This automobile has a 3 door hatchback body style with a front mounted engine that delivers power to the front wheels.
The Volkswagen Golf 1.4 is one of the Golf 5 range of cars from Volkswagen.
The 1.4 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that develops 79 bhp (80 PS/59 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 132 N·m (97 lb·ft/13.5 kgm) at 3800 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1142 kg.
Its maximum speed stated is 172 km/h (107 mph), official fuel consumption figures are 8.5/5.1/6.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 149.0 g/km.
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 | 2578 mm | 101.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1540 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1513 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Length | 4199 mm | 165.3 inches | |
| Width | 1779 mm | 70 inches | |
| Height | 1479 mm | 58.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.63 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1142 kg | 2518 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.22 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.69 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1390 cc (84.823 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.5 × 75.6 mm
3.01 × 2.98 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.01 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 80 PS (79 bhp) (59 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 132 Nm (97 ft·lb) (13.5 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 42.4 kW/litre 57.6 ps/litre 56.8 bhp/litre 0.93 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
94.96 Nm/litre
1.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1193.4 kPa (173.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 347.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 9.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 13.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 18.8 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 34.9 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 172 km/h (107 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 70.14 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 51.59 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 69.18 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.39 kg/kW 32.38 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.5/5.1/6.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.5/5.1/6.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 11.8/19.6/15.6 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 33.2/55.4/44.1 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 27.7/46.1/36.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 149.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | F | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| 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 | 280 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 253 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.36 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 187429 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Golf 5 | ||
| RAC rating | 14.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2008 Volkswagen Golf 1.4 added 2008-09-09. Last modified 2017-07-23. |
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