Originally Posted by
stevenr
Ford didn't make a 1.6 gti,they made a 1.6 si.I owned one of them and i later owned a 1.8 si.
The 1.8 si is the same running gear as the gti just no kit or half leathers.
Are you sure someone didn't just stick a gti badge on it?
I can assure you turbocabessex is 100'% correct, I have had a couple of these to break over the years, the spec of these early ones were terrible with no half leathers no body kit and not even a fogged front bumper and the one I had event had wind up front windows and a 1.6 engine, it stated gti on the v5 and ford at the time simply thought by adding the gti badge would generate sales and needless to say it failed hence why the gti as you know it now is a poor copy of the rs2000 with a gutless 115ps zetec instead of a 150hp I4 engine