The Volkswagen Golf GTi is a 3 door hatchback-bodied car with a front positioned engine powering the front wheels.
It is part of Volkswagen's Golf 1 range of cars.
Power is supplied by a single overhead camshaft, 1.6 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 108 bhp (110 PS/81 kW) at 6100 rpm and 137.3 N·m (101 lb·ft/14 kgm) at 5000 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Its claimed kerb weight is 810 kg.
Top stated speed is 182 km/h, which equates to 113 mph, stated fuel consumption figures are 5.9/7.7/10/6 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban.
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 | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1404 mm | 55.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1372 mm | 54 inches | |
| Length | 3815 mm | 150.2 inches | |
| Width | 1628 mm | 64.1 inches | |
| Height | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 117 mm | 4.6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.59 | ||
| Kerb weight | 810 kg | 1786 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 40 litres | 8.8 [10.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1588 cc (96.906 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79.5 × 80 mm
3.13 × 3.15 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.99 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
110 PS (108 bhp) (81 kW) at 6100 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
137.3 Nm (101 ft·lb) (14 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
50.7 kW/litre 69 ps/litre 68 bhp/litre 1.11 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
86.46 Nm/litre
1.05 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1086.5 kPa (157.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 397 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 6.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 182 km/h (113 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 135.19 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 99.43 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 133.33 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.06 kg/kW 16.8 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 5.9/7.7/10/6 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 5.9/7.7/10.0/6.0 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 16.9/13.0/10.0/16.7 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 47.9/36.7/28.2/47.1 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 39.9/30.5/23.5/39.2 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| 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 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 175/70 HR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175/70 HR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.90 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 200431 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Golf 1 | ||
| RAC rating | 15.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Volkswagen Golf GTi added 2009-07-14. Last modified 2017-07-23. |
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