This automobile has a 5 door estate/station wagon body style with a front mounted engine that delivers power to the front wheels.
Its engine is a turbocharged petrol, 1.2 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit produces 84 bhp (85 PS/63 kW) of power at 4800 rpm, and maximum torque of 160 N·m (118 lb·ft/16.3 kgm) at 1500-3500 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels via a 5 speed manual 'box.
Stated kerb weight is 1347 kg.
The Volkswagen Golf Variant 1.2 TSI is claimed to attain a top speed of 178 km/h or 111 mph, stated fuel consumption is 7.1/4.7/5.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 132.0 g/km.
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 | 2578 mm | 101.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1535 mm | 60.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1508 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Length | 4534 mm | 178.5 inches | |
| Width | 1781 mm | 70.1 inches | |
| Height | 1504 mm | 59.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1347 kg | 2970 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.2 litre 1197 cc (73.045 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 71 × 75.6 mm
2.8 × 2.98 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 85 PS (84 bhp) (63 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 160 Nm (118 ft·lb) (16.3 kgm) at 1500-3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 52.3 kW/litre 71.2 ps/litre 70.2 bhp/litre 1.15 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
133.67 Nm/litre
1.62 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1679.7 kPa (243.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 299.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 8.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 13.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 178 km/h (111 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 63.23 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 46.5 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 62.36 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 21.5 kg/kW 35.92 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.1/4.7/5.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.1/4.7/5.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 14.1/21.3/17.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 39.8/60.1/50.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 33.1/50.0/42.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 132.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | E | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | C | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 R 16 T | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 R 16 T | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 272 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.79 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 252593 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 12.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2011 Volkswagen Golf Variant 1.2 TSI added 2011-08-16. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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