Before the Subaru Outback, before the current Safari 911 craze, Volkswagen built the off-road-ready Golf Country.
After showing its Montana concept at the 1989 Geneva Motor Show, VW offered this Golf Country for 1990 and 1991. Just 7735 examples are said to have been built.
The car itself is based on the four-wheel-drive Golf Synchro. The extra 4.72 inches of …
I was prepared to hate this because I thought I was clicking on a story of someone lifting a new Golf 1.5 inches and putting slightly knobby tires and some vinyl on it for all the Instagram likes. But when I clicked I got this. And it's all kinds of awesome.
Somehow I like it. I don't want to cause I don't do VW, but I do.
I saw three of those on a trip to Europe several years ago, one in Austria and two in Slovenia. I'd drive one just to be different.
1.9 TDI swap would be a perfect swap for these.
There was one in Florida, I believe the owner sold it a few years back
The second best Golf trim level, after the GTI.
These things are an amazing combination of both stupid and awesome. Would have been nice with a bit more powerplant, but when is that not a complaint.
Just remembered something: Way, way back in the day, I actually owned a five-door A2 Golf. It wasn't nearly this cool, though.
In reply to DeadSkunk (Warren) :
Totally in with you there. Drive it and arrive in style.
Heck yeah! And a TDi swap would be great!
yep, i'm a fan. Saw a real one at h2o about a decade ago. Wouldn't own one, but I can definitely appreciate them.
Is this one of those coulda, woulda stories? What if VW sold that model here and it was successful? Would today's VW more resemble Subaru?
Saw this one a few years ago. Only one I've seen in person.
Pretty cool.
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