This automobile has a 5 door hatchback body style with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
The Volkswagen Golf 2.0 belongs to the Golf 4 model family from Volkswagen.
Its 2 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that produces 113 bhp (115 PS/84 kW) of power at 5400 rpm, and maximum torque of 172 N·m (127 lb·ft/17.5 kgm) at 3200 rpm.
A 5 speed manual gearbox transmits the power to the driven wheels.
The Volkswagen Golf 2.0 weighs a quoted 1240 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed quoted is 192 km/h or 119 mph, claimed fuel consumption is 11.6/6.9/8.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 209.0 g/km.
Full specs
|
|
|||
| bodywork | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2511 mm | 98.9 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 | 1240 kg | 2734 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.10 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.65 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1984 cc (121.071 cu in) |
||
| Bore × Stroke | 82.5 × 92.8 mm
3.25 × 3.65 in |
||
| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
||
| maximum power output | 115 PS (113 bhp) (84 kW) at 5400 rpm |
||
| maximum torque | 172 Nm (127 ft·lb) (17.5 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
||
| Specific output | 42.5 kW/litre 57.7 ps/litre 57 bhp/litre 0.93 bhp/cu in |
||
| Specific torque |
86.69 Nm/litre
1.05 ft·lb/cu3 |
||
| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1089.4 kPa (158 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 496 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 7.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 11.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17.5 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 32.3 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 192 km/h (119 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 92.4 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 67.95 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 91.13 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
||
| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.72 kg/kW 24.58 lb/bhp |
||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.6/6.9/8.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.6/6.9/8.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.6/14.5/11.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 24.4/40.9/32.5 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 20.3/34.1/27.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 209.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | 10.90 m | ||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| 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 | 232 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.27 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 105545 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | Golf 4 | ||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
|
1999 Volkswagen Golf 2.0 added 2003-02-11. Last modified 2017-07-23. |
|||
