The Volkswagen Golf GT Twincharger is a 5 door hatchback-bodied car with a front mounted engine supplying power to the front wheels.
The Golf GT Twincharger is part of Volkswagen's Golf 5 family of cars.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged and supercharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.4 litres. This unit produces power and torque figures of 168 bhp (170 PS/125 kW) at 6000 rpm and 240 Nm (177 lbft/24.5 kgm) at 1750 rpm respectively.
Power is supplied to the wheels via a 6 speed manual transmission.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1302 kg.
Top claimed speed is 220 km/h (137 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 9.6/5.9/7.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 173.0 g/km.
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 | 2578 mm | 101.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1539 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1528 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Length | 4204 mm | 165.5 inches | |
| Width | 1759 mm | 69.3 inches | |
| Height | 1485 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.63 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1302 kg | 2870 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.22 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.71 | ||
| 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 | 170 PS (168 bhp) (125 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 240 Nm (177 ft·lb) (24.5 kgm) at 1750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 90.1 kW/litre 122.5 ps/litre 120.9 bhp/litre 1.98 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
172.66 Nm/litre
2.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2169.7 kPa (314.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 347.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo & S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.8 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 28.7 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 220 km/h (137 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 130.83 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 96.22 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 129.03 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.39 kg/kW 17.36 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 9.6/5.9/7.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.6/5.9/7.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 10.4/16.9/13.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 29.4/47.9/39.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 24.5/39.9/32.7 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 173.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | H | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.LW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.4Li.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/45 R 17 W | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/45 R 17 W | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | 312 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 286 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.87 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.65 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 134497 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | Golf 5 | ||
| RAC rating | 14.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2005 Volkswagen Golf GT Twincharger added 2005-10-26. Last modified 2017-07-23. |
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