The Bora 1.9 TDI is a passenger car from Volkswagen, with front wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1.9 litres. This unit musters power and torque figures of 89 bhp (90 PS/66 kW) at 3750 rpm and 210 Nm (155 lbft/21.4 kgm) at 1900 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic transmission.
It weighs a claimed 1254 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed claimed is 176 km/h (109 mph), officially stated fuel consumption figures are 8.9/4.8/6.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 170.0 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 | 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 | 1254 kg | 2765 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 | ||
| Engine code | |||
| 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) |
90 PS (89 bhp) (66 kW) at 3750 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
210 Nm (155 ft·lb) (21.4 kgm) at 1900 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
35 kW/litre 47.6 ps/litre 46.9 bhp/litre 0.77 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
110.76 Nm/litre
1.34 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) | 1391.8 kPa (201.9 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) | 9.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 14.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 176 km/h (109 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 71.96 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 52.92 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 70.97 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.89 kg/kW 31.56 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.9/4.8/6.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.9/4.8/6.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 11.2/20.8/15.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 31.7/58.9/44.8 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 26.4/49.0/37.3 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 170.0 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 | 4 speed automatic | ||
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| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 323334 | ||
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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 Automatic added 2013-03-20. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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