This automobile has a 4 door sedan/saloon body style with a front positioned engine powering the front wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.6 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it produces 100 bhp (101 PS/75 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 148 N·m (109 lb·ft/15.1 kgm) at 3800 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 1229 kg at the kerb.
It is claimed to achieve a maxiumum speed of 185 km/h which is 115 mph, claimed fuel consumption figures are 11.9/6.6/8.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 206.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2513 mm | 98.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1513 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1494 mm | 58.8 inches | |
| Length | 4376 mm | 172.3 inches | |
| Width | 1735 mm | 68.3 inches | |
| Height | 1446 mm | 56.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1229 kg | 2709 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1595 cc (97.333 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 77.4 mm
3.19 × 3.05 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 101 PS (100 bhp) (75 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 148 Nm (109 ft·lb) (15.1 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 46.8 kW/litre 63.6 ps/litre 62.7 bhp/litre 1.03 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
92.79 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1166 kPa (169.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 398.75 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 | 13.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 185 km/h (115 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 82.5 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 60.68 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 81.37 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.48 kg/kW 27.53 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.9/6.6/8.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.9/6.6/8.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.4/15.2/11.6 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 23.7/42.8/32.8 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 19.8/35.6/27.4 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 206.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | K | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | 10.90 m | ||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/65 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
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| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
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| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 81587 | ||
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| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Volkswagen Bora 1.6 Automatic added 2001-07-04. Last modified 2013-03-20. |
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