Volkswagen Golf GTi is a car that has a 3 door hatchback type body with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
It forms part of Volkswagen's Typ 330 (A3)|Golf 2 model range.
Its 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1.8 litres. It musters power and torque figures of 110 bhp (112 PS/82 kW) at 5500 rpm and 156 Nm (115 lbft/15.9 kgm) at 3100 rpm respectively.
This power is transferred to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Having a stated weight at the kerb of 907 kg, the Volkswagen Golf GTi covers the 0-100 km/h yardstick in 8.7 seconds and the standing kilometre in 30.7 seconds.
It is said to be able to achieve a top speed of 190 km/h (118 mph).
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 | 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 | 1680 mm | 66.1 inches | |
| Height | 1405 mm | 55.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 125 mm | 4.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.61 | ||
| Kerb weight | 907 kg | 2000 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 63% front | ||
| 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 | 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 | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
112 PS (110 bhp) (82 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
156 Nm (115 ft·lb) (15.9 kgm) at 3100 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
46.1 kW/litre 62.6 ps/litre 61.8 bhp/litre 1.01 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
87.59 Nm/litre
1.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1100.7 kPa (159.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 445.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 8.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.6 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 30.7 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 190 km/h (118 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 122.96 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 90.44 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 121.28 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.06 kg/kW 18.47 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 10.50 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS.LowLi. | ||
| Rear suspension | TBA.CS.TA. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5.5 x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5.5. x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 175/70 HR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175/70 HR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.67 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 39534 | ||
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| 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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1985 Volkswagen Golf GTi added before December 1995. Last modified 2017-07-23. |
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