The Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet 1.8 is a convertible/cabriolet with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits its power to the front wheels.
The 1.8 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that develops 74 bhp (75 PS/55 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 140 N·m (103 lb·ft/14.3 kgm) at 2500 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet 1.8 weighs a claimed 1130 kg at the kerb.
Maximum claimed speed is 163 km/h, or 101 mph, officially stated fuel consumption figures are 10.9/5.9/7.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 185.0 g/km.
Full specs
|
|
|||
| bodywork | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
||
| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 86.4 mm
3.19 × 3.4 in |
||
| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
||
| maximum power output | 75 PS (74 bhp) (55 kW) at 5000 rpm |
||
| maximum torque | 140 Nm (103 ft·lb) (14.3 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
||
| Specific output | 31 kW/litre 42.1 ps/litre 41.5 bhp/litre 0.68 bhp/cu in |
||
| Specific torque |
78.61 Nm/litre
0.95 ft·lb/cu3 |
||
| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 987.8 kPa (143.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| 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) | 9.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 15.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 163 km/h (101 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 66.4 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 48.83 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 65.49 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
||
| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 20.48 kg/kW 34.21 lb/bhp |
||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.9/5.9/7.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.9/5.9/7.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.2/16.9/13.0 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 25.9/47.9/36.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 21.6/39.9/30.5 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 185.0 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 | 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 | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 526130 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
|
1998 Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet 1.8 added 2017-07-22. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
|||