The Volkswagen Golf Variant 1.6 TDI BlueMotion is a front wheel drive motor vehicle, with its engine mounted in the front, and a 5 door estate/station wagon bodyshell.
Its 1.6 litre engine is a turbocharged, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder unit that produces 108.5 bhp (110 PS/81 kW) of power at 3200-4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 250 N·m (184 lb·ft/25.5 kgm) at 1500-3000 rpm.
A 5 speed manual gearbox transfers the power to the wheels.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1395 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 196 km/h or 122 mph, stated fuel consumption is 4.6/3.5/3.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 102.0 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 | 1395 kg | 3075 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79.5 × 80.5 mm
3.13 × 3.17 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.99 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 110 PS (108.5 bhp) (81 kW) at 3200-4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 250 Nm (184 ft·lb) (25.5 kgm) at 1500-3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 50.6 kW/litre 68.8 ps/litre 67.9 bhp/litre 1.11 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
156.45 Nm/litre
1.89 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1966 kPa (285.1 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 7.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 11 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 196 km/h (122 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 78.86 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 58 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 77.78 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.24 kg/kW 28.8 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 4.6/3.5/3.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 4.6/3.5/3.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 21.7/28.6/25.6 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 61.4/80.7/72.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 51.1/67.2/60.3 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 102.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | B | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | A+ | ||
| 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 | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 341396 | ||
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| RAC rating | 15.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2013 Volkswagen Golf Variant 1.6 TDI BlueMotion added 2013-06-24. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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