The Volkswagen Gol G4 (Alcohol) is a front wheel drive vehicle, with the engine mounted in the front, and a 5 door hatchback body.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 70 bhp (71 PS/52 kW) of power at 5750 rpm, and maximum torque of 95 N·m (70 lb·ft/9.7 kgm) at 4250 rpm.
This power is delivered to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 856 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 170 km/h or 106 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 | 2470 mm | 97.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 3931 mm | 154.8 inches | |
| Width | 1645 mm | 64.8 inches | |
| Height | 1409 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.59 | ||
| Kerb weight | 856 kg | 1887 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 | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1 litre 999 cc (60.963 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 67.1 × 70.6 mm
2.64 × 2.78 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.95 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 71 PS (70 bhp) (52 kW) at 5750 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 95 Nm (70 ft·lb) (9.7 kgm) at 4250 rpm |
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| Specific output | 52.3 kW/litre 71 ps/litre 70.1 bhp/litre 1.15 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
95.1 Nm/litre
1.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1195 kPa (173.3 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 249.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 12.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 170 km/h (106 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 82.91 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 60.98 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 81.78 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.4 kg/kW 27.39 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 175/70 R 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175/70 R 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
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| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 238953 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 11.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2010 Volkswagen Gol G4 (Alcohol) added 2011-04-07. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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