The GTI also came with 1.8
8V head. The Golf Rallye came with a supercharger included.
From '86 to
early '87 yes, with NO 'option' for a 16V head, but every
A2 GTI (we did not use 'Mk' to ID them way back then
) after that was ONLY available with a 16V head on the 1.8, with no 'downgrade option' for the 8 valved head.
(Or did VDub USA offer BOTH the 2.0 8 valve, AND the 2.0 16V
as an option in the 1991 GTIs??
)
Yes, the Golf Rallye used the 8V headed version, including a forged bottom end, with the G-Lader G60 1.8.
Tim O'Neil actually owns one of these and had it on display at the 2019 NEFR ARA event.