This car has a 5 door hatchback body style with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.8 litres. This unit musters power and torque figures of 170 bhp (172 PS/127 kW) at 4500 rpm and 270 Nm (199 lbft/27.5 kgm) at 1600 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic 'box.
The Volkswagen Golf TSI weighs a claimed 1362 kg at the kerb.
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