VRr Highline golf

[craigbeal 0]

Whats the difference between the standard vr6 mk3 and the Highline ver??

[chrishill 0]

i think its a bit like the storm was to the corrado, extra trim bits as they were last off the line...although I'm probably going to be slapped and corrected!

[Slimbo 0]

Csme on 2 exclusive colours, black pearl and Mulberry.

Came with BBS Solitudes.

Had colour coded heated leather seats and air con as standard.

Wooden gearknob.

Black interior pillar trims.

Highline only VR6 badge on the front and rear.

Courtesy lights on the front door cards.

Plastic sill trims with "VR6" scribed on them.

One insurance group higher than normal VR6.

Raised centre console.

Passenger airbag.

 

They also came with bigger brakes (288mm), OBD2 engine management, no wheel arches, fully colour coded front and rear bumpers and thinner door bump strips, but non-Highline 95> VR6's also came with those too.

 

No doubt there's some other stuff I've fogotten about too.

[craigbeal 0]

Is the engine different in anyway?

[Slimbo 0]

There's always some confusion about it, but I'm pretty sure the Highline engines are the same as the normal VR6 engines of the same period (OBD2).

['Rado 0]

Well as far as im concerned there is no difference to any other OBD2 VR lump but there are rumours that they ran a slightly different 'map' as the ecu numbers are reportedly different....

From experience a good OBD2 Golf VR pushes close on 190bhp stock - the OBD1's seem to be around the high 170-low 180 mark by comparison.

 

Couple of other things different to the Highlines are:-

 

Rear Hatch badge is smooth rather than raised type like stock VR6.

Colour coded rear hatch spoiler.

 

Pic of mine:-

 

[Kevin Bacon 5]

Engine wise, Highlines are OBD2, which means:-

 

Hot film MAF (OBD1 = hot wire)

No idle valve

Larger non progressive throttle body

Same bore inlet manifold as 2.9

Fully OBD2 compliant diagnostics

Simplex upper chain (OBD1 duplex)

Solid polymer upper tensioner pad (OBD1 coated metal)

Spring and oil pressurised tensioning bolt (OBD1 oil only *)

Different mapping

 

All of which adds up to an undisclosed 185-190bhp as stated above.

 

* - Oil only tensioners could cause the chain to skip a tooth if the engine kicks back through lack of oil pressure during start up. VW fixed that with the spring tensioner (507B).