The Volkswagen Golf Variant 1.2 TSI BlueMotion is a front wheel drive motor car, with its motor located in the front, and a 5 door estate/station wagon bodyshell.
Its engine is a turbocharged petrol, 1.2 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. In this application it produces 103.5 bhp (105 PS/77 kW) of power at 4500-5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 175 N·m (129 lb·ft/17.8 kgm) at 1400-4000 rpm.
A 6 speed manual 'box transmits the power to the wheels.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1297 kg.
Top claimed speed is 193 km/h, or 120 mph, officially stated fuel consumption figures are 6.0/4.4/5.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 117.0 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 | 2635 mm | 103.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1549 mm | 61 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1520 mm | 59.8 inches | |
| Length | 4562 mm | 179.6 inches | |
| Width | 1799 mm | 70.8 inches | |
| Height | 1481 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1297 kg | 2859 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | EA211 | ||
| 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 | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 105 PS (103.5 bhp) (77 kW) at 4500-5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 175 Nm (129 ft·lb) (17.8 kgm) at 1400-4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 64.5 kW/litre 87.7 ps/litre 86.5 bhp/litre 1.42 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
146.2 Nm/litre
1.77 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1837.2 kPa (266.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 299.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 193 km/h (120 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 80.91 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 59.51 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 79.8 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.8 kg/kW 28.07 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.0/4.4/5.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.0/4.4/5.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 16.7/22.7/20.0 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 47.1/64.2/56.5 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 39.2/53.5/47.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 117.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | C | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | B | ||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
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| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 341473 | ||
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| RAC rating | 12.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2013 Volkswagen Golf Variant 1.2 TSI BlueMotion added 2013-06-24. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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