Volkswagen Golf Variant 1.4 TwinCharger DSG is an automobile that has a 5 door estate/station wagon body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the front wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged and supercharged powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.4 litres. It provides power and torque figures of 168 bhp (170 PS/125 kW) at 6000 rpm and 240 Nm (177 lbft/24.5 kgm) at 1500-4750 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed automatic gearbox transmits the power to the driven wheels.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1383 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 218 km/h (135 mph), quoted fuel consumption is 9.9/5.8/7.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 176.0 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 | 4556 mm | 179.4 inches | |
| Width | 1781 mm | 70.1 inches | |
| Height | 1504 mm | 59.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1383 kg | 3049 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.20 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.68 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged and supercharged 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 | 170 PS (168 bhp) (125 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 240 Nm (177 ft·lb) (24.5 kgm) at 1500-4750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 90.1 kW/litre 122.5 ps/litre 120.9 bhp/litre 1.98 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
172.66 Nm/litre
2.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2169.7 kPa (314.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 347.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo & S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 29.1 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 218 km/h (135 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 123.16 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 90.58 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 121.48 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.04 kg/kW 18.44 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 9.9/5.8/7.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.9/5.8/7.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 10.1/17.2/13.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 28.5/48.7/38.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 23.8/40.6/32.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 176.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | I | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | I.MS.LW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.4Li.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 R 16 V | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 R 16 V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 312 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 286 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.92 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.12 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 158675 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2007 Volkswagen Golf Variant 1.4 TwinCharger DSG added 2007-05-22. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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