The Volkswagen Golf SportWagen 1.8T 4MOTION is a 5 door estate/station wagon-bodied car with a front positioned engine powering all four wheels.
The power is produced by a turbocharged engine of 1.8 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 170 bhp (172 PS/127 kW) of power at 4500 rpm, and maximum torque of 270 N·m (199 lb·ft/27.5 kgm) at 1600 rpm.
This power is transmitted to the wheels through a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
Quoted kerb weight is 1415 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 | 1415 kg | 3120 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) |
270 Nm (199 ft·lb) (27.5 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) |
150.17 Nm/litre
1.81 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) | 1887.1 kPa (273.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| 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 121.81 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 89.59 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 120.14 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.16 kg/kW 18.64 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 22/30/25 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.7/7.8/9.4 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.4/12.8/10.6 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 26.4/36.0/30.0 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 22.0/30.0/25.0 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 | 2.760 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 16 | ||
| 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 | 254 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.33 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 505835 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2017 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen 1.8T 4MOTION added 2016-12-28. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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