Volkswagen Citi Golf 1.6 is a car that has a 5 door hatchback type body with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
The Volkswagen Citi Golf 1.6 belongs to the Golf 1 model family from Volkswagen.
The 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.6 litres. It produces power and torque figures of 80 bhp (81 PS/60 kW) at 5200 rpm and 130 Nm (96 lbft/13.3 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
Power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic transmission.
Having a claimed weight at the kerb of 940 kg, the Volkswagen Citi Golf 1.6 covers the 0-100 km/h sprint in 13.77 seconds and the kilometre from standstill in 35.59 seconds.
The Volkswagen Citi Golf 1.6 is claimed to manage a top speed of 159 km/h or 99 mph.
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 | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1358 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Length | 3815 mm | 150.2 inches | |
| Width | 1610 mm | 63.4 inches | |
| Height | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 125 mm | 4.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.59 | ||
| Kerb weight | 940 kg | 2072 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| CdA | |||
| 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 (DIN) |
81 PS (80 bhp) (60 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
130 Nm (96 ft·lb) (13.3 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
37.4 kW/litre 50.9 ps/litre 50.2 bhp/litre 0.82 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
81.5 Nm/litre
0.99 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Keihin carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1024.2 kPa (148.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6300 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 398.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 9.37 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 13.77 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 35.59 s
@ 143 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 159 km/h (99 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 86.29 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 63.46 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 85.11 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.76 kg/kW 26.32 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS.S.LW. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS.TA.TB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 165 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 165 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
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| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.41 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 114477 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Golf 1 | ||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1987 Volkswagen Citi Golf 1.6 Automatic added 2003-10-16. Last modified 2017-07-23. |
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