Volkswagen Golf GTI is a car that has a 5 door hatchback body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the front wheels.
The Golf GTI forms part of Volkswagen's Golf 7 model series.
The Volkswagen Golf GTI's engine is a turbocharged petrol, 2 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This powerplant has an output of 200 bhp (203 PS/149 kW) of power at 4500 rpm, and maximum torque of 350 N·m (258 lb·ft/35.7 kgm) at 1500 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
Its quoted kerb weight is 1400 kg.
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 | 2630 mm | 103.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1538 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1516 mm | 59.7 inches | |
| Length | 4268 mm | 168 inches | |
| Width | 1799 mm | 70.8 inches | |
| Height | 1442 mm | 56.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 127 mm | 5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.62 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1400 kg | 3086 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| 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 | 203 PS (200 bhp) (149 kW) at 4500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 350 Nm (258 ft·lb) (35.7 kgm) at 1500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 75.2 kW/litre 102.2 ps/litre 100.8 bhp/litre 1.65 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
176.41 Nm/litre
2.13 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) | 2216.8 kPa (321.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 496 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 144.84 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 106.53 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 142.86 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.39 kg/kW 15.68 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 25/33/28 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.4/7.1/8.4 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 10.6/14.0/11.9 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 30.0/39.6/33.6 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 25.0/33.0/28.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| 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 | 2.100 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/40 R 18 92H | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/40 R 18 92H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 312 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 272 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.64 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.44 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 461857 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | Golf 7 | ||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2016 Volkswagen Golf GTI Automatic added 2016-03-12. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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