This car has a 5 door hatchback type body with a front mounted engine supplying power to all four wheels.
The Volkswagen Golf R's engine is a turbocharged petrol, 2 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. In this application it develops 292 bhp (296 PS/218 kW) of power at 5400 rpm, and maximum torque of 380 N·m (280 lb·ft/38.8 kgm) at 1800 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 6 speed manual transmission.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1497 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2629 mm | 103.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1542 mm | 60.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1516 mm | 59.7 inches | |
| Length | 4277 mm | 168.4 inches | |
| Width | 1798 mm | 70.8 inches | |
| Height | 1435 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 122 mm | 4.8 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.63 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1497 kg | 3300 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| 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 | 296 PS (292 bhp) (218 kW) at 5400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 380 Nm (280 ft·lb) (38.8 kgm) at 1800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 109.8 kW/litre 149.2 ps/litre 147.2 bhp/litre 2.41 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
191.53 Nm/litre
2.31 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminum alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2406.9 kPa (349.1 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 197.77 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 PS/kg 145.45 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 195.06 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.88 kg/kW 11.48 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 21/29/24 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.2/8.1/9.8 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.9/12.3/10.2 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 25.2/34.8/28.8 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 21.0/29.0/24.0 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 | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| 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 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/40 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 340 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 310 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.27 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 542465 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2018 Volkswagen Golf R added 2018-02-04. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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