This car has a 3 door hatchback body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the front wheels.
The Volkswagen Golf GTi 2.0 16v belongs to the Golf 2 model family from Volkswagen.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit develops 148 bhp (150 PS/110 kW) of power at 6400 rpm, and maximum torque of 175 N·m (129 lb·ft/17.8 kgm) at 5000 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a claimed 1100 kg at the kerb.
It is claimed to manage a top speed of 208 km/h, or 129 mph.
Full specs
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Applicable to the South African domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2475 mm | 97.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1427 mm | 56.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Length | 3985 mm | 156.9 inches | |
| Width | 1664 mm | 65.5 inches | |
| Height | 1415 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 120 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.61 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1100 kg | 2425 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.34 | ||
| Frontal area | 1.91 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.65 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1984 cc (121.071 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.5 × 92.8 mm
3.25 × 3.65 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (ISO) |
150 PS (148 bhp) (110 kW) at 6400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (ISO) |
175 Nm (129 ft·lb) (17.8 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output (ISO) |
55.6 kW/litre 75.6 ps/litre 74.6 bhp/litre 1.22 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (ISO) |
88.21 Nm/litre
1.07 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1108.4 kPa (160.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 496 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 4.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 30.5 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 208 km/h (129 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 136.42 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 100.33 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 134.55 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.97 kg/kW 16.65 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 | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | SI.TBA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.99 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 33715 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | Typ 330 (A3)|Golf 2 | ||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1991 Volkswagen Golf GTi 2.0 16v added before December 1995. Last modified 2024-08-31. |
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