This automobile has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet type body with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
It is powered by a turbocharged and supercharged engine of 1.4 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 158 bhp (160 PS/118 kW) of power at 5800 rpm, and maximum torque of 240 N·m (177 lb·ft/24.5 kgm) at 1500-4500 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels by means of a 7 speed automatic transmission.
The Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet 1.4 TSI weighs a claimed 1503 kg at the kerb.
The Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet 1.4 TSI is claimed to attain a maxiumum speed of 216 km/h (134 mph), official fuel consumption is 7.8/5.4/6.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 148.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| Body type | 2+2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2578 mm | 101.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1535 mm | 60.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1508 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Length | 4246 mm | 167.2 inches | |
| Width | 1782 mm | 70.2 inches | |
| Height | 1423 mm | 56 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1503 kg | 3314 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged and supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1390 cc (84.823 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.5 × 75.6 mm
3.01 × 2.98 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.01 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 160 PS (158 bhp) (118 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 240 Nm (177 ft·lb) (24.5 kgm) at 1500-4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 84.8 kW/litre 115.2 ps/litre 113.7 bhp/litre 1.86 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
172.66 Nm/litre
2.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2169.7 kPa (314.7 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 347.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo & S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 216 km/h (134 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 106.58 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 78.39 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 105.12 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.76 kg/kW 21.31 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.8/5.4/6.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.8/5.4/6.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 12.8/18.5/15.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 36.2/52.3/44.8 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 30.2/43.6/37.3 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 148.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | F | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | C | ||
| 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 | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
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| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
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| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 235147 | ||
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| RAC rating | 14.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2011 Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet 1.4 TSI added 2011-03-01. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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