This vehicle has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet type body with a front positioned engine powering the front wheels.
Power is produced by a single overhead camshaft, 1.8 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 89 bhp (90 PS/66 kW) at 5500 rpm and 145 N·m (107 lb·ft/14.8 kgm) at 2500 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual gearbox transmits the power to the wheels.
It weighs a stated 1130 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed stated is 175 km/h, which is 109 mph, quoted fuel consumption figures are 11.1/6.2/8.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 192.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2472 mm | 97.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1464 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1428 mm | 56.2 inches | |
| Length | 4081 mm | 160.7 inches | |
| Width | 1695 mm | 66.7 inches | |
| Height | 1425 mm | 56.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1130 kg | 2491 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1781 cc (108.683 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 86.4 mm
3.19 × 3.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 90 PS (89 bhp) (66 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 145 Nm (107 ft·lb) (14.8 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 37.3 kW/litre 50.7 ps/litre 50 bhp/litre 0.82 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
81.41 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1023.1 kPa (148.4 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 445.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 8.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 13.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 175 km/h (109 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 79.86 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 58.73 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 78.76 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.03 kg/kW 28.44 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.1/6.2/8.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.1/6.2/8.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.0/16.1/12.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 25.4/45.6/35.3 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 21.2/37.9/29.4 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 192.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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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 | 6J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 1 4 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/60 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/60 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 525987 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet 1.8 added 2017-07-22. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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