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Fast and stylish: VW Golf II Rallye G60

November 11, 2015

It was the ultimate Golf II and very much a rarity – the Golf Rallye. It came with bucket seats and could hit speeds of up to 260 km/h. Only 5,000 Golf II Rallyes were ever built, starting in 1989.

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The speedometer goes up to 260 kilometers an hour, making us wonder what the big bad Golf has under the hood. The Corrado's 1.8 liter, 4-cylinder engine was slightly reduced in size. From 1983 to 1992, a whopping 6 million Golf IIs were sold -- but only 5,000 Golf II Rallyes were ever built, starting in 1989.