This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front located engine powering the front wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2 litres. It musters power and torque figures of 148 bhp (150 PS/110 kW) at 3000-4200 rpm and 360 Nm (266 lbft/36.7 kgm) at 3000-4200 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 7 speed automatic 'box.
Stated kerb weight is 1490 kg.
Top claimed speed is 232 km/h (144 mph), officially stated fuel consumption figures are 4.2/3.4/3.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 96.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2636 mm | 103.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1554 mm | 61.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1525 mm | 60 inches | |
| Length | 4495 mm | 177 inches | |
| Width | 1816 mm | 71.5 inches | |
| Height | 1425 mm | 56.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1490 kg | 3285 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.25 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.17 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.54 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1968 cc (120.095 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 95.5 mm
3.19 × 3.76 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 150 PS (148 bhp) (110 kW) at 3000-4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 360 Nm (266 ft·lb) (36.7 kgm) at 3000-4200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 56.1 kW/litre 76.2 ps/litre 75.2 bhp/litre 1.23 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
182.93 Nm/litre
2.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 16:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2298.7 kPa (333.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 492 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 232 km/h (144 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 100.71 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 74.07 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 99.33 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.5 kg/kW 22.55 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 4.2/3.4/3.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 4.2/3.4/3.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 23.8/29.4/27.8 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 67.3/83.1/78.5 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 56.0/69.2/65.3 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 96.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | A | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | A+ | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7.0J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7.0J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 R 16 91V | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 R 16 91V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.56 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.13 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 673222 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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