The ABF 16V: the engine America never got

The single most repeated theme across the Mk3 threads is that the US never received the German-built ABF 2.0 16V, getting the ABA 2.0 8v and VR6 instead. Commenters describe the ABF as free-revving with nearly VR6 power at roughly 250 pounds less over the nose, and note VW Motorsport raced the ABF rather than the VR6. …