The Golf V6 4Motion is a car from Volkswagen, with all wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 3 door hatchback body style.
It forms part of Volkswagen's Golf 4 series.
The 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2.8 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 201 bhp (204 PS/150 kW) at 6200 rpm and 270 Nm (199 lbft/27.5 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed manual 'box transmits the power to the wheels.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1401 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 235 km/h or 146 mph, officially stated fuel consumption figures are 15.3/8.1/10.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 259.0 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) | 1494 mm | 58.8 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 | 1401 kg | 3089 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 62 litres | 13.6 [16.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.8 litre 2792 cc (170.378 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 90.2 mm
3.19 × 3.55 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
204 PS (201 bhp) (150 kW) at 6200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
270 Nm (199 ft·lb) (27.5 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
53.7 kW/litre 73 ps/litre 72 bhp/litre 1.18 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
96.7 Nm/litre
1.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1215.2 kPa (176.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 465.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 4.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 235 km/h (146 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 145.46 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 106.98 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 143.47 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.35 kg/kW 15.61 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 15.3/8.1/10.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 15.3/8.1/10.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.5/12.3/9.3 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 18.5/34.9/26.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 15.4/29.0/21.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 259.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | 10.90 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TB.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 80938 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Golf 4 | ||
| RAC rating | 24.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Volkswagen Golf V6 4Motion added 2001-07-04. Last modified 2017-07-23. |
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