Originally Posted by
RS Grant
You don't get a V4 on a P-reg.. R-reg is the earliest. The easiest way to tell between a V3 and V4 will be a completely different dashboard, since the V4 got the facelift 98-01 dashboard with MOMO steering wheel.
You can get the V4 in 97, granted on an R reg though so my mistake. They didn't get the facelift dash and Momo wheel until late 1998 when they upgraded the front bumper and grill, which is V5 and 6