This car has a 5 door hatchback type body with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
The Golf GTI VR6 forms part of Volkswagen's Golf 3 series of cars.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 2.8 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 172 bhp (174 PS/128 kW) at 5800 rpm and 235 N·m (173 lb·ft/24 kgm) at 4200 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Its quoted kerb weight is 1207 kg.
Its maximum speed stated is 225 km/h, which is 140 mph, manufacturer claimed fuel consumption figures are 7.3/8.9/12.5 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / city.
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 | 2475 mm | 97.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1434 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Length | 4020 mm | 158.3 inches | |
| Width | 1695 mm | 66.7 inches | |
| Height | 1405 mm | 55.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.62 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1207 kg | 2661 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.8 litre 2792 cc (170.378 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 90.3 mm
3.19 × 3.56 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
174 PS (172 bhp) (128 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
235 Nm (173 ft·lb) (24 kgm) at 4200 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
45.9 kW/litre 62.5 ps/litre 61.6 bhp/litre 1.01 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
84.17 Nm/litre
1.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch Motronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1057.7 kPa (153.4 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 465.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 225 km/h (140 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 144.48 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 106.26 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 142.5 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.41 kg/kW 15.72 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.3/8.9/12.5 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / city | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.3/8.9/12.5 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| km/litre | 13.7/11.2/8.0 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| UK MPG | 38.7/31.7/22.6 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| US MPG | 32.2/26.4/18.8 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/50 R 15 V | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/50 R 15 V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
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| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
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| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 585167 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Golf 3 | ||
| RAC rating | 24.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1994 Volkswagen Golf GTI VR6 added 2019-01-18. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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