The Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI is a front wheel drive vehicle, with its engine placed in the front, and a 3 door hatchback body.
The Golf 1.4 TSI is part of Volkswagen's Golf 5 family of cars.
Powering the Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI is a double overhead camshaft, 1.4 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 120.5 bhp (122 PS/90 kW) at 5000 rpm and 200 N·m (148 lb·ft/20.4 kgm) at 1500-4000 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via a 6 speed manual 'box.
Having a claimed weight at the kerb of 1215 kg, the Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI manages to cover the 0-100 km/h dash in 9.5 seconds and the kilometre from rest in 31 seconds.
Maximum claimed speed is 200 km/h (124 mph), claimed fuel consumption figures are 8.2/5.1/6.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 144.0 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 | 1215 kg | 2679 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 | turbocharged 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 | 122 PS (120.5 bhp) (90 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 200 Nm (148 ft·lb) (20.4 kgm) at 1500-4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 64.6 kW/litre 87.9 ps/litre 86.7 bhp/litre 1.42 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
143.88 Nm/litre
1.74 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1808.1 kPa (262.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 347.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 6.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.9 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 31 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 200 km/h (124 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 100.56 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 73.96 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 99.18 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.52 kg/kW 22.59 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.2/5.1/6.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.2/5.1/6.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 12.2/19.6/16.1 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 34.4/55.4/45.6 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 28.7/46.1/37.9 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 144.0 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 H | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 R 15 H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 253 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.65 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.06 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 187451 | ||
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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 TSI added 2008-09-09. Last modified 2017-07-23. |
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