM wheels as well as a four-headlight grille, LED lighting, ABT pedals, and backdated interior trim.

In 2010 Clay made the decision to part out his 1999.5 MK4 GTI, which just happened to have a VR6 for a power plant. The prospect of picking up another MK2 Jetta was thrown around, but at that moment in time it was far from ideal.

Jul 18, 2015 · While I see a fair number of tuned Mk2 Jettas out there, many of them GLIs, unmolested examples these days are almost all but nonexistent. This 1989 Jetta GLI 16V for sale in California has but 51,000 original miles on the odometer and brings back a lot of good memories from my childhood.

Apr 1, 2006 · There's an OEM+ theme going on here and with the Mk2 Jetta, that's pretty effective. Let's face it: the second generation Jetta is a purposeful looking car, and there's never been much on the...