This car has a 3 door hatchback body style with a front positioned engine supplying power to all four wheels.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 2 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 221 bhp (224 PS/165 kW) and 450 N·m (332 lb·ft/45.9 kgm) at 1750 rpm respectively.
This power is transferred to the wheels through a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Its quoted kerb weight is 1475 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 240 km/h or 149 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | |||
| Track/tread (front) | 1568 mm | 61.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1553 mm | 61.1 inches | |
| Length | 4254 mm | 167.5 inches | |
| Width | 1825 mm | 71.9 inches | |
| Height | 1385 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | |||
| Kerb weight | 1475 kg | 3252 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Audi | ||
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| 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 | 224 PS (221 bhp) (165 kW) |
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| maximum torque | 450 Nm (332 ft·lb) (45.9 kgm) at 1750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 83.7 kW/litre 113.9 ps/litre 112.3 bhp/litre 1.84 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
228.66 Nm/litre
2.76 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2873.4 kPa (416.8 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 492 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 240 km/h (149 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 151.91 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 111.73 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 149.83 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.95 kg/kW 14.95 lb/bhp |
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.4Li. | ||
| Wheel size front | 9J x 20 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9J x 20 | ||
| Tyres front | 265/30 ZR 20 | ||
| Tyres rear | 265/30 ZR 20 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 365 mm | ||
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| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
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| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 177386 | ||
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| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2008 Audi A3 TDI clubsport quattro added 2008-05-17. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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