This car has a 5 door estate/station wagon body style with a front positioned engine powering the front wheels.
The 2.3 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 5 cylinder that produces 168 bhp (170 PS/125 kW) of power at 6200 rpm, and maximum torque of 220 N·m (162 lb·ft/22.4 kgm) at 3300 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted kerb weight is 1372 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 224 km/h, which is 139 mph, officially stated fuel consumption is 12.5/6.7/8.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 211.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2515 mm | 99 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1513 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1494 mm | 58.8 inches | |
| Length | 4409 mm | 173.6 inches | |
| Width | 1735 mm | 68.3 inches | |
| Height | 1485 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1372 kg | 3025 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 5 | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2324 cc (141.819 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 90.2 mm
3.19 × 3.55 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 20 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 170 PS (168 bhp) (125 kW) at 6200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 220 Nm (162 ft·lb) (22.4 kgm) at 3300 rpm |
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| Specific output | 53.9 kW/litre 73.3 ps/litre 72.3 bhp/litre 1.18 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
94.66 Nm/litre
1.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1189.6 kPa (172.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 464.8 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 6.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 224 km/h (139 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 124.15 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 91.31 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 122.45 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.95 kg/kW 18.29 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 12.5/6.7/8.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.5/6.7/8.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.0/14.9/11.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 22.6/42.2/32.1 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 18.8/35.1/26.7 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 211.0 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 | |||
| 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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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 253286 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 20.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 Volkswagen Bora Variant 2.3 V5 added 2011-08-18. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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