This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front positioned engine driving through the front wheels.
The 1.2 litre engine is a turbocharged, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that produces 84 bhp (85 PS/63 kW) of power at 4800 rpm, and maximum torque of 160 N·m (118 lb·ft/16.3 kgm) at 1500-3500 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1161 kg.
It is claimed to manage a top speed of 183 km/h (114 mph), stated fuel consumption figures are 5.9/4.3/4.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 114.0 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 | 2602 mm | 102.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1463 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Length | 4483 mm | 176.5 inches | |
| Width | 1706 mm | 67.2 inches | |
| Height | 1461 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 136 mm | 5.4 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1161 kg | 2560 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.3 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.2 litre 1197 cc (73.045 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 71 × 75.6 mm
2.8 × 2.98 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 85 PS (84 bhp) (63 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 160 Nm (118 ft·lb) (16.3 kgm) at 1500-3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 52.3 kW/litre 71.2 ps/litre 70.2 bhp/litre 1.15 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
133.67 Nm/litre
1.62 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1679.7 kPa (243.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 299.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 11.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 183 km/h (114 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 73.36 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 53.95 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 72.35 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.53 kg/kW 30.96 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 5.9/4.3/4.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 5.9/4.3/4.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 16.9/23.3/20.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 47.9/65.7/57.6 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 39.9/54.7/48.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 114.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | C | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | B | ||
| 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 | 5J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 175/70 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175/70 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.63 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 285175 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 12.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Skoda Rapid 1.2 TSI Greenline added 2012-10-01. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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