The Volkswagen Golf Variant 1.6 is an estate/station wagon with 5 doors and a front mounted powerplant which supplies the power to the front wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1.6 litres. This unit produces power and torque figures of 101 bhp (102 PS/75 kW) at 5600 rpm and 148 Nm (109 lbft/15.1 kgm) at 3800 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic transmission.
It weighs a quoted 1319 kg at the kerb.
The Volkswagen Golf Variant 1.6 is claimed to attain a top speed of 181 km/h which is 112 mph, claimed fuel consumption is 11.3/6.4/8.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 195.0 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 | 1319 kg | 2908 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 | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1595 cc (97.333 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 77.4 mm
3.19 × 3.05 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 102 PS (101 bhp) (75 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 148 Nm (109 ft·lb) (15.1 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 47.2 kW/litre 64.2 ps/litre 63.3 bhp/litre 1.04 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
92.79 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1166 kPa (169.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 398.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 9.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 13.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 19.1 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 34.9 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 181 km/h (112 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 77.64 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 57.1 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 76.57 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.51 kg/kW 29.25 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.3/6.4/8.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.3/6.4/8.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.8/15.6/12.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 25.0/44.1/34.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 20.8/36.8/28.7 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 195.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | J | ||
| 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 T | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 R 16 T | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 260 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.32 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 158554 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2007 Volkswagen Golf Variant 1.6 Automatic added 2007-05-22. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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