This automobile has a 3 door hatchback body style with a front located engine supplying power to the front wheels.
The 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.4 litres. It musters power and torque figures of 59 bhp (60 PS/44 kW) at 4700 rpm and 116 Nm (86 lbft/11.8 kgm) at 2800-3200 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels compliments of a 5 speed manual set of gears.
Stated weight at the kerb is 895 kg.
It is said to be able to manage a top speed of 160 km/h (99 mph), official fuel consumption is 8.5/4.9/6.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 149.0 g/km.
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 | 2323 mm | 91.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1372 mm | 54 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Length | 3536 mm | 139.2 inches | |
| Width | 1639 mm | 64.5 inches | |
| Height | 1460 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.52 | ||
| Kerb weight | 895 kg | 1973 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 34 litres | 7.5 [9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1390 cc (84.823 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.5 × 75.6 mm
3.01 × 2.98 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.01 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 60 PS (59 bhp) (44 kW) at 4700 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 116 Nm (86 ft·lb) (11.8 kgm) at 2800-3200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 31.7 kW/litre 43 ps/litre 42.4 bhp/litre 0.7 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
83.45 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch Motronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1048.7 kPa (152.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 347.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 9.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 14.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 160 km/h (99 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 66.84 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 49.16 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 65.92 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 20.34 kg/kW 33.98 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.5/4.9/6.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.5/4.9/6.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 11.8/20.4/16.1 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 33.2/57.6/45.6 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 27.7/48.0/37.9 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 149.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 175/65 R 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175/65 R 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.06 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 585563 | ||
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| RAC rating | 14.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 Seat Arosa 1.4 added 2019-01-19. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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