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VW Golf Country - a Golf for all occasions

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Created on May 5, 2021

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Bruno von Rotz

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VW Golf Country (1991) - the roll is somewhat more pronounced due to the higher seating position

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VW Golf Country (1991) - 0 to 100 km/h in 12.8 seconds

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VW Golf Country (1991) - remains a rarity in the Golf universe

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VW Golf Country (1991) - the all-terrain Golf ran at 164 km/h

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VW Golf Country (1991) - a country car naturally belongs in the countryside

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VW Golf Country (1991) - was quite an unusual appearance at the time

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VW Golf Country (1991) - most of the kilometers were probably covered on normal asphalt roads

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VW Golf Country (1991) - a lot of fun with the open roll-up roof

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VW Golf Country (1991) - car for universal use

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VW Golf Country (1991) - still feels like a Golf when driving

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VW Golf Country (1991) - 170.5 cm wide

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VW Golf Country (1991) - looks higher than it is at 1555 mm

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VW Golf Country (1991) - still a Golf even higher up

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VW Golf Country (1991) - Ground clearance 18 cm

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VW Golf Country (1991) - overall length 425.5 cm

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VW Golf Country (1991) - wheelbase 248 cm

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VW Golf Country (1991) - here equipped with winter tires on steel rims (and plastic hubcaps)

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VW Golf Country (1991) - it was available as standard in four different colors, this one is called Brightblue Metallic

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VW Golf Country (1991) - lots of light

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VW Golf Country (1991) - looks more brutal than it drives

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VW Golf Country (1991) - typical Golf atmosphere without lack of comfort

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VW Golf Country (1991) - reminiscent of any other Golf II

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VW Golf Country (1991) - large displays for speed and revs

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VW Golf Country (1991) - snycro lettering also on the inside

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VW Golf Country (1991) - tasteful upholstery fabrics

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VW Golf Country (1991) - 1781 cm3, 98 hp

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VW Golf Country (1991) - the engine is installed transversely and at an angle

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VW Golf Country (1991) - transverse-mounted four-cylinder engine with fuel injection

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VW Golf Country (1991) - Warning - do not overfill

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VW Golf Country (1991) - Warning notice under the hood

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VW Golf Country (1991) - Chassis number

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VW Golf Country (1991) - folding roll-up roof at extra cost

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VW Golf Country (1991) - off-road look with protective bar

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VW Golf Country (1991) - the bracket also protects the headlights

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VW Golf Country (1991) - 195/60 R 15 wide tires were standard equipment

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VW Golf Country (1991) - the spare wheel can be swung away

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VW Golf Country (1991) - creative model lettering

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VW Golf Country (1991) - Heavy Duty

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VW Golf Country (1991) - probably not intended as a tractor replacement despite the additional trailer coupling

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VW Golf Country (1991) - syncro lettering on the flank

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VW Golf Country (1994) - the Chrome Edition

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VW Golf Country (1992) - anticipated modern all-wheel drive concepts

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VW Golf Country (1990) - all-wheel drive and raised chassis, costing DM 33,225 at the time and 7735 units built between 1990 and 1991 - Techno Classica Essen 2019

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VW Golf Country Synchro 4x4 (1991) - 135'000 km, offered for EUR 18'900 - Bremen Classic Motorshow 2020

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VW Golf Country (1991) - the tinted windows are not factory fitted

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Summary

Four-wheel drive was no longer new at Volkswagen in 1989, but the fact that the VW Golf was raised and given a brute off-road vehicle look was still something of a sensation. The result even went into series production and drove quite convincingly, even if the high-traction VW Golf Country was more suitable for asphalt and gravel than for rough terrain. This report is about one of the surviving VW Golf Country, tells its story and shows it in many illustrations and in the sales literature of the time.

This article contains the following chapters

Fast?
High?
Off-road vehicle?
Volkswagen?
Fast?
Missing the customer?
Self-test

Estimated reading time: 5min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The Automobil Revue did not reveal too much when it referred to a new Volkswagen study in its review of the Geneva Motor Show in March 1989: "Off-road VW Golf: The VW study based on the Golf Syncro shown in Geneva combines off-road capability with saloon comfort. Tubular frames at the front and rear and a stone guard protect the body and engine unit". At that time, the construction of the "Montana" study was by no means a done deal. However, there was great interest in the high-legged Golf and so the production model called Golf Country was already on show at the IAA in September 1989.

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