The Volkswagen Golf 1.8 4MOTION is an all wheel drive car, with the engine placed in the front, and a 3 door hatchback bodyshell.
The Golf 1.8 4MOTION is part of Volkswagen's Golf 4 range of cars.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 1.8 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 5 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 123 bhp (125 PS/92 kW) at 6000 rpm and 170 N·m (125 lb·ft/17.3 kgm) at 4200 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels compliments of a 5 speed manual transmission.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1260 kg.
The Volkswagen Golf 1.8 4MOTION is said to be able to manage a maxiumum speed of 198 km/h which is 123 mph, claimed fuel consumption figures are 12.4/6.8/8.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 214.0 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 | 2518 mm | 99.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1513 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1494 mm | 58.8 inches | |
| Length | 4149 mm | 163.3 inches | |
| Width | 1735 mm | 68.3 inches | |
| Height | 1444 mm | 56.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1260 kg | 2778 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 63 litres | 13.9 [16.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1781 cc (108.683 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 86.4 mm
3.19 × 3.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
5 valves per cylinder 20 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 125 PS (123 bhp) (92 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 170 Nm (125 ft·lb) (17.3 kgm) at 4200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 51.5 kW/litre 70 ps/litre 69.1 bhp/litre 1.13 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
95.45 Nm/litre
1.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1199.5 kPa (174 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 445.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 198 km/h (123 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 98.98 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 72.79 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 97.62 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.74 kg/kW 22.95 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 12.4/6.8/8.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.4/6.8/8.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.1/14.7/11.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 22.8/41.5/31.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 19.0/34.6/26.4 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 214.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | all 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 | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
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| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
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| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 253407 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Golf 4 | ||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2000 Volkswagen Golf 1.8 4MOTION added 2011-08-19. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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