This vehicle has a 3 door hatchback type body with a front mounted engine delivering its power to the front wheels.
The Volkswagen Golf 1.9 GL TDi belongs to the Golf 3 model family from Volkswagen.
Its 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.9 litres. For this model it develops power and torque figures of 74 bhp (75 PS/55 kW) at 4200 rpm and 150 Nm (111 lbft/15.3 kgm) at 2400-3400 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels compliments of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1060 kg.
Top stated speed is 165 km/h, which equates to 103 mph, officially stated fuel consumption figures are 4.5/6.3/6.7 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / city.
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 | 2475 mm | 97.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1478 mm | 58.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1462 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Length | 4020 mm | 158.3 inches | |
| Width | 1695 mm | 66.7 inches | |
| Height | 1425 mm | 56.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.62 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1060 kg | 2337 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.9 litre 1896 cc (115.701 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79.5 × 95.5 mm
3.13 × 3.76 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 75 PS (74 bhp) (55 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 150 Nm (111 ft·lb) (15.3 kgm) at 2400-3400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 29.1 kW/litre 39.6 ps/litre 39 bhp/litre 0.64 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
79.11 Nm/litre
0.96 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 22.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 994.2 kPa (144.2 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 474 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 9.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 15.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 165 km/h (103 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 70.78 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 52.06 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 69.81 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.21 kg/kW 32.09 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 4.5/6.3/6.7 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / city | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 4.5/6.3/6.7 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| km/litre | 22.2/15.9/14.9 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| UK MPG | 62.8/44.8/42.2 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| US MPG | 52.3/37.3/35.1 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 175/70 R 13 T | ||
| Tyres rear | 175/70 R 13 T | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
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| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
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| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 526372 | ||
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| Model family | Golf 3 | ||
| RAC rating | 15.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1993 Volkswagen Golf 1.9 GL TDi added 2017-07-22. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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