The Volkswagen Golf LD is a 5 door hatchback style road car designed by Italdesign with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
The Volkswagen Golf LD belongs to the Golf 1 model family from Volkswagen.
The Volkswagen Golf LD's engine is a naturally aspirated diesel, 1.6 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit has an output of 54 bhp (55 PS/40 kW) of power at 4800 rpm, and maximum torque of 100 N·m (74 lb·ft/10.2 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
The stated kerb weight is 845 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | Italdesign | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2398 mm | 94.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1389 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1346 mm | 53 inches | |
| Length | 3815 mm | 150.2 inches | |
| Width | 1610 mm | 63.4 inches | |
| Height | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.59 | ||
| Kerb weight | 845 kg | 1863 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 45 litres | 9.9 [11.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1588 cc (96.906 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.5 × 86.4 mm
3.01 × 3.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
55 PS (54 bhp) (40 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
100 Nm (74 ft·lb) (10.2 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
25.4 kW/litre 34.5 ps/litre 34 bhp/litre 0.56 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
62.97 Nm/litre
0.76 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 23:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo diesel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 791.3 kPa (114.8 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 397 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal D. | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 64.79 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 47.65 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 63.91 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 20.98 kg/kW 35.05 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.90 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 43076 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Golf 1 | ||
| RAC rating | 14.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1978 Volkswagen Golf LD added before December 1995. Last modified 2017-07-23. |
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