Are all GTI's turbos?

Question

I'm looking at a 2000 VW GTI GLX it has the 6 cylinder 2.8 liter engine. Im new to the VW world and I wanted to know if this car is turbo or N/A. Also how is the reliability of these and about how many miles can you get out of them.

Answer 1

No.

The VR6(6 cylinder) engines are not turbocharged.

But the 4 cylinder GTI's are turbocharged with the 1.8T engine. T for Turbo.

The 4 cylinder turbo is more reliable.

All cars can last over 200,000 miles if they are taken care of.

The 4 cylinder GTI is known for lasting very long.

The VR6 is average.

Answer 2

2.8 is a VR6 non Turbo 6 cylinder

2.0 is 4 cylinders non Turbo (nick named 2.SLOW)

1.8 is 4 cylinder Turbo

2.8 VR6 is pretty reliable but they do have their problems too, Mostly Coils and Waterpumps. They have a bunch of mods available.

2.0 is the most reliable, no available mods unless you want to turbo it for 5,000 dollars and get 25 horse power.

1.8T is faster but less reliable, The 1.8 T has a Suction Jet Valve or PCV valve that clogs and causes oil to circulate through the breather system. This weakens all the rubber hoses until they tear because they are so soft. This gives you a Check Engine light. Also when that valve cloggs it blows out the seal for the cam adjuster so oil starts pouring off the engine. If you don't catch it in time it pours onto the Coolant Flange and causes the Coolant Flange to start leaking coolant. And if you don't catch that then your motor over heats. The plus side is that there is tons of mods availalbe to make it fly.

(Can you tell C7S doesn't work on these cars?)

We have cars at the shop with 250,000 miles on them still running strong