The Volkswagen Bora 1.9 TDI is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style car with a front positioned engine powering the front wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a turbocharged engine of 1.9 litre capacity. This powerplant features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 108 bhp (110 PS/81 kW) of power at 4150 rpm, and maximum torque of 235 N·m (173 lb·ft/24 kgm) at 1900 rpm.
A 5 speed manual gearbox delivers the power to the wheels.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1238 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 193 km/h or 120 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption is 6.6/4.1/5.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 135.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| 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 | 1238 kg | 2729 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 | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.9 litre 1896 cc (115.701 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 | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
110 PS (108 bhp) (81 kW) at 4150 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
235 Nm (173 ft·lb) (24 kgm) at 1900 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
42.5 kW/litre 57.8 ps/litre 57 bhp/litre 0.93 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
123.95 Nm/litre
1.5 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 19.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1557.5 kPa (225.9 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) | 7.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 193 km/h (120 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 88.45 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 65.05 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 87.24 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.37 kg/kW 25.68 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.6/4.1/5.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.6/4.1/5.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 15.2/24.4/20.0 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 42.8/68.9/56.5 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 35.6/57.4/47.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 135.0 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| 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 | 5 speed manual | ||
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| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 323521 | ||
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| RAC rating | 15.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1999 Volkswagen Bora 1.9 TDI added 2013-03-20. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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