The Oldsmobile Diesel V-8 fiasco of the late 1970s and early 1980s, ... 1983 Volkswagen Quantum GL Turbo Diesel Wagon. ... (it beat the Rabbit by a year, ...

That engine made just 84 horsepower, but that was sufficient to make the 5000 Turbo Diesel much quicker than the thoroughly miserable Volkswagen Rabbit Diesel; at the same time, the 5000 Turbo ...

VW to Make Next Rabbit a Diesel. By David Thomas. March 5, 2015. ... VW Rabbit TDI coming in fall 2009, Tiguan not likely anytime soon (Autoblog Green) Related 2009 VW Golf: The Next Rabbit.

The pickup version of the Mk1 Volkswagen Rabbit ... Junkyard Gem: 1981 Volkswagen Rabbit Diesel Pickup. By Murilee Martin. Sep 30, 2019 1:14 PM EDT. Featured Gallery. 2 / 0. 2 / 0 Zoom In .

It's possible, though extremely unlikely, that we are looking at a 1,024,834-mile Rabbit here. Murilee Martin VW added a bit of additional stroke in the US-market diesel engine for 1981.

This 1976 Volkswagen Rabbit Diesel is just such a slow car. With just 48 horsepower and a mere 58 lb-ft of torque on tap from its 1.5-liter naturally-aspirated diesel four, the Rabbit requires ...

At $7,500, Does This 1981 VW 'Caddy' Pickup Mean It's Rabbit Season? The ad claims no major rust on the car, and a later AAZ 1.9 turbo diesel under its hood. By Rob Emslie April 14, 2023 8:00 am EST ...

2009 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit. ... Engines will include the 170-hp, 2.5-liter five-cylinder and a 140-hp, 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbo-diesel, but the twincharger motor is less probable; ...

1977 VW Rabbit - These Two Boosted Blue Bunnies Once Again Show Why The Original Can Often Be The Best ... He then proceeded to swap in the 1.9 liter turbo-diesel engine and transmission.

2010 Volkswagen Rabbit / GTI / R32 / Golf. ... dual-clutch gearbox engineered for higher torque. An 89-hp 1.6-liter and a 168-hp version of the 2.0-liter turbo-diesel are on the way.

Read our review of the new 2010 Volkswagen Golf and Golf ... The revival of the Rabbit name here ... with 170 hp and 177 lb-ft of torque or a 2.0-liter turbo-diesel four-cylinder with ...