The Volkswagen Gol BX is a hatchback with 3 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies the power through the front wheels.
Its 1.6 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 4 cylinder that has an output of 54 bhp (55 PS/40 kW) of power at 4600 rpm, and maximum torque of 110 N·m (81 lb·ft/11.2 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted kerb weight is 780 kg.
The Volkswagen Gol BX is claimed to attain a maxiumum speed of 142 km/h which is 88 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2360 mm | 92.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1350 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1370 mm | 53.9 inches | |
| Length | 3790 mm | 149.2 inches | |
| Width | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Height | 1370 mm | 53.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.61 | ||
| Kerb weight | 780 kg | 1720 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 49.5% front | ||
| 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 | Flat 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1584 cc (96.662 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85.5 × 69 mm
3.37 × 2.72 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.24 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
55 PS (54 bhp) (40 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
110 Nm (81 ft·lb) (11.2 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
25.4 kW/litre 34.6 ps/litre 34.1 bhp/litre 0.56 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
69.44 Nm/litre
0.84 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Solex P32 PDSI carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 872.7 kPa (126.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 4600 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Air | ||
| Unitary capacity | 396 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 10.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 142 km/h (88 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 70.19 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 51.63 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 69.23 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.37 kg/kW 32.36 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.400 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.LW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.SwLongTA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 4½ x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4½ x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 155 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 155 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.88 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 254232 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1985 Volkswagen Gol BX added 2011-08-27. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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