The Golf 1.8 GL is a front wheel drive hatchback motor car with a front placed engine, sold by Volkswagen.
It forms part of Volkswagen's Golf 3 family of cars.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1.8 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 90 bhp (91 PS/67 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 145 N·m (107 lb·ft/14.8 kgm) at 2500 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1084 kg.
Its maximum speed stated is 172 km/h, which is 107 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2475 mm | 97.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1460 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Length | 4020 mm | 158.3 inches | |
| Width | 1690 mm | 66.5 inches | |
| Height | 1425 mm | 56.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.62 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1084 kg | 2390 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 62% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.3 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.03 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.61 | ||
| 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 | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
91 PS (90 bhp) (67 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
145 Nm (107 ft·lb) (14.8 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
37.7 kW/litre 51.2 ps/litre 50.5 bhp/litre 0.83 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
81.41 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo Monomotronic fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1023.1 kPa (148.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 445.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 12.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 19.2 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 35.1 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 172 km/h (107 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 84.18 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 61.91 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 83.03 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.15 kg/kW 26.98 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.200 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.70 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | TB.TA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.67 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 35035 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Golf 3 | ||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1991 Volkswagen Golf 1.8 GL added before December 1995. Last modified 2017-07-23. |
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