The Volkswagen Golf 1.6 is a front wheel drive road car, with its powerplant placed in the front, and a 3 door hatchback body.
The Golf 1.6 is part of Volkswagen's Golf 5 model series.
The 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1.6 litres. This unit develops power and torque figures of 100 bhp (101 PS/75 kW) at 5600 rpm and 148 Nm (109 lbft/15.1 kgm) at 3800 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 6 speed automatic transmission.
Claimed kerb weight is 1211 kg.
It is claimed to manage a top speed of 181 km/h, or 112 mph, stated fuel consumption figures are 11.3/6.4/8.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 197.0 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) | 1539 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1528 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Length | 4204 mm | 165.5 inches | |
| Width | 1759 mm | 69.3 inches | |
| Height | 1485 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.63 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1211 kg | 2670 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.22 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.71 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1595 cc (97.333 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 77.4 mm
3.19 × 3.05 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 101 PS (100 bhp) (75 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 148 Nm (109 ft·lb) (15.1 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 46.8 kW/litre 63.6 ps/litre 62.7 bhp/litre 1.03 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
92.79 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium alloy block; aluminium head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1166 kPa (169.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 398.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 8.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 12.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 18.5 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 33.9 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 181 km/h (112 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 83.72 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 61.58 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 82.58 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.24 kg/kW 27.13 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.3/6.4/8.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.3/6.4/8.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.8/15.6/12.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 25.0/44.1/34.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 20.8/36.8/28.7 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 197.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | J | ||
| 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 | 10.90 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.LW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.4Li.ARB. | ||
| 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 | 255 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.32 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 135465 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Golf 5 | ||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 Automatic added 2005-11-26. Last modified 2017-07-23. |
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