Volkswagen Golf Variant 1.4 is an automobile that has a 5 door estate/station wagon type body with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.4 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 79 bhp (80 PS/59 kW) at 5000 rpm and 132 Nm (97 lbft/13.5 kgm) at 3800 rpm respectively.
This power is delivered to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual transmission.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1256 kg.
It is claimed to manage a maxiumum speed of 173 km/h (107 mph), official fuel consumption figures are 8.5/5.1/6.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 149.0 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 | 1256 kg | 2769 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1390 cc (84.823 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.5 × 75.6 mm
3.01 × 2.98 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.01 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
80 PS (79 bhp) (59 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
132 Nm (97 ft·lb) (13.5 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
42.4 kW/litre 57.6 ps/litre 56.8 bhp/litre 0.93 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
94.96 Nm/litre
1.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1193.4 kPa (173.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 347.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 9.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 14.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 173 km/h (107 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 63.77 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 46.9 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 62.9 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 21.32 kg/kW 35.61 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.5/5.1/6.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.5/5.1/6.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 11.8/19.6/15.6 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 33.2/55.4/44.1 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 27.7/46.1/36.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 149.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | F | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | E | ||
| 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 | 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 | 256 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.36 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 200420 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Volkswagen Golf Variant 1.4 added 2009-07-16. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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