The Golf FSi is a passenger car from Volkswagen, with front wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 3 door hatchback body style.
The Volkswagen Golf FSi belongs to the Golf 4 range of cars from Volkswagen.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.6 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit develops 108 bhp (110 PS/81 kW) of power at 5800 rpm, and maximum torque of 155 N·m (114 lb·ft/15.8 kgm) at 4400 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Its quoted kerb weight is 1123 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 194 km/h, or 121 mph, manufacturer claimed fuel consumption is 7.9/5.2/6.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 149.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| 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 | 1123 kg | 2476 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 | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.5 × 86.9 mm
3.01 × 3.42 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 110 PS (108 bhp) (81 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 155 Nm (114 ft·lb) (15.8 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 50.4 kW/litre 68.5 ps/litre 67.6 bhp/litre 1.11 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
97 Nm/litre
1.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 12:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1218.9 kPa (176.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17.4 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 32 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 194 km/h (121 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 97.51 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 71.71 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 96.17 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.94 kg/kW 23.29 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.9/5.2/6.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.9/5.2/6.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 12.7/19.2/16.1 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 35.8/54.3/45.6 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 29.8/45.2/37.9 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 149.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | F | ||
| 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 | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TB.CS.ARB. | ||
| 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 | 0.78 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.36 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 105831 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | Golf 4 | ||
| RAC rating | 14.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Volkswagen Golf FSi added 2003-02-11. Last modified 2017-07-23. |
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