The Volkswagen Golf 1.5 is a front wheel drive vehicle, with its engine placed in the front, and a 3 door hatchback bodyshell designed by Italdesign.
The Golf 1.5 is part of Volkswagen's Golf 1 series of cars.
Powering the Volkswagen Golf 1.5 is a single overhead camshaft, 1.5 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 69 bhp (70 PS/51 kW) at 5800 rpm and 112 N·m (83 lb·ft/11.4 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
The stated weight at the kerb is 805 kg.
Top stated speed is 156 km/h or 97 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | Italdesign | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1350 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Length | 3705 mm | 145.9 inches | |
| Width | 1610 mm | 63.4 inches | |
| Height | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.54 | ||
| Kerb weight | 805 kg | 1775 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 45 litres | 9.9 [11.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1471 cc (89.766 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.5 × 80 mm
3.01 × 3.15 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.96 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
70 PS (69 bhp) (51 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
112 Nm (83 ft·lb) (11.4 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
35 kW/litre 47.6 ps/litre 46.9 bhp/litre 0.77 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
76.14 Nm/litre
0.92 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 956.8 kPa (138.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 367.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 9.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 14 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 156 km/h (97 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 86.91 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 63.92 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 85.71 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.65 kg/kW 26.13 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | I.MS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 155 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 155 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 278685 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | Golf 1 | ||
| RAC rating | 14.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1974 Volkswagen Golf 1.5 Automatic added 2012-06-23. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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