The Gol GTi is a motor car from Volkswagen, with front wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 3 door hatchback body style.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 2 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 123.5 bhp (125 PS/92 kW) of power at 5800 rpm, and maximum torque of 191 N·m (141 lb·ft/19.5 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
A 5 speed manual 'box transmits the power to the driven wheels.
It weighs a claimed 980 kg at the kerb.
Top claimed speed is 185 km/h (115 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) | 1365 mm | 53.7 inches | |
| Length | 3849 mm | 151.5 inches | |
| Width | 1601 mm | 63 inches | |
| Height | 1350 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.63 | ||
| Kerb weight | 980 kg | 2161 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 47 litres | 10.3 [12.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1984 cc (121.071 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.5 × 92.8 mm
3.25 × 3.65 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
125 PS (123.5 bhp) (92 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
191 Nm (141 ft·lb) (19.5 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
46.4 kW/litre 63.1 ps/litre 62.2 bhp/litre 1.02 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
96.27 Nm/litre
1.16 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch LE-Motronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1209.8 kPa (175.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 496 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 185 km/h (115 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 127.77 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 93.97 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 126.02 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.64 kg/kW 17.77 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 14 H2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 14 H2 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/60 HR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/60 HR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.8 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 817102 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1989 Volkswagen Gol GTi added 2024-12-22. Last modified 2024-12-22. |
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