This automobile has a 5 door hatchback body style with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
The Volkswagen Golf 1.2 TSI BlueMotion belongs to the Golf 7 model family from Volkswagen.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.2 litres. This unit musters power and torque figures of 85 bhp (86 PS/63 kW) at 4300-5300 rpm and 160 Nm (118 lbft/16.3 kgm) at 1400-3500 rpm respectively.
Power is transferred to the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a quoted 1205 kg at the kerb.
Maximum claimed speed is 179 km/h, which equates to 111 mph, claimed fuel consumption is 5.9/4.2/4.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 113.0 g/km.
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 | 2637 mm | 103.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1549 mm | 61 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1520 mm | 59.8 inches | |
| Length | 4255 mm | 167.5 inches | |
| Width | 1790 mm | 70.5 inches | |
| Height | 1452 mm | 57.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.61 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1205 kg | 2657 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | EA211 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.2 litre 1197 cc (73.045 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 71 × 75.6 mm
2.8 × 2.98 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 86 PS (85 bhp) (63 kW) at 4300-5300 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 160 Nm (118 ft·lb) (16.3 kgm) at 1400-3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 53 kW/litre 72 ps/litre 71 bhp/litre 1.16 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
133.67 Nm/litre
1.62 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1679.7 kPa (243.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 299.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 7.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 11.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 179 km/h (111 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 71.52 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 52.6 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 70.54 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.01 kg/kW 31.76 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 5.9/4.2/4.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 5.9/4.2/4.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 16.9/23.8/20.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 47.9/67.3/57.6 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 39.9/56.0/48.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 113.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | C | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | B | ||
| 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 T | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 R 15 T | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 288 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 272 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.06 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 283954 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Golf 7 | ||
| RAC rating | 12.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Volkswagen Golf 1.2 TSI BlueMotion added 2012-09-25. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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