The Volkswagen Golf 2.0 is a 5 door hatchback-bodied car with a front positioned engine powering the front wheels.
The Volkswagen Golf 2.0 is one of the Golf 4 model family from Volkswagen.
Powering the Volkswagen Golf 2.0 is a single overhead camshaft, 2 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 113.5 bhp (115 PS/85 kW) at 5200 rpm and 165 N·m (122 lb·ft/16.8 kgm) at 2600 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1320 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2512 mm | 98.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1514 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1494 mm | 58.8 inches | |
| Length | 4188 mm | 164.9 inches | |
| Width | 1735 mm | 68.3 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 102 mm | 4 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1320 kg | 2910 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1984 cc (121.071 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.5 × 92.8 mm
3.25 × 3.65 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
115 PS (113.5 bhp) (85 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
165 Nm (122 ft·lb) (16.8 kgm) at 2600 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
42.7 kW/litre 58 ps/litre 57.2 bhp/litre 0.94 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
83.17 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminum alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1045.1 kPa (151.6 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) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 11.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 87.18 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 64.12 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 85.98 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.6 kg/kW 26.05 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 23/29 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.2/8.1 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 9.8/12.3 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 27.6/34.8 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 23.0/29.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| 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 | 3.040 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | P195/65 R 15 H | ||
| Tyres rear | P195/65 R 15 H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 232 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.68 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 5.04 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 225423 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | Golf 4 | ||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2002 Volkswagen Golf 2.0 Automatic added 2010-12-20. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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