This automobile has a 3 door hatchback type body with a front mounted engine delivering power to all four wheels.
It is part of Volkswagen's Golf 4 range of cars.
The 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 3.2 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 237 bhp (240 PS/177 kW) at 6250 rpm and 320 Nm (236 lbft/32.6 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels through a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted kerb weight is 1552 kg.
Top stated speed is 247 km/h (153 mph), claimed fuel consumption figures are 16.4/8.6/11.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 276.0 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 | 2518 mm | 99.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1513 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1487 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Length | 4149 mm | 163.3 inches | |
| Width | 1735 mm | 68.3 inches | |
| Height | 1444 mm | 56.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1552 kg | 3422 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 62 litres | 13.6 [16.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 15° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.2 litre 3189 cc (194.605 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 95.9 mm
3.31 × 3.78 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 240 PS (237 bhp) (177 kW) at 6250 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 320 Nm (236 ft·lb) (32.6 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 55.4 kW/litre 75.4 ps/litre 74.3 bhp/litre 1.22 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
100.34 Nm/litre
1.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1261 kPa (182.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 531.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 4.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 15.6 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 14.7 s
@ 97 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 27.4 s
@ 190 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 247 km/h (153 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 154.83 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 113.87 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 152.71 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.78 kg/kW 14.67 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 16.4/8.6/11.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 16.4/8.6/11.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.1/11.6/8.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 17.2/32.8/24.6 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 14.3/27.4/20.5 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 276.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.TA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/40 ZR 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/40 ZR 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 334 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 256 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.72 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.24 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 101596 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Golf 4 | ||
| RAC rating | 26.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2002 Volkswagen Golf R32 added 2002-11-11. Last modified 2017-07-23. |
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