The Skoda Rapid Spaceback 1.4 TDI is a front wheel drive motor car, with its engine positioned in the front, and a 5 door hatchback body.
Its 3 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.4 litres. It provides power and torque figures of 89 bhp (90 PS/66 kW) at 3000-3250 rpm and 230 Nm (170 lbft/23.5 kgm) at 1750-2500 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1239 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 183 km/h, which is 114 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 4.3/3.6/3.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 103.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| 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 | 4304 mm | 169.4 inches | |
| Width | 1706 mm | 67.2 inches | |
| Height | 1459 mm | 57.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 134 mm | 5.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1239 kg | 2732 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.306 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 3 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1422 cc (86.776 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79.5 × 95.5 mm
3.13 × 3.76 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 90 PS (89 bhp) (66 kW) at 3000-3250 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 230 Nm (170 ft·lb) (23.5 kgm) at 1750-2500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 46.7 kW/litre 63.5 ps/litre 62.6 bhp/litre 1.03 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
161.74 Nm/litre
1.95 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 16.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2032.5 kPa (294.8 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 474 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 11.6 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 72.83 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 53.57 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 71.83 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.67 kg/kW 31.18 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 4.3/3.6/3.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 4.3/3.6/3.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 23.3/27.8/25.6 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 65.7/78.5/72.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 54.7/65.3/60.3 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 103.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | B | ||
| 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 | 5J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 175/70 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175/70 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.39 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 525052 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 11.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2017 Skoda Rapid Spaceback 1.4 TDI added 2017-07-09. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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