This car has a 5 door hatchback type body with a front located engine supplying power to all four wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2.9 litre, double overhead camshaft 6 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This powerplant develops 187.5 bhp (190 PS/140 kW) of power at 5800 rpm, and maximum torque of 245 N·m (181 lb·ft/25 kgm) at 4200 rpm.
Power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual transmission.
The Volkswagen Golf GTI VR6 Syncro weighs a stated 1299 kg at the kerb.
Top quoted speed is 224 km/h (139 mph), official fuel consumption figures are 7.8/9.5/14.1 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) | 1478 mm | 58.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1462 mm | 57.6 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 | 1299 kg | 2864 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 | 2.9 litre 2861 cc (174.589 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82 × 90.3 mm
3.23 × 3.56 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
190 PS (187.5 bhp) (140 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
245 Nm (181 ft·lb) (25 kgm) at 4200 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
48.9 kW/litre 66.4 ps/litre 65.5 bhp/litre 1.07 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
85.63 Nm/litre
1.04 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) | 1076.1 kPa (156.1 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 476.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 224 km/h (139 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 146.35 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 107.64 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 144.34 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.29 kg/kW 15.52 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.8/9.5/14.1 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / city | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.8/9.5/14.1 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| km/litre | 12.8/10.5/7.1 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| UK MPG | 36.2/29.7/20.0 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| US MPG | 30.2/24.8/16.7 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 15 ET43 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 15 ET43 | ||
| 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 | 587774 | ||
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| RAC rating | 25.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1994 Volkswagen Golf GTI VR6 Syncro added 2019-01-25. Last modified 2024-09-01. |
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