SIVESHAN MOODLEY

Popular 1993 hot hatch classically styled

THE month of March appears to be going red, yellow and in this week’s case, blue.

For those of you too young to grasp the reference, the trio of colours became synonymous during the late ’80s with the seemingly immortal, at the time, Volkswagen Citigolf.

I get the impression that raving about this car by now is very much like preaching to the converted, especially our regular readers. The Citigolf is one of the most popular and scaleable hot hatches among petrol-heads across the country.

Siveshan Moodley, 25, is a fishing and racing enthusiast who lives in Phoenix, Durban.

He works as a technician at a security company and owns this week’s featured vehicle – a quick and classically styled 1993 Volkswagen Citigolf Sport.

Moodley’s vehicle features the performance merits of a retrofitted two-litre, eight-valve Volkswagen ADY fuel-injected power plant, further upgraded by way of a bigger throttle installation, a Dicktator engine management system, a six-bar fuel pump and, last but not least, a 57mm four-into-one performance branch exhaust system. The suspension also received some work. It was lowered to a 60mm all-round drop.

A set of 15inch CD 16V mag wheels mated to Sumitoma rubbers adds function to the car’s stealthy form.

Moodley opted to keep the interior and exterior, for the most part, standard.

As with most enthusiast-owned Golfs, his has an impressive audio installation comprising an MP3 player, a set of Sony 6x9s,mids and a 12-inch subwoofer.

There is also a pair of Star Sound amplifiers, a 2200-watt four-channel and a 3 000w Monoblock.

Moodley is a member of the Streetoutlaw Society car club, a local collective of auto-centric individuals who share a love and passion for their cars as well as contribute philanthropically to the community. He did not disclose how much he spent on this build.

SERVICE PROVIDERS: National Motor Spares. R&N Performance. Denzil’s Auto.