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VW Golf Country 1990-1991

Initially called the Montana but later retitled Country. VW´s prototype for a cross country golf first appeared at the 1989 Geneva Show. A fuel-injection engine and four-wheel-drive were combined with radically revised suspension mountings to give the vehicle a genuine off-road capability. The production started in April 1990 by Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeugtechnik in Graz/Austria. Basis for the terrain-golf was the Golf CL Syncro, four doors. Build by the Wolfsburg factory and send to Steyer for converting the standard Golf into the Golf Country. The adaption of the Golf Syncro consist of intermediate frame, guard rails, spare tire carrier, rear end collision guard rails, and chassis etc. In October 1991 a total of 7.735 cars had been produced (including the chrome-edition of 500).

The technical data of the Golf Country

Engine: 1,8 l-four-cylinder engine with 98 HP (72 kW), Catalyst, 5 speed gearbox

 

Drive: Permanent all-wheel-drive with viscous coupling

 

Measure:

Length                            4255 mm

With                               1705 mm

Height                            1555mm

Wheelbase                      2480 mm

Width of track front/rear    1435/1443 mm

Turning circle                   10,5 m

Wheels                            6 J x 15 (Normal and Allround-Version)
                                      7 J x 15 (Chrome and special versions)

Tires                              195/60 R 15 (Normal and Allround-Version)
                                      205/60 R 15 (Chrome and special versions)

 

Weight:

Weight when empty         1245 kg

Totally weight                  1640kg

 

Maximum speed: 155Km/h

 

Acceleration: 0-80 km/h 8,2sec.  0-100 km/h 12,3sec.  

 

Fuel consumption: unlead petrol

With constant 90Km/h        8,5l

With constant 120Km/h     11,4l

In city traffic                      11,9l

 

        LO41                    LP5U                    LBD

        Black                Brightblue             Darkgreen

 

        L97A                     LB6Z                    LY3D

       Diamantsilver    Montanagreen     Tornadored

 

Models

The Allround Version

In july 1990 VW came out with an so called allround-version there they claimed the functionality cut of the car. The country was compact and good  to cross terrain. The allround-version was only made in forestgreen with rims in steel and  leather-interior.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Chrome Edition

In july 1990 VW came out with an so called allround-version there they claimed the functionality cut of the car. The country was compact and good  to cross terrain. The allround-version was only made in forestgreen with rims in steel and  leather-interior.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other specialconversion work of the Golf Country

Three official special-conversions from the Wolfsburg factory was, The Gti-version with an 107 horsepower engine. A standard Country with an 80 horsepower-diesel engine. And a Chrome version with an 129 horsepower 16 valve-engine. This models there never official sold. But one special-conversion has been official sold,... The Golf Biagini Passo.

 

Golf Biagini Passo

Based on the Golf Country, with body from an VW Golf 1 Convertible. 4X4 four seat convertible by VW and a slightly modified body from the normal convertible. It was built in Italy by FIAT.

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 ABD Golf Safari

Unfortunately, the Golf Country never made it to the United States. Dave Anderson of Autobahn Designs, always liked the idea and he built his own rendition of the Country.

Golf Country manuals & broshures

 Year of publication:09/1989. Nr:906/1000.30.00. The first Brochure about the Country. Printed for the IAA 1989. 2 pages.

Year of publication:03/1990. Nr:015/1704.02.00. The first "original" brochure about the Country. 12 pages.

Year of publication:01/1991. Nr:120/1190.63.04.                 Brochure about the Chrome-edition. 4 pages.

Year of publication:1991. The manual for the Country, and their specific parts. Download the manual, Click here! 1,99Mb

 

Year of publication:07/1990. Nr:015/1704.07.00. Brochure about the "Allround-version" of the Country. 2 pages.

Year of publication:03/1991. Nr:115/1620.01.00. Broshure about the Chrome-edition, with poster. 8 pages. 

The Golf Country in the media.

What did the car magazines wrote about the Golf Country?  Well here you can download some of the articles and find out!

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1. Test in Automobil Revue Swiss magazine in german language. Nr. 50/1990. 730Kb     

2. Report in Dutch magazine. Year and issue unknown. 174Kb

3. German "Off-Road" magazine. Nr. 7 june 1990. 2,55Mb

4. "The Golf" from England. May issue 2002. 314Kb