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Project Sipster finishes with an 84 mpg VW Golf

We have been following Top Gear America's Project Sipster for a while. The team's project was to install a modern ciesel engine from a VW Jetta TDI into a 28-year-old VW Golf and make the car go from 0 to 60 mph in less than 7 seconds but also able to achieve 70 mpg. Oh, and do it for less than $7,000. The team is done, and they're happy to report that Project Sipster's mission was accomplished. In fact, the car exceeded expectations, averaging 84 mpg on a 70-mile trip. Fitting the engine was accomplished by CWS Tuning mechanic Cam Waugh. ... Read more →

Project Sipster: Safe at any speed (up to 60 mph) Sebastian Blanco

Top Gear US's Project Sipster is a project of the Yankee version of the popular British TV show to make a 70 mpg car with a lot under the hood. The latest upgrades that the 1981 Rabbit donor car is ...

Top Gear US shows us how to perform a TDI engine swap Jeremy Korzeniewski

Top Gear US has struck again with their latest installment in the Project Sipster saga, and this one's a doosey. The TG crew is taking an early '80s VW Rabbit diesel apart and replacing the engine ...

Top Gear America's Project Sipster adds 2003 TDI engine to 1981 Rabbit Sebastian Blanco

Project Sipster is now officially underway. This conversion of a 1981 Volkswagen Rabbit into a fast and frugal 70-mpg diesel car is Top Gear America's way of saying hello to the revived eco-car ...

Project Sipster finishes with an 84 mpg VW Golf 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

We have been following Top Gear America's Project Sipster for a while. The team's project was to install a modern ciesel engine from a VW Jetta TDI into a 28-year-old VW Golf and make the car go from 0 to 60 mph in less than 7 seconds but also able to achieve 70 mpg. Oh, and do it for less than ...

Project Sipster: Safe at any speed (up to 60 mph) 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Top Gear US's Project Sipster is a project of the Yankee version of the popular British TV show to make a 70 mpg car with a lot under the hood. The latest upgrades that the 1981 Rabbit donor car is suffering through are some pretty vital safety upgrades, including H&R suspension that is ...

Top Gear US shows us how to perform a TDI engine swap 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Top Gear US has struck again with their latest installment in the Project Sipster saga, and this one's a doosey. The TG crew is taking an early '80s VW Rabbit diesel apart and replacing the engine and transmission with newer and more powerful units. We're pretty sure that there's plenty more ...

Top Gear America's Project Sipster adds 2003 TDI engine to 1981 Rabbit 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Project Sipster is now officially underway. This conversion of a 1981 Volkswagen Rabbit into a fast and frugal 70-mpg diesel car is Top Gear America's way of saying hello to the revived eco-car mindset. In the latest installment of the series, the Rabbit gets an engine transplant courtesy of ...


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