The Volkswagen Golf 1.9 TDi Variant is a 5 door estate/station wagon style car with a front positioned engine driving through the front wheels.
Power is produced by a single overhead camshaft, 1.9 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 129 bhp (131 PS/96 kW) at 4150 rpm and 310 N·m (229 lb·ft/31.6 kgm) at 1900 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual transmission.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 1334 kg.
Top stated speed is 205 km/h (127 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2515 mm | 99 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1513 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1494 mm | 58.8 inches | |
| Length | 4397 mm | 173.1 inches | |
| Width | 1735 mm | 68.3 inches | |
| Height | 1458 mm | 57.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1334 kg | 2941 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| 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 (DIN) |
131 PS (129 bhp) (96 kW) at 4150 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
310 Nm (229 ft·lb) (31.6 kgm) at 1900 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
50.7 kW/litre 69 ps/litre 68 bhp/litre 1.11 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
163.5 Nm/litre
1.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 19:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Direct diesel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2054.6 kPa (298 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 474 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 7.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 205 km/h (127 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 98.05 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 72.11 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 96.7 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.87 kg/kW 23.16 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | 10.90 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TB.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 81774 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1999 Volkswagen Golf 1.9 TDi Variant added 2001-07-04. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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