1997 Volkswagen CJ

The Coupe Jetta prototype was a sneak preview of the Mk 4 Jetta/Golf as a 2-door coupe. No such version of the Jetta was made, the Mk 1 & 2 iterations being the only series to include two-door versions of the booted Golf. Volkswagen recently launched the Jetta brand as a new model line in China.

And yet Volkswagen surprised everyone with its CJ concept car. The strange name CJ may hide nothing more than the future Volkswagen Corrado (the current Corrado is no longer being produced, and we have written more than once about the development of a new car.

The CJ is based on the platform of the fourth-generation Golf model, and the design echoes the new VW Passat sedan.

So far, information about CJ is very scarce — it is not even known what the serial car will be called (the name Corrado may sink into Oblivion). And yet, the appearance of CJ, to put it mildly, did not conquer. However, these German cars have always been distinguished by a strict, even a little dry appearance. The production car may look different — the final decision on the production of the vehicle has not yet been made, and the reaction of visitors to the motor show in Detroit may make adjustments to future plans.

The Volkswagen CJ prototype on the Volkswagen Golf IV hatchback platform, shown in 1997 at the auto show in Detroit. Experts predicted this car to be a follower of the discontinued Volkswagen Corrado coupe. But the Germans went the other way, making a serial 4-door Bora sedan out of an experienced coupe.

Source: М. КАДАКОВ - Газета «АВТОРЕВЮ», №1 (140) 1997; «Bora с перебором» - Газета АВТОРЕВЮ, N 2 (189) 1999 (translated from Russian)

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