The Volkswagen Golf G60 Limited is a hatchback with 5 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits the power to all four wheels.
It forms part of Volkswagen's Typ 330 (A3)|Golf 2 model range.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 1.8 litre supercharged 4 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 207 bhp (210 PS/154 kW) at 6500 rpm and 252 N·m (186 lb·ft/25.7 kgm) at 5000 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual transmission transfers the power to the wheels.
The Volkswagen Golf G60 Limited weighs a stated 1275 kg at the kerb.
Top quoted speed is 229 km/h or 142 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2480 mm | 97.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1435 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1437 mm | 56.6 inches | |
| Length | 4020 mm | 158.3 inches | |
| Width | 1650 mm | 65 inches | |
| Height | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.62 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1275 kg | 2811 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 59.6% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.34 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged 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 | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 210 PS (207 bhp) (154 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 252 Nm (186 ft·lb) (25.7 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 86.7 kW/litre 117.8 ps/litre 116.2 bhp/litre 1.9 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
141.49 Nm/litre
1.71 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1778.1 kPa (257.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 445.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 28 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 229 km/h (142 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 164.61 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 121.07 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 162.35 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.26 kg/kW 13.8 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/50 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/50 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 15939 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | Typ 330 (A3)|Golf 2 | ||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1989 Volkswagen Golf G60 Limited added before December 1995. Last modified 2017-07-23. |
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