The Volkswagen Golf SportWagen 1.8T is a 5 door estate/station wagon-bodied car with a front located engine driving through the front wheels.
The Volkswagen Golf SportWagen 1.8T's engine is a turbocharged petrol, 1.8 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit develops 170 bhp (172 PS/127 kW) of power at 4500 rpm, and maximum torque of 250 N·m (184 lb·ft/25.5 kgm) at 1600 rpm.
This power is delivered to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1389 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2629 mm | 103.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1549 mm | 61 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1519 mm | 59.8 inches | |
| Length | 4562 mm | 179.6 inches | |
| Width | 1798 mm | 70.8 inches | |
| Height | 1481 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1389 kg | 3062 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1798 cc (109.721 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.5 × 84.1 mm
3.25 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.98 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
172 PS (170 bhp) (127 kW) at 4500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
250 Nm (184 ft·lb) (25.5 kgm) at 1600 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
70.5 kW/litre 95.9 ps/litre 94.5 bhp/litre 1.55 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
139.04 Nm/litre
1.68 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) | 1747.3 kPa (253.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449.5 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 124.09 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 91.27 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 122.39 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.96 kg/kW 18.3 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 25/36/29 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.4/6.5/8.1 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 10.6/15.3/12.3 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 30.0/43.2/34.8 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 25.0/36.0/29.0 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 | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.760 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/65 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 287 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 272 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.66 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.39 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 457534 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2016 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen 1.8T added 2016-01-28. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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