The Volkswagen Golf R32 is a 3 door hatchback-bodied car with a front mounted engine driving through all four wheels.
The Volkswagen Golf R32 belongs to the Golf 5 range of cars from Volkswagen.
The Volkswagen Golf R32's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3.2 litre, double overhead camshaft 6 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit develops 247 bhp (250 PS/184 kW) of power at 6300 rpm, and maximum torque of 320 N·m (236 lb·ft/32.6 kgm) at 2500-3000 rpm.
Power is transmitted to the wheels through a 6 speed manual transmission.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1510 kg.
Top claimed speed is 250 km/h, which equates to 155 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 14.9/8.3/10.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 257.0 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 | 2578 mm | 101.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1533 mm | 60.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1515 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Length | 4246 mm | 167.2 inches | |
| Width | 1759 mm | 69.3 inches | |
| Height | 1465 mm | 57.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1510 kg | 3329 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.22 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.71 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| 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 | 250 PS (247 bhp) (184 kW) at 6300 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 320 Nm (236 ft·lb) (32.6 kgm) at 2500-3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 57.8 kW/litre 78.5 ps/litre 77.5 bhp/litre 1.27 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 | 10.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFi | ||
| 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) | 4.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 15.5 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 14.5 s
@ 96.9 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 26.4 s
@ 197 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 165.85 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 121.98 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 163.58 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.2 kg/kW 13.69 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 14.9/8.3/10.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 14.9/8.3/10.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.7/12.0/9.3 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 19.0/34.0/26.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 15.8/28.3/22.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 257.0 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.LW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | 4Li.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/40 R 18 Y | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/40 R 18 Y | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 345 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 310 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.26 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 133848 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | Golf 5 | ||
| RAC rating | 26.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2005 Volkswagen Golf R32 added 2005-09-24. Last modified 2017-07-23. |
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