This automobile has a 3 door hatchback body style with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
It is part of Volkswagen's Golf 6 series of cars.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 2 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 207.5 bhp (210 PS/155 kW) at 5300 rpm and 280 N·m (207 lb·ft/28.6 kgm) at 1700-5200 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed automatic gearbox delivers the power to the wheels.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1339 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 238 km/h, or 148 mph, stated fuel consumption figures are 10.0/5.9/7.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 173.0 g/km.
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 | 2578 mm | 101.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1533 mm | 60.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1514 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Length | 4213 mm | 165.9 inches | |
| Width | 1779 mm | 70 inches | |
| Height | 1469 mm | 57.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.63 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1339 kg | 2952 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged 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 | 210 PS (207.5 bhp) (155 kW) at 5300 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 280 Nm (207 ft·lb) (28.6 kgm) at 1700-5200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 78 kW/litre 106 ps/litre 104.6 bhp/litre 1.71 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
141.13 Nm/litre
1.71 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1773.5 kPa (257.2 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) | 5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.2 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 27.3 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 238 km/h (148 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 157.12 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 115.56 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 154.97 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.65 kg/kW 14.45 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.0/5.9/7.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.0/5.9/7.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 10.0/16.9/13.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 28.2/47.9/38.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 23.5/39.9/31.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 173.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | H | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | F | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.LW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.4Li.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/45 R 17 W | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/45 R 17 W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 312 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 282 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.92 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.14 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 196735 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Golf 6 | ||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Volkswagen Golf GTI DSG added 2009-03-23. Last modified 2017-07-23. |
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