Volkswagen Golf GTI is a car that has a 5 door hatchback body style with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
It is part of Volkswagen's Golf 8 (Typ CD) series.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2 litres. For this model it musters power and torque figures of 242 bhp (245 PS/180 kW) at 5000 rpm and 370 Nm (273 lbft/37.7 kgm) at 1750 rpm respectively.
A 7 speed automatic gearbox supplies the power to the wheels.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1463 kg.
Top quoted speed is 250 km/h or 155 mph, official fuel consumption is 8.6/5.3/6.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 149.0 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 | 2627 mm | 103.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1533 mm | 60.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1513 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Length | 4287 mm | 168.8 inches | |
| Width | 1789 mm | 70.4 inches | |
| Height | 1478 mm | 58.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.63 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1463 kg | 3225 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | EA888 | ||
| 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 | 245 PS (242 bhp) (180 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 370 Nm (273 ft·lb) (37.7 kgm) at 1750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 91 kW/litre 123.7 ps/litre 122 bhp/litre 2 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
186.49 Nm/litre
2.25 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2343.5 kPa (339.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 496 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 167.71 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 123.35 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 165.41 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.11 kg/kW 13.54 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.6/5.3/6.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.6/5.3/6.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 11.6/18.9/15.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 32.8/53.3/43.5 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 27.4/44.4/36.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 149.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | F | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | C | ||
| 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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/45 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/45 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 751036 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Golf 8 (Typ CD) | ||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2020 Volkswagen Golf GTI added 2022-07-10. Last modified 2022-07-10. |
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